Appendix VI

• 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: 322-335

The Caribbean Court of Justice

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appendix VI

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COURT

OF JUSTICE TRUST FUND

The Parties to the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court

of Justice:

Cognisant that the Court is indispensable for the good

governance of the Caribbean Community;

Recognising the critical role of the Court in the efficient

administration of Justice in the territories of the Contracting

Parties to the Agreement establishing the Court;

Recognising further that the Court is vital for the structured

and efficient functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and

Economy;

Noting the provisions of Article XXVIII of the Agreement

establishing the Court which requires the expenses of the Court

and the Commission to be borne by the Contracting Parties to

the Agreement establishing the Court;

Conscious that the financial viability of the Court is essential

for its efficiency, effectiveness and independence in the

performance of its functions;

Bearing in mind the decision of the Twenty-Third Meeting of

the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean