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Revised Treaty & OECS

CSME law and the CCJ's original jurisdiction.

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  1. 1.When was the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas signed, and what did it establish?

    2001; it created the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

    Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (2001)

  2. 2.Article 211 of the Revised Treaty?

    The CCJ has compulsory and exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes about the interpretation and application of the Treaty.

    Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Art 211

  3. 3.Article 222 of the Revised Treaty?

    Private persons can, with the CCJ's leave, bring claims in its original jurisdiction where a Treaty right has been denied and the State has not espoused the claim.

    Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Art 222

  4. 4.Trinidad Cement Ltd v Guyana (2009) — significance?

    In one of the CCJ's first original jurisdiction cases, the Court found Guyana in breach of the Common External Tariff obligation.

    CCJ original jurisdiction, 2009

  5. 5.Rudisa Beverages v Guyana (2014) — significance?

    Guyana's environmental tax on non-returnable beverage containers discriminated against imports; the CCJ awarded damages for the first time.

    CCJ original jurisdiction, 2014

  6. 6.Which treaty founded the OECS, and which revised it?

    The Treaty of Basseterre (1981); the Revised Treaty of Basseterre (2010) created the OECS Economic Union.

    Treaty of Basseterre 1981; Revised Treaty 2010