The document was approved by 28 of the 29 members of the Senate (upper house), local media said.

The court will be tasked with prosecuting those most responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 1989 and 2003, media said.

During his swearing-in speech in January, Liberian President Joseph Boakai said that his government would explore the possibility of opening a “war and economic crimes court” for “those who bear the greatest responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

In Liberia, no one has been tried for crimes committed during the two civil wars, the first from 1989-1997, and the second from 1999-2003. Around 250,000 people were killed in conflicts.