The Jurisprudence of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Regional Integration

The book is a joint publication with equal contributions by Dr. Indira Rampersad and Justice Dr. Anthony Gafoor. It presents the first comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence of the Caribbean Court of Justice in both its original and appellate jurisdictions from 2005 to 2020. It seeks to address the central issue of whether the jurisprudence of the CCJ has the capacity to foster regional integration. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, primary and secondary sources, the book harnesses the dynamic interplay between the disciplines of International Relations and Law. It claims that by attempting to uphold the rule of law and promote both economic and non-economic forms of the second generation regional integration, the CCJ aims to inculcate a sense of obligation among member states to uphold both economic agreements and non-economic community rights and values.

CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION.- CHAPTER II – SECOND GENERATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION.- CHAPTER III – NEOFUNCTIONALISM AND THE NEW REGIONALISM.- CHAPTER IV - THE ORIGINAL JURISPRUDENCE OF THE CCJ.- CHAPTER V - THE APPELLATE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE CCJ:FOSTERINGNON-ECONOMIC INTEGRATION.- CHAPTER VI  – CONCLUSIONS.

Dr. Indira Rampersad is currently the Head of the Department of Political Science and Lecturer in Political Science/International Relations at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Language in Literature, a postgraduate Diploma in International Relations, a Certificate in Translation from Spanish to English, a Master of Philosophy in Latin American Literature, a Master of Philosophy in International Relations and a Ph.D. in Political Science. She has also obtained an LEC from the Hugh Wooding Law School, an LPC and an LL.M. from Staffordshire University, UK, and an LL.B. from the University of London.

The Honorable Justice Dr. Anthony D.J. Gafoor is the Chairman of the Tax Appeal Court of Trinidad and Tobago. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago; an LL.M from the University of London, an M.Sc. in Finance and Financial Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London; an M.A. in Business Law from City of London/Guildhall University; an Executive LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from King’s College London; and an LL.B. from UWI, Cave Hill Barbados.