Summary of The Bar Association of Belize Appellant v The Attorney General of Belize Respondent

JurisdictionCaribbean States
JudgeThe Honourable Justices Nelson,Saunders,Wit,Hayton,Anderson,The Honourable Mr Justice Nelson,/s/ R. Nelson,The Hon Mr Justice R Nelson,/s/ A. Saunders,The Hon Mr Justice A Saunders,/s/ J. Wit,The Hon Mr Justice J Wit,/s/ D. Hayton,The Hon Mr Justice D Hayton,/s/ W. Anderson,The Hon Mr Justice W Anderson
Judgment Date15 February 2017
Neutral Citation[2017] CCJ 4 AJ
Docket NumberCCJ Appeal No BZCV2015/002
CourtCaribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction)
Date15 February 2017

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  • Belize International Services Ltd v The Attorney General of Belize
    • Caribbean Community
    • Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction)
    • June 30, 2020
    ...15 (AJ), [2016] 2 LRC 414, [47]. 249 Ibid [58]. 250 Ibid [52]. 251 [2014] 2 LRC 81. 252 Bar Association of Belize v Attorney General [2017] CCJ 4 (AJ), [2017] 2 LRC 595 at [50]. Restated in Nervais v The Queen and Severin v The Queen [2018] 4 LRC 545 253 Nervais v The Queen and Severin v Th......
  • Jabari Sensimania Nervais v The Queen; Dwayne Omar Severin v The Queen
    • Caribbean Community
    • Caribbean Court of Justice
    • January 25, 2018
    ...additional provisions in it or otherwise); and (iii) to suspending its operation for any period or terminating any such suspension. 76 [2017] CCJ 4 (AJ) of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public inter......
  • Titan International Securities Inc. v The Attorney General and The Financial Intelligence Unit
    • Caribbean Community
    • Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction)
    • October 17, 2018
    ...[158] of the Supreme Court judgment. 12 This principle was reiterated by this Court in Bar Association of Belize v the Attorney General [2017] CCJ 4 (AJ). At paragraph 22, it was held that: “At the outset when considering the constitutionality of a law, courts presume that the impugned law ......

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