Jamaica's legal system is based on English common law, according to the comparative table in the Wikipedia article List of national legal systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
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Jamaica
View the SourceConstitution of Jamaica (Wikipedia)
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It is the supreme law of Jamaica.
Bryan Sykes (judge) - Wikipedia
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is a Jamaican judge
Patrick Lipton Robinson (Wikipedia)
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is a Jamaican jurist who was a judge of the Internati
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Patrick Lipton Robinson (born 29 January 1944) is a Jamaican jurist who was a judge of the International Court of Justice from February 2015 to 2024.
View the Source Lascelles Robotham (Wikipedia)
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was a Jamaican lawyer and judge who worked in a number
Zaila McCalla (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Zaila McCalla, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Zaila McCalla, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Jamaican judge
Lensley Wolfe (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lensley Wolfe, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Lensley Wolfe, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Jamaican judge who was Chief Justice of Jamaica
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: ITLOS Members of the Tribunal
International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaIncludes: Kathy-Ann Brown, Members: current composition of the TribunalQuote, Includes: Kathy-Ann Brown, Members: current composition of the Tribunal
Kathy-Ann Brown (Jamaica)
Lloyd George Williams - Wikipedia
Includes: Lloyd George Williams, Wikipedia category: Jamaican judges of international courts and tribunalsQuote, Includes: Lloyd George Williams, Wikipedia category: Jamaican judges of international courts and tribunals
Category:Jamaican judges of international courts and tribunals
CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal system
CIA World FactbookIn Group: Common Law in the Americas and the Caribbean, Government, Legal system
common law system based on the English model
Includes: Court of Appeal of Jamaica, Government, legal system, legal system of Jamaica
common law system based on the English model
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