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FM
Former Member

The constitution is subject to interpretation but the government Attorney General, in this case, would not interpret it against its own party, or, this I was made to believe. The Court of Appeal decision sways on racial lines, but to understand the real interpretation lies with the CCJ. I say this because the case to challenge the 33/34 of the no-confidence vote was also decided on racial lines but was overturned by the CCJ. 

I am sure all legal experts used the law of the constitution appropriately, but I have seen different interpretations of different matters at different times from the same constitution. If the CCJ is where the buck stops, then we have no choice but to respect its final decision on the 2020 elections. 

 

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established in 2005. It is located in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

The CCJ is the final Court of Appeal on civil and criminal matters for four CARICOM Members States, namely Barbados, Belize, Dominica and Guyana. Jamaica and other CARICOM countries are taking steps toward making the CCJ their final appellate court. In 2015, the House of Representatives voted for Jamaica to institute the CCJ as its final appellate court.

The Court also settles disputes between CARICOM Member States concerning the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (the agreement that established the Caribbean Community and Common Market).

The CCJ is currently presided over by seven judges, including the President of the Court. These judges are qualified legal practitioners from the Caribbean Region and the Commonwealth.

The expenses of the Court are covered by a trust fund made up of contributions from CARICOM Member States, through loans from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The fund is managed by a Board of Trustees from various regional entities. These trustees include the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the President of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean.

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