THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent Privy Council hearing of Jamaica’s dancehall artiste Adidja Palmer’s (Vybz Kartel) appeal against his conviction has reignited a long-standing debate: Should Jamaica continue to recognise the Judicial Committee of the.
It is Lord Reed’s right, if he so pleases, to inject himself in the debate over the future of the Privy Council as Jamaica’s final court, and to impugn the arguments of former brothers of the Bench. But in throwing old colleagues under the bus, the.
In a striking broadside against the UK Privy Council, law experts from across the region questioned Jamaica’s continued clinging to the London-based appellate court, asserting that the CARICOM country continues to “loiter on the premises of the.
A majority of Jamaicans 18 years and over have voiced strong support for the country to replace the United Kingdom (UK)-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). An RJRGLEANER Communications Group-commissioned Don Anderson poll.
1. What is a final court of appeal?
A final court of appeal is a court which hears appeals against the decisions of other courts, usually described as lower courts, and the decisions of which can.