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Law of Jamaica

Common Law Family

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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Example Jurisdictions
Jamaica 1
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In Legal Family

Common Law, Legal Systems
Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

Includes

Bryan Sykes, Jurists
Source Bryan Sykes (judge) - Wikipedia
Constitution of Jamaica, Codes
Source Constitution of Jamaica (Wikipedia)
Lascelles Robotham, Jurists
Source Lascelles Robotham (Wikipedia)
Lensley Wolfe, Jurists
Source Lensley Wolfe (Wikipedia)
Lloyd George Williams, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Lloyd George Williams
Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jurists
Source Patrick Lipton Robinson (Wikipedia)
Zaila McCalla, Jurists
Source Zaila McCalla (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
Sources
1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, jurisdictions using it
    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.
  • In Legal Family: Common Law, Section: Common law
    Jamaica
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Constitution of Jamaica (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Jamaica, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Constitution of Jamaica, Lead section
It is the supreme law of Jamaica.
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Bryan Sykes (judge) - Wikipedia
Includes: Bryan Sykes, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Bryan Sykes, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Jamaican judge
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Patrick Lipton Robinson (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Patrick Lipton Robinson, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Patrick Lipton Robinson, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Jamaican jurist who was a judge of the Internati
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Lascelles Robotham (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lascelles Robotham, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Lascelles Robotham, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Jamaican lawyer and judge who worked in a number
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Zaila McCalla (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Zaila McCalla, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Zaila McCalla, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Jamaican judge
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Lensley Wolfe (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lensley Wolfe, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Lensley Wolfe, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Jamaican judge who was Chief Justice of Jamaica
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Wikidata: Lloyd George Williams
Includes: Lloyd George Williams, Wikipedia category: Jamaican judges of international courts and tribunalsView the Source
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