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 UNIT 1: PUBLIC LAW
MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN LEGAL SYSTEMS

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Module, students should:

1. develop a general understanding of law;

2. appreciate the complex nature of law and the legal institutions;

3. understand the dynamic role(s) and functions of law in changing Commonwealth Caribbean
societies; and,

4. develop skills in applying principles of law to a given set of facts.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT

Students should be able to:

1. describe the nature of law; The Nature of Law:

(a) origin, role, and functions;

(b) theories of law: natural law and
positive law;

(c) law and religion; and,

(d) law and morality.

2. assess the importance of the Concepts of the phrase ‘sources of law’:
contribution of the various sources
of law to the development of (a) literary sources – constitution;
Commonwealth Caribbean law;
(b) legal sources – legislation (primary
and subsidiary) and interpretation by
the Courts;

(c) historical sources – common law;

(d) equity – origin and development in the
Caribbean;

(e) judicial precedent; and,

(f) customs and conventions.

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