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OECS Supreme Court Reports Progress In Reform Process
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OECS Supreme Court Reports Progress In Reform Process
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Friday,
September 21, 2001
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Progress is being reported in the judicial reform programme taking place
throughout the OECS. Chief Justice of the OECS Supreme Court Sir Denis Byron
says the introduction of a judicial management system (JMS) has contributed
significantly to the court’s efficiency. “The
computerised system, made available via USAID assistance, allows for the proper
management of cases, tracking of their progress and the ready provision of
information to practitioners and the general public,” said Sir Denis. The
system remains however to be introduced in the jurisdictions of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines and volcano ravaged Montserrat. The
start of the new law year this month has also signalled the commencement of a
pilot programme on court reporting in one of the jurisdictions of the Court.
Under the programme, twenty-five (25) court reporters from Dominica will receive
training in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the area of computer aided
transcription techniques. According
to the Chief Justice, “the two-year training exercise is expected to go a long
way in speeding up the trial process, reliving judges from the tiresome task of
manually recording testimony, and uninhibited in order to focus on the cases
being heard.” The
issues of family law and domestic violence will as well receive much attention
during the new law year. According to Sir Denis the exploding incidents of
domestic violence taking place across the Court’s jurisdictions cannot be
ignored. With new legislation being drafted, the Court was gearing up to mete
out the appropriate responses. |
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