Chief of Police and another v Nias
| Jurisdiction | Caribbean States |
| Judgment Date | 2008 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Date | 2008 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Eastern Caribbean States) |
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19 cases
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Ras Sankofa Maccabbee v The Commissioner of Police
...of the Constitution is enforceable under section 18 of the Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis. In Chief of Police et al v Nias (2008) 73 WIR 201, Chief Justice Sir Hugh Rawlins stated that: [10] In reviewing legislation for unconstitutionality, the court always applies the presump......
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Holman and Ors v Attorney General (Costs)
...in the future.’ [Footnotes omitted.] 14 The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean States has adopted a similar approach. Eg Chief of Police and another v Nias (2008) 73 WIR 201 concerned a successful appeal by the Attorney General of St Christopher and Nevis to the Court against a ruling......
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Sabian Hayward v Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
...of Home Affairs v Barbosa [2017] Bda LR 31 Holman [2015] Bda LR 93 Biowatch Trust v Registrar [2009] ZACC 4 Chief of Police v Nias (2008) 73 WIR 201 Constitutional right to be tried within a reasonable time — Drug offences — Delay JUDGMENT of Subair Williams AJ Introduction 1. The Plaintiff......
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Ras Sankofa Maccabbee v The Commissioner of Police; The Attorney General of Saint Christopher and Nevis
...the Constitution is enforceable under section 18 of the Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis. In Chief of Police et al v. Nias (2008) 73 W.I.R. 201, Chief Justice Sir Hugh Rawlins stated that: [10] In reviewing legislation for unconstitutionality, the court always applies the presum......
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Judicial Independence as an Indispensable Feature of the Rule of Law and Democracy: Implications for the Commonwealth Caribbean
...63. Mootoo v AG (1979) 30 WIR 411 (PC T&T); Suratt v AG [2007] UKPC 55 [45] (T&T), (2007) 71 WIR 391, 409; Chief of Police v Nias (2008) 73 WIR 201 (CAECS St K-N). 64. Sookermany v DPP (1996) 48 WIR 346 (CA T&T); DPP v Tokai (1994) 48 WIR 376 (HC T&T). 65. DPP v Nasralla [1967] 2 AC 238, (1......