The Justice System

This is important for maintaining law and order, decreasing/stymieing crime, it

gives the citizens recourse and provides conflict resolution in for example family
issues.

Questions

 How do lower classes view court/cases/magistrates etc?

 How do younger more informed citizens view such issues?
 What role if any do media play? Social media?

Law is central to the justice system. The theory of separation of power puts law
making in the hands of legislative arm of government. The process begins with
public consultation around the republic when an issue comes to the fore via
protests, letters to the editor, rallies etc.

At these consultations, points are collected, edited and listed on “Green Paper’.
They are then further fine- tuned on “White Paper” and introduced into the
House of Representatives or Lower House (our MPs). At this stage it is a Bill. Legal
minds then plan the wording the essence of it etc. there are 2 nd Readings, more
tweaking before a Standing Committee then the Bill is introduced into the Upper
House or the Senate where it becomes an Act.

There is a trial period to see how the Act plays out in the society for further
amendments. After this there is the actual date when it will be established as law.
It must first be signed by the President for it to become law.

The system of courts is put in place to carry out the law under the administration
of Magistrates, judges and justices who declare, interpret the law and sometimes
set precedent. The Caribbean Justice System follows the British Justice System.