R v Lewis (Mitchell)

JurisdictionCaribbean States
Judgment Date2007
Year2007
Date2007
CourtCaribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction)
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6 cases
  • Shantel Berry v Commissioner of Police
    • Belize
    • Supreme Court (Belize)
    • 29 January 2021
    ...been judicially pronounced that the Constitution is a ‘living instrument’ (See: Bovce v R (2004) 64 WIR 37 (para 24) and R v Lewis (2007) 70 WIR 75 (at para. 74). The Belize Constitution owes its provenance to the European Convention on Human Rights which in turn was influenced by the UN ......
  • Orozco v The Attorney General et Al
    • Belize
    • Supreme Court (Belize)
    • 10 August 2016
    ...judicially pronounced that the Constitution is a ‘living instrument’ (See: Boyce v. R (2004) 64 W.I.R. 37 (para 24) and R v. Lewis (2007) 70 W.I.R. 75 (at para. 74). The Belize Constitution owes its provenance to the European Convention on Human Rights which in turn was influenced by the UN......
  • Guyana Revenue Authority v Demerara Distillers Ltd
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • 31 July 2009
    ...by the respondent in this matter. 31 One must draw the distinction between interpreting section 3 and applying section 3 ( R v. Lewis (2007) 70 W.I.R 75 (C.C.J). From a legal standpoint, it is not the interpretation of section 3 which is difficult or problematic. Rather, it is the applicati......
  • Preston Devere Parris v The Attorney General
    • Barbados
    • High Court (Barbados)
    • 7 July 2022
    ...distinctly enforceable rights. 13 [2006] CCJ 1 14 Supra @ para 46 15 Minister of Home Affairs v Fisher, [1979] 3 All ER 21; R v Lewis (2007) 70 WIR 75 @ para 74 per Pollard, JCCJ citing with approval Sir David Simmons CJ in Clyde Grazette v Attorney General &. DPP, Barbados Supreme Court ......
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