Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Caribbean court system established under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the superior court of record for OECS member states. For the appeal court of the Caribbean Community, see Caribbean Court of Justice.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS),[1] 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.
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court | |
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Established | 27 February 1967 (1967-02-27) |
Jurisdiction | |
Location | Castries, Saint Lucia (Headquarters) |
Motto | Fiat Justitia |
Composition method | Appointed by the Monarch (Chief Justice) and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (Other Judges) |
Authorized by | Supreme Court Order |
Appeals to | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Caribbean Court of Justice |
Appeals from | Magistrates' Courts High Courts |
Language | English |
Website | www |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Janice Pereira |
Since | 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24) |
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