Caribbean Democracy And Law Reform
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Justice Beyond Our Borders
Author | : Christina Biebesheimer |
Publisher | : IDB |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781886938809 |
Improving systems of justice in Latin America is important to consolidate democracy and develop equitable and efficient market economies. Judicial reform involves strengthening the rule of law and developing a moder and transparent juridical process, as well as a system of justice that is impartial, independent, efficient and accessible to all.
Democracy And Human Rights In The Caribbean
Author | : Ivelaw L Griffith |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2018-02-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 042998068X |
The Caribbean, like regions elsewhere, is caught in what has been called democracy's global "Third Wave." In this volume, contributors examine the nature of democratization in the region together with its affiliate, human rights. The aim is to extend the analysis and debates beyond political democracy and civil and political rights to consider also economic democracy and economic and social rights. Early chapters address issues and dilemmas common to the democracy and human rights landscape throughout the region. In particular, economic crisis, drug trafficking, and political instability continue to threaten the region's very healthy democracy human rights profiles. Next, contributors consider how the form of Caribbean democracy and the status of human rights have been influenced by foreign actors and external developments. Particular attention is paid to the role of the Organization of American States, the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and international law. Because the democracy and human rights challenges and dynamics vary across countries, the work also offers extensive single-country assessments.
Fundamental Rights and Democratic Governance
Author | : Simeon C. R. McIntosh |
Publisher | : Ian Randle Publishers |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Capital punishment |
ISBN | : 9768167432 |
"The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has assumed a greater role in guiding and coordinating the affairs of its member states. The introduction of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) bring the quest for democratic governance into sharp relief. Using Caribbean cases, Simeon McIntosh discusses the fundamental rights and freedoms of speech and of the press, freedom of religion and freedom form inhuman and degrading punishment. He examines the protection of these rights and freedoms in the light of changes in society, social progress and other developments in the Commonwealth Caribbean within the context of the CSME and the CCJ. Fundamental Rights and Democratic Governance is the first body of work to give serious philosophical treatment to the question of fundamental rights in the Caribbean. In this second instalment on Caribbean Constitutionalism, McIntosh builds on his earlier work, Caribbean Constitutional Reform: Rethinking the West Indian Polity, in laying the theoretical justification for the Caribbean Court of Justice. "
Democracy and Constitution Reform in Trinidad and Tobago
Author | : Kirk Peter Meighoo |
Publisher | : Ian Randle Publishers |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Constitutional history |
ISBN | : 976637337X |
"The countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean are all self-governing, determining their own futures. But some 40 years after gaining independence from Britain, the question remains whether these countries are truly democratic and whether the parliamentary and electoral systems adopted, are well suited to the Caribbean experience. Meighoo and Jamadar answer these questions in the negative. A true democracy, they argue, is one where the Legislature has the authority and the strength to make the Executive effectively accountable and responsible to it and where the electoral system results in the true practical separation of the Legislature and the Executive. Using Trinidad and Tobago as the model, Democracy and Constitution Reform in Trinidad and Tobago offers an overview of the constitutional reform process in the Commonwealth Caribbean. In these young, postcolonial democracies, where party politics have had a negative impact on the process of democratic reform, the authors review the historical, political and cultural motivations that have spawned the most recent debates on constitutional reform; and more particularly on the proposals for parliamentary and electoral reform. The book concludes with a review of past proposals and recommendations, and puts forward the authors' own suggestions for reform. At a time when most of the Commonwealth Caribbean is undergoing a process of constitutional debate and change, this book makes a valuable contribution to the discussion and provides a basis for the informed citizen, student or pundit to judge the process of reform. "
The New Constitution Movement
Author | : Martinus François |
Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2018-01-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1466913894 |
THE NEW CONSTITUTION MOVEMENT sets out boldly to fill the void that was left after the disbanding of the Constitutional Review Commission and its Report, which became yet another casualty of the myopic self-interest of our postcolonial two-party dictatorship political system in St. Lucia known as the Westminster Model. The extraordinary thing about THE NEW CONSTITUTION MOVEMENT is that it should be read as a fitting epitaph to the Westminster Model of political governance bequeathed to us by London as part of our 1979 Independence gift. The basic postulation of THE NEW CONSTITUTION MOVEMENT is that government and politics in St. Lucia, the OECS and the wider Caribbean needs to be reinvented for a post-postcolonial 21st-century society. The fact is, building a new 21st-century society on the wreckage of the old and decrepit postcolonial structures involves the design of new, more appropriate political systems which must be altogether tougher, more challenging, more positive, more ambitious, more inspirational, more generational and, above all, more transformational. This book shows how, through a process of social reengineering, we need to radically overhaul or even scrap many of the hitherto sacred cows of the colonially inherited Westminster system to the point that they may even lose some of their traditional meanings: the Monarchy, the Office of Governor-General, the Executive Branch, the Office of Prime Minister, the Cabinet System, the Legislative Branch, the Senate, the Office of Leader of the Opposition, the Political Parties, the Public Service, Local and Municipal Government, and last but not least, Regional Integration.
Governance and Democracy in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Author | : Patrick Emmanuel |
Publisher | : Institute of So Indies Cave Hi |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Caribbean Area |
ISBN | : |
International Human Rights Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Author | : Angela D. Byre |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2022-07-04 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9004479414 |
This book brings together a unique collection of papers concerning the protection of human rights under Bills of Rights in Commonwealth Caribbean Countries and under regional and international human rights treaties. The papers have been prepared by distinguished judges, legal practitioners, government officers and members of non-governmental human rights organisations. The work demonstrates the relevance of international human rights law in domestic cases, and considers practical ways of strengthening effective protection of human rights through constitutional and international laws and mechanisms. The book is arranged on a thematic basis, with each chapter being devoted to papers and discussions on a particular human rights issue. The issues covered are: the use of available remedies; liberty and security of the person; the right to a fair trial; access to court; the right to life and human dignity; freedom of expression; equality before the law; freedom of association; the role of Governments and of non-governmental organisations in the protection and the promotion of human rights.
Challenges to Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author | : Mitchell A. Seligson |
Publisher | : LAPOP |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780979217876 |
The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author | : Maria Dakolias |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780821336120 |
"Professional analysis of essential elements of judicial reform, as provided in any country-specific review by the World Bank. As political and economic development continue, greater attention needs to be given to judicial reform. Basic elements of judicial reform include: guaranteeing judicial independence through changes in judicial budgeting, judicial appointment, and disciplinary systems; adopting procedural reforms; enhancing public access to justice; incorporating gender issues in the reform process; and redefining/expanding legal education and training"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.