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Asserting that the State is being driven by an “agenda” to preserve the country’s buggery laws, the Supreme Court says it is worrying that savings law clauses are being used to prevent scrutiny of laws violating citizens’ rights. “… It is...
THE Constitutional Court on Friday pointed out that the savings law clause in Jamaica's Charter of Rights does in fact bar the courts from enquiring into whether three provisions under sex offence...
Our legislators are under constant pressure to fulfil their constitutional mandate, which is to make laws for the peace, order and good governance of the land; that includes making laws to signal that as a country we are “tough on crime”. Mandatory...
OUR actions have consequences — some of which can end up leaving us worse off. A reminder — if any was needed — came this week from legislators on both sides of the Parliament. They were express...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutionality of three sections of the Offences Against the Person Act "cannot be enquired into" because of the Constitution's savings law clause. The ruling dismisses gay rights activist...