Former CCJ President Michael de la Bastide passed away on 30th March 2024; Caribbean Court of Justice's first president.
Former CCJ President Michael de la Bastide has passed away on 30th March 2024. De la Bastide, a distinguished Caribbean jurist, steered the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) from its inauguration in 2004 until his retirement in 2011. He was the first president of the CCJ and served as an Independent Senator in Trinidad and Tobago's Parliament, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, and President of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The CCJ described him as an "exemplary jurist."
March 30, 2024
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