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POS Declaration

Port of Spain Declaration

The 8th Biennial Conference of the CCJ Academy for Law was held from 26-28 November 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of the conference was ‘The CCJ at 20: Reflections on Caribbean Jurisprudence.’

The Conference closed with the acclamation of the Port of Spain Declaration on the Development of Caribbean Jurisprudence.

8th Biennial Conference

THE CCJ AT 20: REFLECTIONS ON CARIBBEAN JURISPRUDENCE

The 8th Biennial Conference of the CCJ Academy for Law was held on November 26 to 28, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, under the theme: “The CCJ at 20: Reflections on Caribbean Jurisprudence.”

Presentation to Dr Claude Denbow SC

CHAIRMAN OF THE CCJ ACADEMY FOR LAW, MR JUSTICE WINSTON ANDERSON SELECTED AS INCOMING CCJ PRESIDENT

The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been selected as the next President of the CCJ to replace outgoing President, the Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, who will officially retire from office on 3 July 2025.

Presentation to Dr Claude Denbow SC

REFERRAL SENSITIZATION SESSION WITH THE LAW ASSOCIATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

On Monday, 17 February 2025, a faculty from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) facilitated a referral sensitization session on the CCJ’s Original Jurisdiction with the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The session was led by Mr. Justice Winston Anderson, Chairman of the CCJ Academy for Law, and included key contributors such as Ms. Gladys Young, Assistant General Counsel of CARICOM, Mrs. Ria Mohammed-Pollard, CCJ’s Communication and Information Manager, Judicial Counsel, Ms Chelsea Dookie, and Mr. Suraj Sakal.

The session provided valuable insights into the workings of the CCJ’s Original Jurisdiction, particularly, its Referral Process, and the Court’s role under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC). The discussion was well received and aimed at enhancing the awareness and engagement of the legal fraternity of Trinidad and Tobago with this critical function of the CCJ.

BARBADOS BACKLOG SYMPOSIUM

BARBADOS BACKLOG SYMPOSIUM

Between 27-29 January, 2025, Justice Anderson, in his capacity as Chairman of the CCJ Academy for Law and the Monitoring, Evaluating and Facilitating Committee of the Needham’s Point Declaration, was invited to deliver a keynote address at the Barbados Backlog symposium hosted by the UNDP-PACE Project in Collaboration with Government of Barbados, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Union at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre (LESC) in Bridgetown, Barbados. In his presentation, Justice Anderson adeptly tied together the discussions held on the second and third days of the symposium, focusing particularly on the Needham’s Point Declaration and its impact.

Criminal Justice Reform: Achieving a Modern Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice Reform: Achieving a Modern Criminal Justice System

On 20 October 2023, the CCJ Academy for Law (the Academy) adopted the Needham’s Point Declaration in Bridgetown, Barbados, providing a comprehensive roadmap to modernize criminal justice systems, improve efficiency, and ensure victim-centered approaches across the Caribbean.

Legendary Caribbean Legal Practitioners

In this, the third volume of the CCJ Academy for Law’s Eminent Caribbean Jurists Series, we celebrate 48 well-known Caribbean Legal Practitioners, who by their life, work, and example amply deserve the adjective “Legendary.”

Chosen and written about by their peers, the essays could not be more lively and varied, and are sure to both fascinate and entertain the reader. The common thread quickly becomes apparent: these 48 stand as a pars pro toto for the legal community of the Caribbean in the formative period.

And if Legendary Caribbean Legal Practitioners will leave the reader with the realisation that the awardees in no small measure contributed to what is good and useful in the Caribbean societies today, then the Academy can say with satisfaction: “Mission accomplished.”

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