This article is about the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community. For the superior court of record for OECS member states, see Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Caribbean Court of Justice
Established
16 April 2005
Location
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Composition method
Appointed by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission from among applicants
Authorized by
Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and Agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice
Appeals to
none
Judge term length
Until age 72, extendable to age 75 until 9 judges (excluding the president) are appointed.
President: 7 years or until age 72, extendable to age 75 until 9 judges (excluding the president) are appointed, whichever is earlier.
Number of positions
6 (of 10)
Website
www.ccj.org
President
Currently
Adrian Saunders
Since
4 July 2018
Lead position ends
On or before 4 July 2025
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The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ or CCtJ; Dutch: Caribisch Hof van Justitie; French: Cour Caribéenne de Justice[1]) is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Established in 2005, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Caribbean Court of Justice has two jurisdictions: an original jurisdiction and an appellate jurisdiction:
In its original jurisdiction, the CCJ interprets and applies the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (which established the Caribbean Community), and is an international court with compulsory and exclusive jurisdiction in respect of the interpretation of the treaty.
In its appellate jurisdiction, the CCJ hears appeals as the court of last resort in both civil and criminal matters from those member states which have ceased to allow appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). As of April 2023[update], Barbados, Belize, Dominica,[2][3] Guyana and St. Lucia[4] have replaced the JCPC's appellate jurisdiction with that of the CCJ.
National referendums undertaken in Antigua & Barbuda (2018), and Grenada (2018) resulted in the majorities of those nations rejecting the switch of final court of appeals from the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council to the CCJ. A previous referendum undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2009 was also rejected by a majority of voters, although that proposed constitution did not substitute the CCJ for the Privy Council, but rather codified the possibility of doing so via constitutional reform among other proposed changes such as making Saint Vincent and the Grenadines into a republic.[5]
^"BBCCaribbean.com – BBC Caribbean News in Brief". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^"Dominica's Parliament Approves Bill to Make CCJ Final Court of Appeal". Caribbean Journal. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
^"Dominica's CCJ Accession Ceremony Today". 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^Release, Press (3 March 2023). "Government Advances St. Lucia to CCJ". THE STAR - St Lucia. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Constitution Act 2009". SlideShare. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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