EDITORIAL: Country must stand behind CCJ’s decision

Oct 02, 2013

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - When the Caribbean Court of Justice hands down its decision in the case Shanique Myrie vs Barbados on Friday it will of critical regional importance. It has implications at the political level and more important, for the CCJ itself.
If the case goes against Miss Myrie, we have no doubt those opponents of the court in Jamaica, particularly within the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party and some members of the legal fraternity, will be shouting about why that country should not fully sign on to the CCJ.
We must not be misled by detractors but recognize the independence of the CCJ and, more important, the fair and learned decisions it has handed down since its inception less than a decade ago. We do not expect anything less in this decision.

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