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Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Contributor(s): Belle Antoine, Rose-Marie (Author)
ISBN: 1859418538     ISBN-13: 9781859418536
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
OUR PRICE:   $92.14  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2008
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Annotation: Fully updated and revised to fit in with any new laws and structure in the Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

The author explores:

  • the offshore legal sector
  • international law as a source of law
  • alternative dispute mechanisms
  • the law and its relation to indigenous peoples of the Commonwealth Caribbean
  • the significance of the historical continuum to the jurisprudence of the region.

Effortlessly combining discussions of traditional subjects with those on more innovative subject areas, this book is an exciting exposition of Caribbean land law and legal systems for those studying international law.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Comparative
- Law | International
Dewey: 349.729
Series: Commonwealth Caribbean Law
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.60 lbs) 488 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies
 
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Publisher Description:

Fully updated and revised to fit in with the new laws and structure in the Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

The author explores:

- the court system and the new Caribbean Court of Justice which replaces appeals to the Privy Council

- the offshore financial legal sector

- Caribbean customary law and the rights of indigenous peoples

- the Constitutions of Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions and Human Rights

- the impact of the historical continuum to the region's jurisprudence including the question of reparations

- the complexities of judicial precedent for Caribbean peoples

- international law as a source of law

- alternative dispute mechanisms and the Ombudsman

Effortlessy combining discussions of traditional subjects with those on more innovative subject areas, this book is an exciting exposition of Caribbean law and legal systems for those studying comparative law.