St. Lucia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- February 22, 1979
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and Assembly Chamber
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Catholic majority
From the country
- MARCH 15, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 13, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 11, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- JANUARY 31, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 1, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- APRIL 2, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
St. Lucia signed an agreement during the opening of...
St. Lucia signed an agreement during the opening of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) leaders' 12th inter-sessional summit to establish a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The CCJ will replace the British Privy Council, which has served
- JANUARY 1, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2000St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Saint Lucia's Ambassador Julian R
On November 2, Saint Lucia's Ambassador Julian R
- AUGUST 24, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
On August 24, a delegation led by the Italian Vice...
On August 24, a delegation led by the Italian Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Foreign Affairs Enzo Trantino, and composed of Ambassador Claudio Moreno, and Hands Off Cain's representatives Sergio D'Elia, Secretary, and Elisabetta Z