Subjects:

Other Jurisdictions , Caribbean

Contents:

1. Public Law Defined

2. Judicial Review

3. Exclusion of Judicial Review, Public and Private Law

4. Administration of Justice Act of Barbados

5. The Rule of Law

6. Fundamental Rights and their Protection

7. Constitutional Fundamentals

8. The Public Service

9. Safeguards of Judicial Independence

10. The Ombudsman

11. Natural Justice and Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation

12. Remedies

13. Public Law Reform

This new edition continues to depict the various ways in which Caribbean courts seek to protect the citizen against the abuse of state power through the powerful tool of judicial review. Illustrations are drawn from both constitutional and administrative law. Between these two subject areas, there is illustration of how the courts use their power of judicial review not only to control state legislative authority but also the exercise of discretion by public authorities.

Focusing on the established legal principles through Caribbean cases, critique and commentary are added where appropriate while some suggestions for reform are also discussed.