THE CCJ
Headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago, this is the name of its host city and the year the CCJ was officially inaugurated.
What is 2005?
Established in 1945 by the UN Charter, this city in the Netherlands serves as the permanent seat of the ICJ.
What is The Hague?
Established in 2006 to replace the "Commission," this Geneva-based UN body conducts "Universal Periodic Reviews" of all member states.
What is The United Nations Human Rights Council?
The case of Trimmingham v. R emerged from this Caribbean country.
What is St. Vincent and the Grenadines?
The right to development and the right to self determination can be classified as ______ __________ human rights.
What is third generation?
In the landmark 2013 case Shanique Myrie v. Barbados, the CCJ ruled that CARICOM nationals have a right to "definite entry" for this specific period of time.
What is the six months?
Unlike the International Criminal Court, which tries individuals, the ICJ only settles legal disputes between these entities.
What are States (or Countries)?
This Portuguese statesman currently holds the office of UN Secretary-General, having started his first term in 2017.
Who is António Guterres?
In this case, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (1973).
What is Dobbs v. Jackson?
Adopted in 1948, this landmark document is the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
Under its Original Jurisdiction, the CCJ is the only court that can interpret and apply this treaty, which established the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
What is the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas?
This 1945 document is an integral part of the UN Charter and contains the primary rules governing how the Court functions.
What is the Statute of the ICJ?
Headquartered in Paris, this agency promotes international collaboration through education, science, and culture.
What is UNESCO?
These two states enacted Medical Termination of Pregnancy Acts in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively.
What are Barbados and Guyana?
This former U.S. First Lady chaired the UN commission that drafted the UDHR, often called the "Magna Carta of Mankind."
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
In the 2018 case McEwan v. Attorney General of Guyana, the CCJ struck down a colonial-era law prohibiting this act, ruling it was unconstitutionally vague and violated the right to freedom of expression.
What is cross-dressing?
To ensure fairness, if a party to a case does not have a judge of its nationality on the bench, it may choose a person to sit in this temporary capacity.
What is a judge ad hoc / ad hoc judge?
In this month, year, and city, delegates from 50 nations met to sign the United Nations Charter.
What is June 1945, San Francisco?
Expand the acronym UNRWA and state the name of its Commissioner-General.
Who is Philippe Lazzarini?
Unlike the UDHR, which is a declaration, these two 1966 "Covenants" are legally binding treaties for states that ratify them.
What are the ICCPR and the ICESCR?
This 11-member body, headed by the President of the Court, is responsible for appointing judges, ensuring the court remains insulated from political control by regional prime ministers.
What is the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC)?
This term refers to the principle where a state accepts the Court's jurisdiction in advance for all future legal disputes with other states accepting the same obligation.
What is the Optional Clause (or Compulsory Jurisdiction)?
In his address to the UN, this former leader famously stated that peace would be a "fleeting illusion" until the philosophy holding one race superior is discredited and abandoned. Give the name of this leader and the year he made this famous speech.
What is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, 1963?
This provision of the UN Charter seeks to ensure that there is no interference in the domestic matters of States.
What is Article 2(7)?
While this covenant covers broad socio-economic rights, these other two specialized UN conventions focus specifically on the rights of women and the rights of children, respectively. List all THREE.
What are The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and The Convention on the Rights of the Child?