Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a higher court 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.

  • Not to be confused with the Caribbean Court of Justice.

History

The ECSC was set up in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. In Grenada, the Court is called "the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States". See section 105 of the Grenada Constitution.

Functions

The functions of the ECSC are as follows:

  • To interpret and apply the laws of the various member states of the OECS;
  • To decide cases of both civil and criminal matters;
  • To hear appeals.

Composition
NameStatePositionElected
Brian George Keith Alleyne DominicaChief Justice2003
Denys Arthur Barrow BelizeJustice of Appeal2005
Hugh Anthony Rawlins Saint Kitts and NevisJustice of Appeal2005
Ola Mae Edwards JamaicaJustice of Appeal2007
Esbon Anthony Ross Saint Kitts and NevisManaging Judge2006
Janice Mesadis George-Creque British Virgin IslandsHigh Court Judge2003
David Courtenay Harris DominicaHigh Court Judge2007
Indra Hariprashad-Charles British Virgin IslandsHigh Court Judge2000
Rita Joseph-Olivetti British Virgin IslandsHigh Court Judge2001
Janice Mesadis George-Creque British Virgin IslandsHigh Court Judge2003
Davidson Baptiste DominicaHigh Court Judge2001
Claire Henry GrenadaHigh Court Judge2001
Francis Mortimer Cumberbatch GrenadaHigh Court Judge2007
Janice Mesadis George-Creque MontserratHigh Court Judge2003
Francis Belle Saint Kitts and NevisHigh Court Judge2003
Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave Saint Kitts and NevisHigh Court Judge2005
Kenneth Andrew Charles Benjamin Saint LuciaHigh Court Judge1993
Sandra Prunella Mason Saint LuciaHigh Court Judge2005
Brian Cottle Saint LuciaHigh Court Judge2007
Frederick Victor Bruce-Lyle Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh Court Judge2000
Gertel Thom Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh Court Judge2005
Cheryl Mathurin United KingdomHigh Court Judge2013
Pearletta Lanns Saint Kitts and NevisMaster2007

Location

The Headquarters of the ECSC is in the Heraldine Rock Building, Waterfront, Castries, Saint Lucia. The building houses the Justices of Appeal’s chambers, the Court of Appeal Registry, the Judicial Education Institute, Library, and the Administrative Services.

Also, there are Court Offices in the nine Member States, which house the chambers of the High Court Judges and the offices of the High Court Registry. Each High Court Registry is headed by a legally trained Registrar to give administrative and legal support for the working of the High Court.

  • Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
  • Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)
  • Caribbean Court of Justice

References
  1. Hatchard, John, ed. (2003). Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools. Cavendish Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 1859417582.

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