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Caribbean & Central America - May 2005 (ISSN 1741-4458)
CARIBBEAN: Criminal court finally comes into being
In mid April the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) finally came into being, but only two of the countries in the region, Barbados and Guyana, ratified the legislation to sign up for the court's jurisdiction. Jamaica and Trinidad are mired in political battles over the court, while other countries are facing administrative difficulties.
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