From Mapcarta, the free map. Although it is not established to operate as an itinerant court,[40] the JCPC has maintained that it is willing to consider sitting outside the UK, but only where it receives an official invitation to do so from the chief judge and the government of the country or territory concerned, and where the full costs of the JCPC (that is airfare, travel, accommodations and other relevant costs) are covered by the hosts, and where there is sufficient work to justify such a visit. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA Fri 10 Sep 2010 09.32 EDT [20] Additionally, the JCPC does have jurisdictional limitations unrelated to the cost of appeal. This limit may be increased by the agreement of all of the member states if necessary. While that decision would be up to the government of The Bahamas, Sir Michael said there is a "powerful argument to moving eventually toward the CCJ". Caribbean Court of Justice would be better utilized to improve the local courts. [28], In 2005, a broadly identical Agreement was signed between Trinidad and Tobago and the newly established CCJ and RJLSC establishing the seat of the CCJ and Offices of the RJLSC in Trinidad and Tobago[78] as was required under Article III of the Agreement establishing the CCJ itself. a state which has executed the agreement establishing the CCJ), a state exercising civil law jurisprudence common to Contracting Parties. [22][23][24] This is in keeping with the practice of the ECJ and EFTA Court as international courts. CCJ serves as the final court of appeal for CARICOM members and also handles regional trade disputes. In its original jurisdiction, the CCJ is a court of first instance which applies rules of international law in respect of the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas … [49] After the passage of the bill, PM Barrow signed the order in May 2010 to abolish appeals to the Privy Council beginning on 1 June that year.[50]. [38] By contrast, the CCJ, in most cases, is a much less expensive option for litigants[20] in all comparative costs (filing, airfare, accommodations, other expenses, etc.). By: Isabel C. Dávila, "The Caribbean Court of Justice » Appellate Jurisdiction Judgments", "Belize Constitution Seventh Amendment Bill Tabled", "Belize Senate approves Caribbean Court of Justice", "Good Bye: Belize abolishes all appeals to Privy Council", Conrad Hamilton, "JLP ready to support Portia's CCJ bid – Opposition firm on Caribbean Court over Privy Council", Daraine Luton, "Joining CCJ should mark Jamaica, T&T's 50th, says Nicholson", "House of Representatives Votes For Jamaica To Leave The Privy Council for the CCJ", "Bills to replace Privy Council with CCJ tabled in Senate". [20], Both the CCJ and JCPC have a president of the Court and have a smaller panel of judges being called up for any one particular case from a larger pool of eligible judges. Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. [20] This issue becomes particularly relevant when an appeal comes from a Caribbean country as it may be difficult for judgments to be handed down based on the nuances of Caribbean society when it is unlikely that a majority of judges on the panel for a case would come from the Caribbean. [82], The CCJ's building also now houses the CCJ Academy for Law[83] and is expected to house the Caribbean Community Administrative Tribunal (CCAT)[84] which is intended to be an independent institution for resolving employment disputes between employees and CARICOM institutions and their employees (as many of the institutions enjoy immunity from local laws). The possible combinations of judges available means that different decisions can be rendered for very similar fact patterns in cases. [21] As with the other Judges, during the evolutionary phase of the Court (that is until the full complement of 9 Judges plus the President have been appointed), the RJLSC may extend the tenure of the President until the age of 75 or until seven years in office have been reached, whichever comes first. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established in 2001 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. These are the types of questions that need to be discussed by an indigenous tribunal..."[7][20], As comparable appellate courts, the CCJ and JCPC as outlined above have similar procedures, but there are major differences in both the time and money that would need to be spent by individual litigants and states in pursuing cases to either court.[20]. 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