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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger appeals murder charge in Botham...
(USA TODAY) — Attorneys for Amber Guyger, a white former Dallas police officer, filed an appeal this week to overturn her murder conviction in the shooting of Botham Jean, her Black unarmed neighbor,...
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CCJ gives guidance on unfair dismissal in Barbados appeal
(PRESS RELEASE) – In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal against the finding of unfair dismissal and partly allowed the appeal against compensation in...
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CCJ commemorates 15 years
Justice Adrian Saunders (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, 16 April 2020, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) marks 15 years of serving the region. Admittedly, while our current global environment is a sombre...
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CCJ issues new COVID-19 practice directions
(PRESS RELEASE) – In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic and the emergency situation in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Seat of the Court, and in the other...
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BREAKING NEWS: Man who threatened to kill PM Chastanet granted $6,500 bail
(St. Lucia News Online) — A fisherman from Canaries who was charged for threatening to kill Prime Minister Allen Chastanet in a video that went viral on social media, was granted bail when he appeared...
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CCJ rules that appellants cannot bypass the Court of Appeal
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that, in its appellate jurisdiction, it can only hear appeals from judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal. The Court’s judgment was...
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Update: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court arrangements during the coronavirus...
(PRESS RELEASE) – Further to the press release dated 19th March 2020, this serves as an update on the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s response to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic affecting our region....
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CCJ response to COVID-19
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) continues to closely monitor the current global situation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the guidance of the local Ministries of Health...
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CCJ issues its first advisory opinion on freedom of movement
(PRESS RELEASE) — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)) on Wednesday last, provided its first advisory opinion concerning the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC)....
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Statement by the chief justice on the ECSC’s response to COVID-19
Pereira Statement by Her Ladyship the Hon. Dame Janice M. Pereira DBE on the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s Response to COVID-19 As you would all be aware, on 11th March 2020, the Director General...
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St Lucia ranked 36 out of 128 countries on Rule of Law, rising two positions
(PRESS RELEASE) – The World Justice Project (WJP) today released the WJP Rule of Law Index® 2020, an annual report based on national surveys of more than 130,000 households and 4,000 legal...
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Second District Court in Vieux Fort relocated
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Department of Justice is pleased to inform the public that the Second District Court based in the south of the island, has been relocated from the Administrative Building on...
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Halls of Justice project still on the table says Minister
Hermangild Francis (PRESS RELEASE) – Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security Senator the Honourable Hermangild Francis says government is forging ahead with plans to construct the...
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Global Affairs Canada and Canada-funded justice sector projects hold...
(PRESS RELEASE) – Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) and the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Projects...
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Meeting to discuss the IMPACT Justice Draft Model Insolvency Legislation
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Government of Canada funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project hosted a ‘Meeting to Discuss the IMPACT Justice Draft Model Insolvency Bill’ on...
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German judicial scan commends Caribbean Court of Justice
(PRESS RELEASE) – A recent study conducted by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German corporation for international co-operation, found a high level of confidence in the...
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NOTICE: Closure of Family Court
(PRESS RELEASE) – Please be advised that in order to facilitate mold remediation and deep cleaning, the services offered by the Family Court will not be available from Friday, January 10, 2020 at 2...
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St. Lucia’s attorney general thanks IMPACT Justice, hopes for more...
AG of Saint Lucia (PRESS RELEASE) — Between July 3-5, 2019, IMPACT Justice, a project funded by the Government of Canada under a Contribution Agreement with the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, sponsored a...
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Former resident judge in Saint Lucia among two judges appointed to UN Dispute...
Justice Francis Belle The 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly recently elected two Caribbean nationals, Justice Francis Belle of Barbados and Justice Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell of...
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Freedom of movement application fails at CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad — CARICOM citizens have important rights but to exercise these rights clear documentary evidence of their nationality is required. This was the outcome of the case of Bain vs....
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