Wednesday set for hearing of applications for stay of CJ’s confidence vote rulings
Justice of Appeal Rishi Persaud will next Wednesday hear the applications made by Attorney General Basil Williams SC, to stay the effects of two of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire’s judgments on the December 21st no-confidence vote against government and to keep the president, the Cabinet and government in place until the appeals he has filed are heard and determined.
Stabroek News was told earlier today that the matter will be called at 2 pm at the Court of Appeal located in Kingston. Continue reading
Judging the Caribbean Court of Justice – By Sir Ronald Sanders | Jamaica Observer
Startlingly, eight of the 10 Commonwealth countries that still cling to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) as their final court of appeal are Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states.
Forty-three of the 52 remaining Commonwealth countries (not counting Britain) have long since left this hangover from British colonialism. These countries include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India.
Rightly, most Commonwealth countries who were tied to the Privy Council when they were colonies or dominions of Britain see no good reason their final appellate court should continue to be distant British individuals, appointed by the British prime minister, whose legal knowledge and expertise, while good, are no better than judges of their own countries or regions. Continue reading →
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