CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA SUMMIT meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has decided to formally inaugurate the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on April 16 at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. This is despite the Privy Council ruling that Jamaica had broken its own constitution in passing a law replacing its Law Lords as a final court of appeal with the CCJ. A CARICOM meeting in Surinam decided to press ahead with its launch anyway, even though its role will vary amongst member states. For all, the CCJ will become the supreme tribunal interpreting the Treaty of ...
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