Between Community Law and Common Law: The Rise of the Caribbean Court of Justice at the Intersection of Regional Integration and Post-Colonial Legacies

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Abstract

The article focuses on the rise of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) post-colonial legacies. Topics discussed include Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which accepted the Court's jurisdiction to interpret and apply the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC); empowerment of CCJ for hearing cases involving Caribbean Community law (Community law); and CCJ's unique double jurisdiction..
Original languageEnglish
JournalLaw and Contemporary Problems
Volume79
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)89-116
Number of pages27
ISSN0023-9186
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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