Attorney General of Jamaica (The) v Phillip Paulwell, Peter Bunting and Paula Llewellyn

Constitutional law-Construction and interpretation of the Constitution-Procedure for amending the Constitution-Amendment increasing the retirement age of the Director of Public Prosecutions-Extension of the term of office of the Director of Public Prosecutions-Role of underlying principles of the Constitution-Whether the "basic 'deep' structure" doctrine is applicable to the Constitution-Separation of Powers principle-Whether the amendment to the Constitution was made for improper purpose-Whether the amendment to the Constitution breached the supremacy clause-Whether the amendment to the Constitution was applicable to the incumbent Director of Public Prosecutions-Whether the amendment to the Constitution should be read down-Use of external aids to construction-Constitution (Amendment of Sections 96(1) and 121(1) ) Act, 2023, section 2-Constitution of Jamaica, sections 2, 49(4), 94(6), 95(1) and 96(1)