1970
Established By Treaty
03
Regional Law Schools
17
Signatory Territories
One regional vision for practical legal education and the rule of law.
WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL
Welcome to the Council of Legal Education.
Established by Treaty in 1970, the Council of Legal Education (the Council) is responsible for the provision of legal education in territories signatory to the Treaty across the Caribbean. The Council executes this mandate through oversight of its three law schools namely the Hugh Wooding Law School (Trinidad and Tobago), the Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica) and the Eugene Dupuch Law School (The Bahamas).
Territories signatory to the Treaty include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
OUR INSTITUTIONS
Three schools. One shared purpose.
Practical legal education rooted in the communities and cultures of the Caribbean.
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Hugh Wooding Law School
Opened in September 1973 at the University of the West Indies St. Augustine campus. Named for Sir Hugh Wooding, the distinguished Trinidadian jurist.
Kingston, Jamaica
Norman Manley Law School
Established in September 1973 at the University of the West Indies Mona campus. Named in honour of Norman Manley.
Nassau, The Bahamas
Eugene Dupuch Law School
Established in The Bahamas in 1998. Named for Eugene Dupuch, a prominent Bahamian lawyer and politician.