Law Made Simple: The Executive
We continue our look at the Constitution this week by looking at some of the powers of the Executive arm of the State. Chapter 5 of the Constitution provides that executive authority is vested in the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court
Chapter 7 of the Constitution provides for a Supreme Court consisting of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Chief Justice is the head of the court and is appointed by the President after...
View ArticleAn arrested person has rights
A person may be arrested by the police:• before he or she is charged• after he or she has been charged with an offence Under the Constitution, every person who is arrested or detained has certain...
View ArticleRole of the Ombudsman
If you believe that any government department or authority has unfairly treated you, you can take your complaint to the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman is a non-political, independent office created under the...
View ArticleGovt adds ‘ammo’ in fight against crime
Anti-Gang Act was passed on May 23, 2011 and came into force on August 15, 2011. The act seeks to reduce criminal gang activity by making membership of gangs and related activities unlawful. The act...
View ArticleOur Human Rights
Human Rights Day will be celebrated tomorrow. It commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The foundation of the Universal...
View ArticleThe Dog Control Act
The Dog Control Act 2013, as amended by the Dog Control (Amendment) Act 2014, has been partially proclaimed and in force since June 2, 2014. The Act seeks to provide for the control of dogs and to...
View ArticleRight to join unions protected
T&T has several active trade unions which are responsible for the protection of workers’ rights and the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. Many employees are faced with deciding if...
View ArticleA look at the Public Procurement Act
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015 was assented to and became law on January 14, 2015. The Act seeks to reform the procurement laws of Trinidad and Tobago in keeping with...
View ArticleMandatory 120 days in custody for accused
The Bail Amendment Act 2015 (Act No 7 of 2015) was assented to and came into effect on April 29, 2015. It is the latest in a series of amendments to the Bail Act Chap 4:60, which provides for the...
View ArticleThe Clico Policyholders judgment
On June 28, 2016, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the case of The United Policyholders Group and others (the Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (the Respondent)...
View ArticleA citizen’s right to uphold the Constitution
On May 8, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the case of Attorney General v Dumas, in which it affirmed a citizen’s right to approach the court for an interpretation of the Constitution.In...
View ArticleThe law on domestic violence
Domestic violence is not just physical abuse. It includes sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse and financial abuse.It is committed by a person against a spouse, child, any other person who is...
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