About the CCJ Academy for Law
The CCJ Academy for Law’s mandate is to provide informative and innovative perspectives on the rules and the roles of law, particularly International Law. Additionally, the Academy provides a platform for examining court administration and encouraging best practices in the judicial administration of justice.
The organization was rebranded as the CCJ Academy for Law in 2018, it was previously called the Caribbean Academy for Law and Court Administration (CALCA), to emphasize its emanation as the educational arm of the Court.
The key objectives of the CCJ Academy for Law are:
- To provide a forum for discussing legal concepts and rules in the areas particularly of, general international law, international trade law, regional integration law, and comparative law.
- To provide advanced tutelage in International Law to achieve and maintain a high level of awareness of, and advocacy and passion for, regional integration law and Caribbean jurisprudence.
- To instigate and encourage debate on the role and content of the discipline of Comparative Law bearing particularly in mind that the major traditions of the common law and civil law systems are represented in the Member States of CARICOM over which the CCJ exercises appellate and original jurisdiction.
- To facilitate training and evaluation and to develop problem-solving capability to enhance all areas of court administration.
- To deliver programmes to enhance practical learning in court administration and a deeper understanding of the role of court administration in judicial independence and accountability and in promoting access to justice.
- To decrease backlogs in case determinations and enhance access to justice in the judiciaries of the region.
- To deliver programmes to enhance practical learning in court administration and a deeper understanding of the role of court administration in judicial independence and accountability and in promoting access to justice.
Using various modes of delivery, the Academy develops, coordinates and facilitates seminars, workshops, exchanges, and special lectures, as the primary vehicles for the achievement of its stated objectives. In this regard, the Academy prepares an annual programme of activities based upon an assessment of need. In executing its mandate CALCA forges linkages with regional and international partners.
For further information on the CCJ Academy for Law, visit ww.ccjacademy.org