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The Constitution of Jamaica is the collection of laws made by the government. It is the supreme law of Jamaica. [1] History
Attorney General of Jamaica is the chief law officer in Jamaica.. Section 79(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica states that "there shall be an Attorney General who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government of Jamaica" and pursuant to the Crown Proceedings Act all civil proceedings by or against the Government are instituted in the name of the Attorney General.
Jamaica constitutes an independent Commonwealth realm. [3] The Constitution vests executive power in the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested both in the government and in the Parliament of Jamaica. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common ...
Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives.
The first phase of reform, expected to run for two months, was to include the repatriation of the Jamaican constitution, the abolition of constitutional monarchy, and the establishment of a republic. The aim was to table legislation in parliament to make Jamaica a republic in May 2023.
The Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court in Jamaica; it is superior to the Supreme Court. [1] [2] [4] The Court is composed of a President and six other Judges.The Chief Justice is also a judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal, but participates only when asked to do so by the President.
Exceptionally, the case was heard by a bench of six judges. Willes J gave the decision of the court.. Curiously, much of the case was dedicated not to the double actionability rule for which it would later be cited, but to argument upon whether (i) a law that was retrospective in nature was repugnant to natural justice and (ii) whether the law was defective as a matter of procedure as the ...
Pratt v A-G for Jamaica is a 1993 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Jamaica to execute a prisoner who had been on death row for 14 years.