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100 1 _aAntoine, Rose-Marie Belle
245 1 0 _aCommonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems /
_cRose-Marie Belle Antoine
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge-Cavendish,
_c2008
300 _axxxix, 447 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references ( p. 435-439) and index
505 0 _aThe 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
650 0 _aLaw
_zCaribbean Area
650 0 _aLaw
_zWest Indies, British
650 0 _aLaw
_zCommonwealth countries
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_b2020-10-15
_c2019-11-12
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