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Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems /

by Antoine, Rose-Marie Belle
Edition statement:2nd ed. Published by : Routledge, (London :) Physical details: xxxix, 447 p. ISBN: 9781859418536 (pbk.). Subject(s): Law -- Caribbean Area. | Law -- West Indies, British. | Law -- Commonwealth countries. Year: 2008
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Bibliography : p. 435- 439.

The historical function of law in the West Indies : creating a future from a troubled past -- Legal traditions : types of legal systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean -- The hybrid legal systems of St Lucia and Guyana -- The reception or imposition of English law and its significance to Caribbean jurisdictions -- Introduction to sources of law -- The written constitution as a legal source -- The common law and the operation of the doctrine of judicial precedent in the commonwealth Caribbean -- Equity as a source of law -- Custom as a source of law -- Convention as a source of law -- International law as a source of law -- Legislation as a source of law -- Statutory interpretation -- The court system of the Commonwealth Caribbean -- The Privy Council -- The renewed inititative towards a Caribbean court of justice -- Specialised courts, tribunals and functions -- The jury system -- The office of the ombudsman -- Alternative dispute mechanisms : arbitration, negotiation and commissions of inquiry.

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