Port of Spain Declaration on the Development of Caribbean Jurisprudence

The 8^th 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.’ This event marked the 20^th anniversary of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), with support from the European Union (EU), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), LexisNexis, and the Office of the Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago. The full Communique issued from the Conference can be accessed here.

The Conference closed with the acclamation of the Port of Spain Declaration on the Development of Caribbean Jurisprudence. The Declaration reaffirms the determinative role of the CCJ in the further development of Caribbean jurisprudence through the judicial process and its significance to the deepening of regional integration, and acknowledges the role that the judiciary and other stakeholders play in the further development of Caribbean jurisprudence. The finalised Declaration is below.