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The assertion is made that the judges of the Privy Council are Men

The assertion is made that the judges of the Privy Council are men of judicial eminence which means that we secure for ourselves the same wisdom and learning as the British themselves enjoy However while there is a benefit in having these high quality learned judges in the Privy Council there is a contending argument that these judges lack the understanding of the social dynamics and the culture of our State There is an inherent expectation that the Privy Council is equipped to make informed judicial decisions according to the norms in our society However the Privy Council may be influenced by international opinions even in instances where this is in opposition to local sentiments This was evidenced by the ruling in Pratt v Morgan where having been influenced by the UN Human Rights Committee and the European Court on Human Rights an anti death penalty stance was adopted The view of the Privy Council was that excessive delay on death row amounts to inhumane and degrading treatment and therefore unconstitutional The effect of this case is that persons who spent more than five years on death row cannot be executed As a result of this ruling there have been no hangings in Jamaica since 1998 although the Government has repeatedly reiterated its intention to proceed with this form of punishment Further Rose Marie Belle Antoine is of the view that 



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