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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.

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 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which concluded in Trinidad and Tobago last weekend.

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 ensure the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice when the agreement establishing the Court was signed by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

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 that a working knowledge of the Revised Treaty should be part of continuing legal education for Magistrates;

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 the project for which we meet here today will hopefully now come to fruition.

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.

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