Subjects:

Caribbean , Other Jurisdictions

Contents:

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Preface

Table of Cases

Table of Legislation

Table of Statutory Instruments

Table of Abbreviations

Introduction

Sources of Caribbean Constitutional Law

The Rule of Law

The Sovereignty of Parliament

The Separation of Powers

The Conventions of the Constitution

Leading Bills of Rights Cases

The Agony of St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla

Constitutional Travail in Guyana

Vicissitudes in Trinidad and Tobago

Grenada - Grenada's Revolution and Beyond

Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and a New Federal Attempt

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica and Belize

The Judiciary

The Public Service

Heads of State

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

This book includes the reforms proposed by the various Caribbean Commissions since 1985,making it a comprehensive guide to constitutional law in the Caribbean. It outlines sources of the law and developing changes in the doctrine of sovereignty of Parliament and the Conventions of the Constitution as well as in the role of the Public Service.

There is also an expanded commentary on the Caribbean judiciary in which special reference is made to the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice.Caribbean Constitutional Law will be valuable to students of law and political science and practitioners wishing to renew their acquaintance with the basic concepts of constitutional law.