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Papers and Presentations

Speeches by the Judges and Administrators of the CCJ 

Title
Date
Author
Occasion
Size
Practical Considerations for the Specialized IP Courts 17-19 January 2011 The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron,
PCCJ
Seminar on Specialized Intellectual Property Courts Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA)
Alexandria, Virgina, USA
pdf 138kb
Speech delivered (in abbreviated form) at the Dinner of the Law Association 25 November 2011

The Right Honourable Mr. Justice de la Bastide
PCCJ (Retired)

50th Anniversary of the Law Association pdf 144kb
The Role of the Judiciary in Promoting Gender Equality 17-18 November 2011 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ Judicial Education Institute,
Colloquium on Gender and the Law
St Lucia
pdf 312kb
The CCJ and Its Integral Role in Development of Caribbean Jurisprudence 9 November 2011 The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron,
PCCJ

“Eminent Speakers” Lecture,
UWI Law Society Moot Court Room,
Faculty of Law
Cavehill Campus,
UWI Barbados

pdf 271kb
Using International Human Rights and Comparative Law 22-23 October 2011 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ

Women & Justice Conference, Gender-Based Violence and Justice in South Asia
New Delhi, India

pdf 349kb
The Inter-American System of Hunan Rights and the Commonwealth Caribbean 12 October 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson, JCCJ The UWI/IACHR Seminar pdf 210kb
Welcome Address 19 September 2011 The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron,
PCCJ

The Caribbean
Civil Court Practice 2011 Book Launch

pdf
84kb
The CCJ Developing Caribbean Jurists And Jurisprudence 16-18 September 2011

The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron,
PCCJ

The 8th Regional Law Fair
OECS Bar Association
Rex Halcyon Hotel, Antigua

Date:  16th – 18th September, 2011

pdf
224kb
Developing Issues in Trust Law 22 June 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ XXVI Annual Transcontinental Trusts Conference 2010, Geneva pdf 328kb
Respecting The Human Rights of Women 21-23 June 2011 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ Commonwealth Caribbean Colloquium on Gender, Culture and the Law
Jamaica
pdf 312kb
Keynote Remarks 9 April 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ

The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Establishment:
St. Andrew Technical High School(STATHS)
Pegasus Hotel,
New Kingston, Jamaica

pdf 251kb

The Caribbean and the LOS Convention

30 March 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ

Kingston, Jamaica, 2011

pdf 492kb

Treaty Making in Caribbean Law and Practice: The Question of Parliamentary Participation

24 February 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ

The University of the West Indies Faculty of Law Faculty Workshop Series 2010-11 – The Retrospective ‘Masters’ Series

pdf 373kb
Eulogy for Arthur Ralph Carnegie
by The Hon. Mr. Justice Winston C Anderson, JCCJ
18 January 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ Eulogy for Arthur Ralph Carnegie by The Hon. Mr. Justice Winston C Anderson, JCCJ, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Barbados pdf 158kb
Is Joining the Appellate jurisdiction of the CCJ an Option for Suriname? January 2011 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ Inauguration of the FHR School of Law, FHR Institute for Social Studies, Paramaribo, Suriname pdf 222kb
Implementation of Competition Law and Policy 8 November 2010 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ Sixth Conference of the United Nations to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed
Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices
pdf 30kb
The IAS and its Impact on Caribbean Human Rights Law: Constitutional Law Implications and the Role of the CCJ

9 & 18 October 2010

Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ The Seminar of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights; and at the Students Representative Council Special Lecture, the Norman Manley Law School pdf 456kb
The Role of the Appellate Court 13-16 September 2010 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges' Association Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom pdf 244kb
Current Trust Law Issues 2010 30 June 2010 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ XXV Annual Transcontinental Trusts Conference 2010, Geneva pdf 652kb
Swearing In Remarks of the Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson 15 June 2010 Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson JCCJ The Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honourable Winston Charles Anderson As Judge on the Caribbean Court of Justice, Kings House, Jamaica pdf 193kb
Five Years of the CCJ’s Contribution to Caribbean Jurisprudence 16 April 2010

Rt. Hon.
Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, T.C.
PCCJ

CCJ 5th Anniversary Colloquium, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain pdf 192kb
The fear of cutting the umbilical cord ...the relevance of the Privy Council in Post Independent
West Indian Nation States
28 January 2010 Honourable Mr. Justice Saunders JCCJ 2nd Annual Eugene Dupuch Law School Lecture, Nassau, Bahamas

pdf 232kb

Some Crucial Aspects of Section 21 Limitation Act 1980 24 November 2009 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) Annual Lecture, London, United Kingdom pdf 432kb
Key Note Address

09 November 2009 The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide T.C.
PCCJ

The Inagural Symposium: “Current Developments in Caribbean Community Law”, Hyatt Regency,
Port of Spain

pdf 176kb
Towards Universal Access: Strengthening The Multi-Sectoral Coalition,
Acting Responbily in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS
28 October 2009 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ

Ninth Annual General Meeting, Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS, PANCAP Coordinating Unit,
CARICOM Secretariat,
Georgetown, Guyana

pdf 273kb
Address to Graduates of Eugene Dupuch Law School 19 September 2009 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ Graduation Ceremony of Eugene Dupuch Law School, Nassau, Bahamas pdf 151kb

The Interrelated Liability in Equity of Financial Institutions Used in the Furtherance of Fraud

5 September 2009 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ 27th International Symposium on Economic Crime at Jesus College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom pdf 348kb
Recusing Yourself From Hearing a Case 26 June 2009 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ

Inaugural Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain

pdf 512kb
Current Trust Law Issues 22 June 2009 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ XXIV Annual Conference on Transcontinental Trusts, Geneva, Switzerland pdf 395kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice: A New Judicial Experience 3 December 2008 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ International Association of Law Libraries, San Juan, Puerto Rico pdf
352kb
Third Annual Lloyd Barnett Lecture 4 September 2008 Honourable Mr. Justice Saunders JCCJ Third Annual Lloyd Barnett Lecture to the Council of Legal Education, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain pdf 164kb
The Utility of Flexible Private Trusts and Foundations within CARICOM 18 August
2008
Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop (Faculty of Law, UWI), Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain pdf
144kb
A Review of Current Trust Law Issues 23 June
2008
Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ XXIII Annual Conference on Transcontinental Trusts, Geneva, Switzerland pdf
103kb
Progress in the Caribbean Region on Commitment to Children’s Rights 17 March 2008 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ

Special Meeting on Children of the Council of  Human and Social Development (COHSOD), Georgetown, Guyana

pdf 187kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice: Who Stands to Gain 13 March 2008 Honourable Mr. Justice Pollard JCCJ Fifteenth Public Lecture of Management Institute for National Development (MIND) , Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica pdf 189kb
Graduation Address 5 November 2007 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ

Annual Graduation Ceremony of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

pdf 23kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice as a Regional Court 5 October 2007 Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ 1st Meeting of International and Regional Courts of Justice, Managua, Nicaragua pdf
28kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice and the Legal Profession: Promoting our Caribbean Jurisprudence 21 September 2007 Hon. Mr. Justice Saunders, JCCJ Address to the OECS Bar Association, St. George’s, Grenada pdf 49kb
Fostering a Culture for Respect for Human Rights within the Judicial Systems of the Commonwealth Caribbean 10 September 2007 Honourable Mme. Justice Bernard JCCJ XV Commonwealth Law Conference, Nairobi, Kenya

pdf
82kb

Links between Business and the Caribbean Court of Justice 16 May 2007 Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ South Trinidad Chamber of Industry & Commerce Luncheon, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Port of Spain pdf 36kb
Witness Statements and the New Civil Procedure Rules 20 March 2007 Hon. Mr. Justice Saunders, JCCJ Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago Seminar on Witness Statements, at the Hall of Justice, Knox Street, Port of Spain
pdf 103kb
The Role of the CCJ in the Caricom Single Market and Economy 24 February 2007

Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ

Annual Dinner of the Georgetown Rotary Club, Georgetown, Guyana pdf 33kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice: Precedents, Human Rights and Incrementalism 7 February 2007 Honourable Mr. Justice Hayton JCCJ The Caribbean Court of Justice: Precedents, Human Rights and Incrementalism pdf 67kb
Remarks made on the occasion of the book launching of Dr. Rajendra Ramlogan’s Judicial Review in the Commonwealth  Caribbean. 11 December 2006. Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago pdf 75kb
Confronting Gender-Based Violence in the Caribbean. 29 November 2006 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ Fifth Biennial Lucille Mathurin Mair Public Lecture; University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, pdf 108kb
Advances Made on Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights in the Caribbean Region. 10 November 2006 Hon. Mme Justice Bernard, JCCJ 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women;  UN Headquarters, New York, pdf 60kb
International Law and the Protection of Small Caricom States; 1 November 2006. Hon. Mr. Justice Pollard, JCCJ Introductory Program for Diplomats, FHR Institute for Social Studies, Paramaribo, Suriname; pdf 230kb
The CCJ and the CSME; 24 May 2006 Hon. Mr. Justice Pollard, JCCJ CSME Business Forum, St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda pdf 80kb
The Caribbean Court of Justice and its Relationship with the Caricom Single Market. 5 May 2006 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ Olive Trotman Memorial Lecture Series, Barbados pdf 77kb
Judicial Supervision of Executive Action in the Caribbean. 31 March 2006 Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ Telford Georges Memorial Lecture; Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (Cave Hill), Barbados pdf 75kb

The CSME: Is this a rebirth of Federation? 

9 March 2006 Hon. Mr. Justice Saunders, JCCJ Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica pdf 51kb
New Final Appellate Courts in the Commonwealth and the Doctrine of Precedent. 20-24 February 2006 & 27 February-2 March 2006 The Honourable Mr. Justice Nelson, JCCJ Commonwealth Meeting of Justices and Registrars of First/Regional Appellate Courts; Wellington, New Zealand and Canberra, Australia pdf 173kb

The Role of the Caribbean Court Of Justice (CCJ) in the Private Sector's Life.

4 February 2006 Hon. Mr. Justice Wit, JCCJ Regional Manufacturers' Meeting; Trinidad & Tobago pdf 38kb

The Role of the Caribbean Court of Justice: An Overview

3 February 2006 Hon. Mr. Justice Hayton, JCCJ Conference of Society of Trusts & Estates, Barbados pdf 140kb

The Promotion and Enforcement of Women's Human Rights Within the Judicial Systems of the Caribbean.

18 November 2005 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ University of the West Indies (Cave Hill), Barbados pdf 97kb

The Administration of Justice in Montserrat and the Impact of the Volcanic Activity.

3 November 2005 Hon. Mr. Justice Saunders, JCCJ Annual Police Week of Activities; Montserrat pdf 113kb

Gender and the Law: Strategies to Combat Violence Against Women.

26 September 2005 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs Distinguished Lecture and Workshop Series; Trinidad & Tobago pdf 67kb

The Impact of Corruption Within the Court System on its Ability to Administer Justice.

14 September 2005 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ XIV Commonwealth Law Conference; London, England pdf 120kb

Caseflow Management in a Unified Family Court: A Caribbean Experiment.

13 September 2005 Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ XIV Commonwealth Law Conference; London, England pdf 85kb

The Caribbean Court of Justice and the Caricom Single Market and Economy.

1 September 2005 Hon. Mr. Justice Nelson, JCCJ Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop of the University of the West Indies; Loews Hotel, South Beach, Florida pdf 123kb

Acceptance Speech. Caricom Triennial Award for Women;

July 2005 Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, JCCJ St. Lucia pdf 38kb
The Role of the Caribbean Court of Justice in the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. 5 May 2005 The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, PCCJ Central Bank of Barbados: Conference on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy: “Toward  CSME  and  Beyond”, Barbados, pdf 105kb

Articles

Unincorporated Treaties and Small States by Mr Justice Pollard in the Commonwealth Law Bulletin.

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) trade row power kicks in (Jamaica Gleaner online)

Paper by High Rawlins on "The CCJ - History and Analysis" - .pdf 166kb

The Administrative and Financial Stability of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by Douglas Leys, General Counsel Caribbean Development Bank - .pdf 37kb

UWI Professor calls for increased public education on CCJ and CSME -11th Dec 2003 -.pdf 16kb

Proposed Code of Judicial Conduct - .pdf 14kb

"CCJ WILL MARK END TO LINKS WITH COLONIAL PAST" - COORE - .pdf 15kb

Draft Enabling Bill to Implement the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice - .pdf 26kb

CCJ Financing Interests Other Courts (28/04/05) - .pdf 15kb

CMC News Bulletin (15/04/05) - CCJ President says Inauguration of Regional Court vital to caribbean independence - .pdf 15kb

CMC News Bulletin (06/04/05) - Jamaica in race to meet April 16 CCJ Inauguration - .pdf 15kb

Antigua & Barbuda deposits CCJ Instruments with CARICOM Secretariat - .pdf 14kb

Statement by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to the Senate on Friday, April 30, 2004- .pdf 16kb

Statement by the Minister of Justice concerning Legislation Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice- .pdf 46kb

The Caribbean Court of Justice Logo and Seal Competition- .pdf 22kb

Matrix of Instruments relating to the Court and Trust Fund as at 02/12/04 - .pdf 20kb (updated 2005)

"NO TIME FOR PANIC" Says Jamaican Justice Minister - .pdf 15kb

Prime Minister Patterson firm on the Establishment of CCJ - .pdf 16kb

Securing the Independence of the Court and Commissions - Protocol on Priveleges and Immunities and Headquarters Agreement - .pdf 35kb

Statement by the Prime Minister of Jamaica on the Privy Council decision in the Litigation concerning the Caribbean Court of Justice - .pdf 15kb

The Caribbean Court of Justice: An Imminent Forethought: By Tecla Fontenard - .pdf 18kb

Papers

Bridging the Divide: the interface between the Civil Law system and the Common Law system, with specific reference to the role of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Symposium on “The Caribbean Court of Justice” for Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2003; Paramaribo. Dr. H. R. Lim A Po - .pdf 141kb

Address by the Right Honourable Owen Arthur,  Prime Minister of Barbados, at Caribbean Connect: a High-level Symposium on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; Sherbourne Conference Centre (Barbados) 28 June 2006.- .pdf 28kb

The Caribbean Court Of Justice (CCJ): Challenge And Response - .pdf 154kb

Establishment of the CCJ, its effects on Intellectual Property Rights and Trade Law - .pdf 26kb

Every effort made to insulate CCJ from Political Influence - .pdf 15kb

Public Confidence and the Role of the Media (16/05/02) - .pdf 55kb

The Caribbean Court of Justice: Enhancing the law of International Organizations - Sheldon A. McDonald- .pdf 281kb

Regional Symposium on the Establishment of the Caribbean
Court of Justice:The Effect on Intellectual Property and International Trade April 18-20, 2004- .pdf 44kb

“The Legal Impact of the CCJ on Fostering International Trade and Harnessing Regional IPR”- .pdf 26kb

Looking Ahead: The Future of the Caribbean Region and the CCJ (April 20, 2004) by Karen D. Turner- .pdf 38kb

The Original Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice and its role in the successful Implementation of the CSME- .pdf 39kb

THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE by Duke E.E. Pollard (18 – 19 August 2003) - .pdf 169kb

Overview of the Rules of the Court of the CCJ (Appellate Jurisdiction) - .pdf 16kb

The Caribbean Court of Justice in Regional Economic Development by Duke Pollard, Legal Consultant - .pdf 58kb

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