Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems. Second Edition

Foreword to the Second Edition

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Foreword to the First Edition

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Preface

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Acknowledgments

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Table of Cases

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Table of Legislation

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation

Part I. The nature of the law and legal systems and its historical precepts

• Introduction to Law and Legal Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean
• The historical function of law in the west indies - Creating a future from a troubled past
• 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
• Legal Traditions - Types of Legal Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean
• The hybrid legal systems of st lucia and guyana
• The Hybrid Legal Systems of St Lucia and Guyana
• The reception or imposition of law and its significance to caribbean jurisdictions
• The Reception or Imposition of Law and its Significance to Caribbean Jurisdictions

Part II. The sources of law in the commonwealth caribbean and their impact on the legal system

• Introduction to sources of law
• Introduction to Sources of Law
• The written constitution as a legal source
• The Written Constitution as a Legal Source
• The common law and the operation of the doctrine of judicial precedent in the commonwealth caribbean
• The Common Law and the Operation of the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent in the Commonwealth Caribbean
• Equity as a source of law
• Equity as a Source of Law
• Custom as a source of law
• Custom as a Source of Law
• Convention as a legal source
• Convention as a Legal Source
• International law as a source of law
• International Law as a Source of Law
• Legislation as a source of law
• Legislation as a Source of Law
• Statutory interpretation
• Statutory Interpretation

Part III. The administration of justice in the commonwealth caribbean

• The court system of the commonwealth caribbean
• The Court System of the Commonwealth Caribbean
• The privy council
• The Privy Council
• The renewed initiative towards a caribbean court of justice
• The Renewed Initiative Towards a Caribbean Court of Justice
• Specialised courts, tribunals and functions
• Specialised Courts, Tribunals and Functions
• The jury system
• The Jury System
• The office of the ombudsman
• The Office of the Ombudsman
• Alternative dispute mechanisms - Arbitration, negotiation and commissions of inquiry
• Alternative Dispute Mechanisms - Arbitration, Negotiation and Commissions of Inquiry
• Bibliography
• Bibliography
• Index
• Index