The Caribbean Court of Justice is struggling to get support from the Caribbean community. Yesterday two island nations, Antigua and Barbuda ,and Grenada held referendums to decide whether to keep the London based Privy Council as the highest appeal court or adopt the CCJ.
Well, voters in both countries decided to reject the CCJ and keep the Privy council.
It is a disappointment for the CCJ but in an article on Caribbean360 news, CCJ president Justice Adrian Saunders is quoted as saying "The court will naturally continue ongoing initiatives with justice sector bodies in each of these countries, and the wider Caribbean, through the JURIST project and otherwise."
We note that the voter turnout in yesterday's referendum in both countries was very low.
13 years after the court was instituted, Belize, Barbados, Dominica and Guyana are the only Caribbean countries which have agreed to make the CCJ the final court of appeal on civil and criminal matters.
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