About the CCJ
The Court
The Caribbean Court of Justice is the regional judicial tribunal of the Caribbean — a municipal court of last resort for the states that have acceded to its Appellate Jurisdiction, and an international court with original, compulsory and exclusive jurisdiction over the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
- Established
- 14 February 2001, by the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice
- Inaugurated
- 2005, in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Original Jurisdiction
- Serving 12 CSME Member States by determining the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
- Appellate Jurisdiction
- The final court of appeal for Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana and Saint Lucia
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In this section
CCJ: At a glance
Who the Court is, what it stands for, and how it plans its work.
Court structure
The Bench, the Registry, and the departments that run the Court.
Governance
The Trust Fund that finances the Court, and the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, which appoints the Judges of the Court (other than the President) and certain officials and employees, determines their terms and conditions of service and exercises disciplinary control.