Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems

Fully updated and revised to include new case law and legislation in the Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

The author explores:

- the court system and the Caribbean Court of Justice which replaces appeals to the Privy Council

- the offshore financial legal sector

- Caribbean customary law and the rights of indigenous peoples

- the Constitutions of Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions and Human Rights

- the impact of the historical continuum to the region's jurisprudence including the question of reparations

- the complexities of judicial precedent for Caribbean peoples

- international law as a source of law

- alternative dispute mechanisms and the Ombudsman

Effortlessly combining discussions of traditional subjects with those on more innovative subject areas, this book is an exciting exposition of Caribbean law and legal systems for those studying comparative law.

Complet actualizata si revizuita pentru a include noi jurisprudente si legislatie in legislatia si sistemele juridice din Commonwealth Caribbean, aceasta noua editie examineaza institutiile, structurile si procesele legii din Commonwealth Caribbean. Autorul exploreaza: - sistemul judiciar si Curtea Caraibelor Justitiei care inlocuieste apelurile catre Consiliul privat - sectorul financiar financiar offshore - dreptul cutumiar din Caraibe si drepturile popoarelor indigene - Constitutiile jurisdictiilor din Caraibe si drepturile omului - impactul continuumului istoric asupra jurisprudentei regiunii, inclusiv problema reparatii - complexitatea precedentului judiciar pentru popoarele din Caraibe - dreptul international ca sursa de drept - mecanisme alternative de disputa si Ombudsman Combinati fara efort discutii despre subiecte traditionale cu cele pe domenii mai inovatoare, aceasta carte este o expunere interesanta a dreptului si sistemelor juridice din Caraibe pentru cei care studiaza dreptul comparat.