The Agreement Establishing the CCJ was signed by the Prime Ministers or Presidents of 12 CARICOM states.
They are:
- Antigua & Barbuda;
- Barbados;
- Belize;
- Dominica;
- Grenada;
- Guyana;
- Jamaica;
- St. Kitts & Nevis;
- St. Lucia;
- St. Vincent & The Grenadines;
- Suriname; and
- Trinidad & Tobago.
Because their leaders have signed the Agreement, these countries are referred to as contracting parties to the Agreement Establishing the CCJ.