Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems (2nd Ed.) Commonwealth Caribbean Law Series
Auteur : Belle Antoine Rose-Marie
Fully updated and revised to fit in with the new laws and structure in the Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean.
The author explores:
- the court system and the new Caribbean Court of Justice which replaces appeals to the Privy Council
- the offshore financial legal sector
- Caribbean customary law and the rights of indigenous peoples
- the Constitutions of Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions and Human Rights
- the impact of the historical continuum to the region's jurisprudence including the question of reparations
- the complexities of judicial precedent for Caribbean peoples
- international law as a source of law
- alternative dispute mechanisms and the Ombudsman
Effortlessy combining discussions of traditional subjects with those on more innovative subject areas, this book is an exciting exposition of Caribbean law and legal systems for those studying comparative law.
Part 1: The Nature of the Law and Legal Systems and its Historical Precepts Part 2: The Sources of Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Their Impact on the Legal System Part 3: The Administration of Justice in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Date de parution : 05-2008
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 09-2015
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems :
Mots-clés :
COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN; privy; Caribbean Courts; council; Privy Council; cit; Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutions; st; CARICOM; lucia; Op Cit; constitutions; Commonwealth Caribbean Jurisdictions; court; Caribbean Jurisprudence; judicial; De La Bastide; precedent; Appellate Jurisdiction; societies; Cayman Islands; Commonwealth Caribbean Law; Human Rights; Hybrid Legal Systems; Capital Punishment; CLR; Civil Law Tradition; Mareva Injunction; Common Law Legal Tradition; ST LUCIA; JCPC; Civil Law Legal Traditions; Stare Decisis; OECS Court; West Indian Society