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The Oxford handbook of Caribbean constitutions / edited by Richard Albert, Derek O'Brien, and Se-shauna Wheatle.

Contributor(s): Albert, Richard (Law professor) [editor.] | O'Brien, Derek (Law professor) [editor.] | Wheatle, Se-shauna, 1985- [editor.]Series: Oxford handbooks online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (752 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191834790Other title: Handbook of Caribbean constitutions | Caribbean constitutionsSubject(s): Constitutions -- Caribbean Area | Constitutional history -- Caribbean Area | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198793045DDC classification: 342.729 LOC classification: KGJ548Online resources: Oxford handbooks online
Contents:
Introduction: Bringing Caribbean Constitutionalisms to the World / Richard Albert -- Suriname's Constitutional Limits / Ruben Gowricharn -- The Constitutional Framework of the French Caribbean / David Marrani, Sacha Sydoryk -- The Normative Framework of the Cuban Constitution and the Problems it Poses / Julio César Guanche, Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada, Bradley Hayes -- Haiti's Constitution of 1987: How Does it Fare Today as the Foundation for the Rule of Law? / Louis Aucoin -- The Constitutions of the Dominican Republic: Between Aspirations and Realities / Leiv Marsteintredet -- The Constitution of Puerto Rico / Joel I. Colón-Ríos -- Caribbean Constitutions and the Death Penalty / Margaret A. Burnham -- Social and Economic Rights in the Caribbean / Westmin R. A. James -- Rights and National Security / Yonique Campbell -- The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice / Stephen Vasciannie -- Constitutionalism and Colonial Legacies in the Caribbean / Lindsay Stirton, Martin Lodge -- The Effect of the Original Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice on Regional Integration and National Law / David S. Berry -- The Interpretation of Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutions / Derek O'Brien -- Constitutional Dissonance and the Rule of Law in the Turks and Caicos Islands / Derek O'Brien, Peter Clegg -- Black Power in the Caribbean / Rupert Lewis -- The Vestiges of Colonial Constitutionalism / Jane E. Cross -- Mapping the Future of Caribbean Constitutionalism / Cynthia Barrow-Giles -- Constitutional Design in the Commonwealth Caribbean / Hamid Ghany -- Constitutional Principles: Forging Caribbean Constitutionalism / Se-shauna Wheatle -- Constitutional Unamendability in the Region / Yaniv Roznai -- The Commonwealth Caribbean and the Westminster Model / Derek O'Brien -- The Constitutional Law of Guyana: Challenges and Prospects / Jason Haynes -- The British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands / Susan Dickson -- The Constitutions of the Dutch Caribbean / Irene Broekhuijse, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Sofia Ranchordás.
Summary: 'The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions' offers a detailed and analytical view of the constitutions of the Caribbean region, examining the constitutional development of its diverse countries. The handbook explains the features of the region's constitutions and examines themes emerging from the Caribbean's experience with constitutional interpretation and reform.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Bringing Caribbean Constitutionalisms to the World / Richard Albert -- Suriname's Constitutional Limits / Ruben Gowricharn -- The Constitutional Framework of the French Caribbean / David Marrani, Sacha Sydoryk -- The Normative Framework of the Cuban Constitution and the Problems it Poses / Julio César Guanche, Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada, Bradley Hayes -- Haiti's Constitution of 1987: How Does it Fare Today as the Foundation for the Rule of Law? / Louis Aucoin -- The Constitutions of the Dominican Republic: Between Aspirations and Realities / Leiv Marsteintredet -- The Constitution of Puerto Rico / Joel I. Colón-Ríos -- Caribbean Constitutions and the Death Penalty / Margaret A. Burnham -- Social and Economic Rights in the Caribbean / Westmin R. A. James -- Rights and National Security / Yonique Campbell -- The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice / Stephen Vasciannie -- Constitutionalism and Colonial Legacies in the Caribbean / Lindsay Stirton, Martin Lodge -- The Effect of the Original Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice on Regional Integration and National Law / David S. Berry -- The Interpretation of Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutions / Derek O'Brien -- Constitutional Dissonance and the Rule of Law in the Turks and Caicos Islands / Derek O'Brien, Peter Clegg -- Black Power in the Caribbean / Rupert Lewis -- The Vestiges of Colonial Constitutionalism / Jane E. Cross -- Mapping the Future of Caribbean Constitutionalism / Cynthia Barrow-Giles -- Constitutional Design in the Commonwealth Caribbean / Hamid Ghany -- Constitutional Principles: Forging Caribbean Constitutionalism / Se-shauna Wheatle -- Constitutional Unamendability in the Region / Yaniv Roznai -- The Commonwealth Caribbean and the Westminster Model / Derek O'Brien -- The Constitutional Law of Guyana: Challenges and Prospects / Jason Haynes -- The British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands / Susan Dickson -- The Constitutions of the Dutch Caribbean / Irene Broekhuijse, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Sofia Ranchordás.

'The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions' offers a detailed and analytical view of the constitutions of the Caribbean region, examining the constitutional development of its diverse countries. The handbook explains the features of the region's constitutions and examines themes emerging from the Caribbean's experience with constitutional interpretation and reform.

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