United Nations Security Council resolution 1315, adopted unanimously on 14 August 2000, after expressing concern at serious crimes committed in Sierra Leone, the Council expressed its intention to establish the Special Court for Sierra Leone to deal with violations of human rights, international law and war crimes in the country.

[1] The Security Council commended the efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to bring peace to the country.

The United Nations had the Lomé Peace Accord amended with a provision that excluded war criminals from a planned amnesty.

The Council declared that the situation in the country continued to constitute a threat to peace and security.

[2] The resolution requested the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to negotiate an agreement with the government in Sierra Leone to establish an independent special court.