The Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council And The Caribbean Court Of Justice PDF Download

"This research paper contemplates the idea of replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council with a Caribbean Court of Justice. The first paragraphs will discuss the functioning of the Privy Council with a Caribbean Court of Justice. The first paragraphs will discuss the functioning of the Privy Council as well as its relationship with the Commonwealth Caribbean by giving details of its relationship since the colonial era through current times. Next, this author will discuss why there is growing popularity among the Caribbean countries to replace the Privy Council as the final court of appeal with a regional court; specifically, what has triggered this growing popularity. Furthermore, an assessment will be made of the advantages and disadvantages of instituting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final appellate court. In particular, I will look at how the implementation of a Caribbean Court of Justice would benefit the member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean Studies (OECS). This will all be done in an attempt to demonstrate that by maintaining the Privy Council as the final court of appeal in the Commonwealth Caribbean a colonial type relationship is perpetuated which hampers the progress made towards regional integration." --introduction