Legal and Regulatory Framework
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE : VIEWPOINT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AIRED ON VOICE OF GUYANA, MONDAY, 24 MARCH 2003
The question has been asked sometimes why do we need a Caribbean Court of Justice. The short and simple response is that without it the CARICOM Single Market and Economy will certainly not function effectively. For it is inevitable that in the cut and thrust of the commercial and economic life involving trade in goods, in services, trans-community investment and…
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PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CCJ INCREASING
Public support across the region for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) had risen from 68% in 2000 to 80% in 2002 reported Mr. Sheldon Mc Donald, CCJ Project Coordinator in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. He said that all member states of CARICOM are united in their support for the establishment of the regional Court. Mr…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ) INAUGURATION THIS YEAR
Consultations on the establishment of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), and arrangements for the inauguration of the Court, which is scheduled for the latter half of 2003, is expected to commence soon. This was a mandate coming out of the Fourteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of…
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CLOSING ADDRESS BY HON. CHANCELLOR DESIREE BERNARD, O.R., C.C.H. AT CONFERENCE OF CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 26 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
In 1970, at the Sixth Caribbean Heads of Government Conference held in Jamaica, that country’s delegation proposed the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Appeal. Arguments for and against such a Court have been discussed and debated by both Bench and Bar of the Region for the past thirty years. In February 2001 the last bold step was taken to…
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SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF MEMBER STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
1. The Magistracy: In examining the proposals relating to the role of the Magistracy in the functioning of the CCJ, the following were noted: (a) The Magistrates will be required to make referrals to the CCJ in its Original Jurisdiction as it relates to the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas; (b) It was submitted…
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF MAGISTRATES, 25 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madame Chancellor Hon. Chief Justice [Hon. Justices] Hon. Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen There are very few occasions when a layman is before the bench and the bar that one does not feel apprehensive. Even today, accompanied as I…
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THE MAGISTRACY AND THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUDICIAL ENHANCEMENT : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. ABDULAI O. CONTEH, CHIEF JUSTICE OF BELIZE, AT THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF MEMBER STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
May I first acknowledge with appreciation the opportunity to say a few words on this important occasion. My appreciation goes particularly to Dr. Edwin Carrington, the indefatigable Secretary General of CARICOM who has over the years, tirelessly exerted himself in pursuit of regional integration, cooperation and advancement. This occasion is but yet another manifestation of this; for under his watch…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL COORDINATORS MEET IN GUYANA
The work towards the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will move into a heightened state in 2003 with a series of activities. The first of these is a joint meeting of national co-ordinators for the establishment of the CCJ in Guyana on 12 January 2003. The role of the national coordinators is regarded as critical to the…
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