Antoine, Rose-Marie Belle <br/><br/>
Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems / 
Rose-Marie Belle Antoine 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Routledge-Cavendish,  2008 
 - xxxix, 447 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ( p. 435-439) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781859418536 (pbk.)  RM242.55 1859418538 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Caribbean Area<br/>Law--West Indies, British<br/>Law--Commonwealth countries