Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a Superior Court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), [John Hatchard (ed.) [http://books.google.com/books?id=tIfQI3-j32gC&pg=PA122&dq=%22Eastern+Caribbean+Supreme+Court%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=dSN5SNvqO5OOjAHLgOXCBA&sig=ACfU3U1jU4isv8vHSzSHeM5zKrE_DhEcsA Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools 2003-2004.] Cavendish Publishing. 2003. ISBN 1-85941-758-2; page 122.] including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State.
History
The ECSC was established in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. In relation to Grenada, the Court is styled "the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States". See section 105 of the Grenada Constitution.
Functions
The functions of the ECSC are as follows:
* To interpret and apply the laws of the various member states of the OECS;
* To decide cases of both civil and criminal matters;
* To hear appeals.
Composition
Location
The Headquarters of the ECSC is in Castries, Saint Lucia, where it is located on the second floor of the Heraldine Rock Building, Block B, on the Waterfront. The building houses the Justices of Appeal’s chambers, the Court of Appeal Registry, the Judicial Education Institute, Library, and the Administrative Services.
In addition, there are Court Offices in the nine Member States, which house the chambers of the High Court Judges and the offices of the High Court Registry. Each High Court Registry is headed by a legally trained Registrar who provides the necessary administrative and legal support for the functioning of the High Court.
ee also
*Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
*Caribbean Court of Justice
References
External links
* [http://www.eccourts.org/index.html Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court website]
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