Appendix II

• Author: Duke Pollard
• Profession: Director of the CARICOM Legislative Drafting Facility and one of the principal consultants on all development aspects of the Caribbean Court of Justice on which he now sits as a Judge
• Pages: 286-289

The Caribbean Court of Justice

appendix II

PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING

THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE RELATING

TO THE JURIDICAL PERSONALITY AND LEGAL

CAPACITY OF THE COURT

The Contracting Parties:

Noting that the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court

of Justice (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) entered

into force on 23 July 2002;

Conscious that Article VI of the Agreement confers on the

Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (hereinafter

referred as “the Commission”) full juridical personality, including,

in particular, full capacity to contract;

Aware that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the

Contracting Party in whose territory the Seat of the Caribbean

Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as “the Court”) is situated,

in accordance with Article III (4) of the Agreement, intends to

conclude an Agreement relating to the Seat of the Court and the

Headquarters of the Commission;

Desirous of conferring on the Court full juridical personality

and legal capacity,