Courts of Appeal and Colonialism in the British Caribbean: A Case for the Caribbean Court of Justice

In recent years, a public debate on law and the colonial legacy has engaged people of all walks of life in the English Speaking Caribbean (ESC), from judges and politicians to young people in the streets. Throughout the ESC, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)—based in London and comp...

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Publicado: 2013
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