1ST BIENNIAL CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR CSME LITIGATION CONFERENCE

DATE: DECEMBER 6 – 10TH, 2010
VENUE: CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE OFFICE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.

Modules

International Law:

• Identification and evaluation of the international law implications of national policy decisions;
• Explanation of the special significance of the rules of international law for the Caribbean Community;
• Appreciation of the use of international law concepts in pleadings and oral advocacy.

Law of the Caribbean Community:

• Governance arrangements of the Caribbean Community regarding the structure of Community Institutions and Rules of decision –making;
• General principles of Community Law;
• The four fundamental freedoms; and rudiments of dispute settlement.

Original Jurisdiction of the CCJ:

• Distinction between the Court’s Original jurisdiction and its municipal jurisdiction;
• Decisions given in the Original jurisdiction; and
• Preparation of an Originating Application.