There are valuable lessons to be learned and opportunities to be had from every disaster. This was the view of the Honourable Mme. Justice Dame Janice Pereira, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC). She was speaking at the Canadian funded, Judicial Reform
Technology brings transformational change and enormous benefits to all stakeholders in the justice system. This was the view of the Honourable Mme. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, Chancellor of the judiciary of Guyana. However, she assured that it will not replace judges, magistrates, registrars and judicial officers,
On Monday January 21, 2019, the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda created history when it officially opened the Sexual Offences Model Court (SOMC). Located in St. John’s, Antigua the SOMC is
One of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project’s objective is to improve the capacity of judicial officers to use a gender perspective in their adjudication of family law and gender-based violence cases. With this is mind, the JURIST Project partnered with the Caribbean
Mediation is a vital tool in the reduction of case backlog. It also assists the judiciary in their mandate for greater access to and delivery of justice. This was the view of the Hon. Mme. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana, who
For the first time in its history, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) held court in Antigua and Barbuda at a special sitting on Wednesday May 16, 2018 to honour its outgoing President, the Rt. Honourable Sir Dennis Byron. Representatives from the region came together to pay
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in partnership with the Antigua and Barbuda High Court held consultations on May 14, 2018 with the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) on the Sexual Offences Model Court. Twenty members from ABBA, including the President, Mr. Lenworth Johnson and the Vice-President, Ms.
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, when completed, will not only be a tool for magistrates who are already sitting, but for those who are new to the bench. Speaking at the opening of the regional consultation to review the Bench Book on March 17, 2018
