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Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2021, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2021, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2015, Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge-Cavendish, Routledge Cavendish
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems
Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems
2008, Routledge-Cavendish
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2008, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2008, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2008, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2008, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
2008, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems
Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems
1999, Cavendish Pub.
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Table of Contents

The historical function of law in the West Indies : creating a future from a troubled past
Legal traditions : types of legal systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean
The hybrid legal systems of St Lucia and Guyana
The reception or imposition of English law and its significance to Caribbean jurisdictions
Introduction to sources of law
The written constitution as a legal source
The common law and the operation of the doctrine of judicial precedent in the commonwealth Caribbean
Equity as a source of law
Custom as a source of law
Convention as a source of law
International law as a source of law
Legislation as a source of law
Statutory interpretation
The court system of the Commonwealth Caribbean
The Privy Council
The renewed inititative towards a Caribbean court of justice
Specialised courts, tribunals and functions
The jury system
The office of the ombudsman
Alternative dispute mechanisms : arbitration, negotiation and commissions of inquiry.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 435-439) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
349.729
Library of Congress
KGJ97 .A58 2008

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xxxix, 447 p. ;
Number of pages
447

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OL22549572M
Internet Archive
commonwealthcari00anto
ISBN 10
1859418538
ISBN 13
9781859418536
LCCN
2007036111
Library Thing
5835951
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6169215

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