FOUN 1301 LAW, GOVERNANCE, ECONOMY & SOCIETY

SEMESTER 2 2023/2024

TUTORIALS
LAW

1. Identify the main sources of law in the Commonwealth Caribbean country of

your choice. Is there a hierarchy among the sources?

2. “A series of [un]fortunate circumstances have placed the justification for the

expansion of the Caribbean Court of Justice in doubt.” Critically discuss the
accuracy of this statement, using recent and relevant examples to support
your answer.
GOVERNANCE

3. On reflection, the 1930s disturbances laid the foundation for the development
of the modern Caribbean. Critically discuss the accuracy of this assertion.

4. With reference to the various agents and agencies of socialisation, discuss the
extent to which political socialisation explains the development of political
attitudes and political behaviour.
ECONOMY

5. Identify the key features with examples of the plantation society.

6. Identify and discuss with relevant examples of how globalisation is

impacting Caribbean economies.
SOCIETY

7. The plantation and the plural societies have emerged in the Caribbean since the
conquest by Europeans. Discuss.

8. Consider the main arguments both in support of, and against, the
decriminalisation of marijuana. To what extent has marijuana policy in the
Caribbean been influenced by external political and social forces?