Dominica moves to CCJ in February

Come February, Dominica will be joining Belize, Guyana and Barbados in making the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final appellate court.

This means that the island will be cutting all ties with the London-based Privy Council.

The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, on state-owned DBS Radio on Monday evening.

[su_box title=”CCJ Mission” style=”soft” box_color=”#54c0f0″]The Caribbean Court of Justice shall perform to the highest standards as the supreme judicial organ in the Caribbean Community. In its original jurisdiction, it ensures uniform interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, thereby underpinning and advancing the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. As the final court of appeal for Member States of the Caribbean Community, it fosters the development of an indigenous Caribbean jurisprudence. [/su_box]

Read more at: Dominica New Online