Caribbean L 28 ife, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2019
18 Caribbean jurists inducted
into the CCJ Hall of Fame
By Azad Ali
Eighteen Caribbean legal luminaries
were inducted into the Eminent
Caribbean Jurists Hall of Fame when
the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
Academy for Law hosted its inaugural
Eminent Jurists Gala and Award Ceremony
at the Hyatt Regency in Port of
Spain, recently.
The awards ceremony saw legal
minds from the Caribbean gather to
honor the contributions of the region’s
distinguished judicial officers and legal
professionals. It is the first of its kind in
the region.
Of the 18, five of whom represented
the most outstanding and long-serving
honorees and were conferred with a
lifetime award.
They were Justice Anthony Lucky
(Trinidad); Sir Shridath Ramphal (Commonwealth
of Nations); Judge Patrick
Robinson (International Court of Justice);
Ambassador Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan
(United Nations Refugee Office);
and Professor Duke Pollard (Caribbean
Court of Justice).
The CCJ Academy for Law is the
educational arm of the CCJ, which was
established, to, among other things
promote the recognition of judges and
other legal practitioners who have made
a consequential and lasting contribution
Caribbean Court of Justice President,
justice Adrian Saunders.
Photo by George Alleyne
to Caribbean jurisprudence and to
memorialize that contribution.
In addressing the gathering CCJ
President Justice Adrian Saunders lauded
the work of the Academy for Law in
celebrating “the work and achievements
of distinguished Caribbean women and
men who have made their mark in their
chosen field.”
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