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Foundations

Independence, courts and legal education.

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  1. 1.Which Caribbean states became independent in 1962 and 1966?

    Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in 1962; Barbados and Guyana in 1966.

    Independence constitutions

  2. 2.When did Barbados become a republic?

    30 November 2021.

    Constitution of Barbados, as amended in 2021

  3. 3.When did Trinidad and Tobago become a republic?

    1976.

    Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago (1976)

  4. 4.What qualification must graduates obtain to practise in CLE territories?

    The Legal Education Certificate (LEC), awarded after the professional course at Hugh Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago), Norman Manley (Jamaica) or Eugene Dupuch (The Bahamas) Law School.

    Council of Legal Education

  5. 5.Hinds v The Queen [1977] — significance?

    The Privy Council held that Jamaica's Gun Court Act provisions transferring sentencing power to a review board breached the separation of powers implicit in a Westminster-model constitution.

    [1977] AC 195 (PC)