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N.O. (A child representated by the Children's Advocate) v The Attorney General of Jamaica

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Constitutional Redress-Sections 14 (3), 16 and 19(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms-Existence of parallel legal remedy-Whether claim for constitutional redress constitutes and abuse of court process

Child Care and Protection Act-Sections 65, 71, 72, 76 and 82-Whether the making of a Correctional Order by a Judge of the Family Court is intra vires the Act

Statutory Construction-Generalia specialibus non derogant-Section 3(3) Offensive Weapons (Prohibition) Act and section 76(1) Child Care and Protection Act-Whether a child offender is to be sentenced pursuant to charging Act of general application or the Child Care and Protection Act

Document Type:

Year: 
2022
Suit/Claim number: 
SU 2022 CV 01410
Neutral Citation: 
[2022] JMFC FULL 07