Caribbean Court of Justice

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The Caribbean Court of Justice is a regional judicial tribunal that serves as the final court of appeal for several Caribbean states and interprets and applies the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas for the Caribbean Community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
international court
judicial organ of CARICOM
regional court
abbreviation CCJ
appointingBodyOfJudges Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission
buildingType courthouse
composition President of the Court
panel of judges
country Trinidad and Tobago
foundedBy Caribbean Community
foundingInstrument Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice
function applies the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
interprets the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
serves as final court of appeal for certain CARICOM states
hasOrgan Administrative arm
Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund
Judicial arm
Registry
hasPresidentTitle President of the Caribbean Court of Justice
hasTwoMainJurisdictions appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
headquartersLocation Port of Spain
inception 2001
jurisdiction Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
CARICOM Single Market and Economy
Caribbean Community
Dominica
Grenada
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
other CARICOM member states in its original jurisdiction
legalBasis Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Standard Time
motto “Accessible. Fair. Independent.”
officialLanguage English
regionServed Caribbean
replaces Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for participating states
startOfOperations 2005
typeOfAppealsHeard civil appeals
criminal appeals
typeOfCasesInOriginalJurisdiction claims by persons regarding rights under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
disputes between CARICOM member states
disputes between CARICOM member states and CARICOM organs
website https://www.ccj.org

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caribbean Community hasOrgan Caribbean Court of Justice
Caribbean Community hasSubOrganization Caribbean Court of Justice
Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas creates Caribbean Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Caribbean Court of Justice as the principal judicial organ of CARICOM
Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda recognizesCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines influencedBy Caribbean Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Caribbean Court of Justice jurisprudence (persuasive)
Central American Court of Justice seeAlso Caribbean Court of Justice
Barbados Supreme Court appealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
government of the Turks and Caicos Islands judicialAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
subject surface form: Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form: Caribbean Court of Justice (in some matters, if applicable)
Judiciary of Jamaica finalAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
Government of Guyana highestCourtOfAppeal Caribbean Court of Justice
Judiciary of Grenada highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
Judiciary of Grenada collaboratesWith Caribbean Court of Justice
Government of Saint Lucia judicialAuthorityUltimatelyVestedIn Caribbean Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Caribbean Court of Justice (appellate jurisdiction, via OECS/CCJ arrangements where applicable)
Acts of Parliament of Grenada subjectToReviewBy Caribbean Court of Justice
judicial branch of Saint Lucia includesCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
judicial branch of Saint Lucia finalAppellateCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
judicial branch of Saint Lucia hasAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Caribbean Court of Justice (in its appellate jurisdiction)
courts of Belize hasComponent Caribbean Court of Justice
courts of Belize highestCourtOfAppeal Caribbean Court of Justice
courts of Belize finalAppellateCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
courts of Belize collaboratesWith Caribbean Court of Justice