Honourable Mme Justice Chantal Ononaiwu

The Honourable Madame Justice Chantal Ononaiwu took the oath of office as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice on 29 October 2024. She has specialist expertise in Caribbean Community Law and International Law, including International Trade Law, and varied legal experience as an adjudicator, litigator, legal advisor and university lecturer.

Justice Ononaiwu served as the Director, External Trade at the CARICOM Secretariat, leading the coordination of CARICOM’s external trade policy. During her tenure at CARICOM, Justice Ononaiwu advised on international trade and investment issues, was a negotiator of CARICOM’s international trade agreements and represented the Community in cases before the CCJ in its original jurisdiction. She was also a member of a panel that adjudicated on a World Trade Organization dispute.

Justice Ononaiwu is the Deputy Chairperson of the CCJ Academy for Law and President of the Caribbean Branch of the International Law Association.