The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is a regional Caribbean-based institution in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Court was created in 2003 under the 2001 Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas(Treaty, Location) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The treaty is an instrument for the establishment of the Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) and was signed by the various CARICOM heads of government. Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas [1] which came into effect on August 1, 1973. ...

The Caribbean Court of Justice within the next two years will serve two main roles.

1. To act as a court that can handle trade disputes amongst CARICOM member states (Original Jurisdiction).
2. A Court that will eventually serve as a supreme appellate court to replace the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London(Final Appelate Court).

The latter part was prompted in part by the refusal of the Privy Council to allow capital punishment to be practiced in the Caribbean states in its jurisdiction. [1] As another factor, it has also been lamented by some leaders that the Caribbean nations are among the only region of the old British Empire still to rely on the British court system for appeals. Jump to: navigation, search The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Death Penalty World Map Color Key: Blue: Abolished for all crimes Green: Abolished, except for crimes committed under certain circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war) Orange: Abolished in practice Red: Legal form of punishment Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty...

The court was first proposed in 1970. The official inauguration was held in Queen's Hall - Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday 16 April 2005. As of 2005 the court's jurisdiction is limited to only the CARICOM states of Barbados and Guyana. The first case heard by the CCJ was in August 2005 [2] the case was to settle a 'decade-long' libel court case from Barbados. Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• OECS won't be joining CCJ soon - September 29, 2005: Barbados Daily NationNews
• SURINAME TO JOIN CCJ - October 6th, 2005: Barbados Advocate News

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External link

• Official website of the CCJ