The St Lucia Parliament Tuesday voted in favour of the island having the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final and highest court, replacing the London-based Privy Council.
The St Lucia Parliament Tuesday voted in favour of the island having the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final and highest court, replacing the London-based Privy Council.
Unconstitutionality of “Illegitimate children” in our civil code
By Yann Gustave
Several years ago, I made an appeal via the popular talk shows for consideration to be given to the education of the population, as it relates to our constitution.
The idea was ridiculed, and I was told that people knew their rights. I was also assigned the new name of “Constitutional Police” by some. Today, I revisit our constitution in comparison with certain provisions contained in our civil code.
The St. Lucia Constitution came into existence by virtue of a Statutory Instrument of the United Kingdom, No 1901 of 1978 at the Court of Buckingham Palace on the 20th day of December, 1978. The said Constitution came into operation on 22nd February 1979, the drafting of which, was greatly influenced by the European Convention on human rights, to which the United Kingdom was a signatory and thus, applied to its dependent territories including St. Lucia, as was succinctly stated by Lord Wilberforc