Caribbean Court of Justice Act – Chapter 3:07
Sections 4, 6, 7 and 8
4. (1) The Court shall have –
(a) original jurisdiction provided for in this Act as is conferred on it in accordance
with Part II of the Agreement; and
(b) appellate jurisdiction provided for in this Act as is conferred on it in accordance
with the provisions of Part III of the Agreement.
(2) The decisions of the Court shall, subject to sections 9(5), (11(5) and 12, be final.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall confer jurisdiction on the Court to hear matters in relation
to any decision of the Court of Appeal which at the time of entry into force of this
Act was declared to be final by any law.
6. An appeal shall lie to the Court from decisions of the Court of Appeal as of right (a) in civil proceedings where the matter in dispute on appeal to the Court is of the
value of not less than one million dollars or where the appeal involves directly or
indirectly a claim or a question respecting property or a right of the aforesaid value;
(b) in proceedings for the dissolution or nullification of marriage;
(c) in any civil or criminal proceedings which involve a question as to the
interpretation of the Constitution;
(d) in any proceedings that are concerned with the exercise of the jurisdiction
conferred upon the High Court relating to redress for the contravention of the
provisions of the Constitution for the protection of fundamental rights; and
(e) in respect of any other matter as may be prescribed by law.
7. An appeal shall lie to the Court, with the leave of the Court of Appeal, from a decision
of the Court of Appeal -