Abstract
This chapter looks at the appeals decision of the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in the Hissène Habré trial. The Appeals Chamber of the EAC issued its appeals decision on April 27, 2017. Upon appeal, the judges upheld Hissène Habré's life sentence for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture. However, Hissène Habré was acquitted of one of the sexual violence-related charges: the direct commission of rape of Khadija Hassan Zidane. With regard to reparations, the judges clarified Hissène Habré's sentence to pay financial compensation to 7,396 victims. The grounds of appeal that may be invoked before the Appeals Chamber include errors of procedure, errors of fact, and/or errors of law. It should be proven that those errors led to a denial of justice and that the error was a decisive factor in the outcome. The chapter then summarizes all the grounds of appeals—of the Defence and the civil parties—and the Appeals Court's corresponding decisions.
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