Today is the second day of the 8th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Court of Justice Academy of Law. It's being held in Trinidad and Tobago under the theme "The CCJ at 20: Reflections on Caribbean Jurisprudence."
This conference is expected to reflect on seminal developments in Caribbean jurisprudence from courts in the Region and explore the role of the CCJ and other stakeholders in its future development.
At the opening of the conference yesterday, Lisa Shoman, a former High Court judge and now the general counsel of CARICOM, explained some of what the conference will cover.
Lisa Shoman, General Counsel of CARICOM
"In 2025, young Caribbean lawyers born in this century are being called to the bar in a legal reality that is vastly different from that which most of us in the room have had to face and this in fact is the challenge that the CCJ academy for law was created to address. The breadth and range of topics for this forum, from multiple aspects of community law, to seminal jurisprudence on family law, sustainable development and technology and perhaps my favorite title of all, the magnificent modern world of estates and probate practice to our ongoing efforts on criminal justice reform and the Needham's Point Declaration that was the centerpiece of the 2023 7th biennial conference, this horizon that we will navigate in the next few days will provoke and stimulate discussion and deliberation as we are guided by legal luminaries that span our community and beyond."
The conference will end tomorrow.
