{"id":316281,"date":"2024-02-02T14:29:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=316281"},"modified":"2024-02-02T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:29:45","slug":"ccj-pays-tribute-to-the-late-mr-justice-jacob-wit-ret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/ccj-pays-tribute-to-the-late-mr-justice-jacob-wit-ret\/","title":{"rendered":"CCJ pays tribute to the late Mr. Justice Jacob Wit (Ret)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_316282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316282\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-316282\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute-642x358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute-642x358.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Justice-tribute.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-316282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Caribbean Court of Justice, along with Chief Justice Ivor Archie, Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago and other regional luminaries, gathered to commemorate the legal contributions of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Jacob Wit (retired). Mr. Justice Wit was one of the first judges to be appointed at the Court and served the CCJ from 2005-2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"justify\">Representatives from around the region convened on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for a Special Sitting, celebrating the life of one of its earliest sworn-in judges, the late Honourable Mr. Justice Jacob Wit. Mr Justice Wit retired from the Court in December 2023 and was buried in a private ceremony on 24 January 2024 in Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Presided over by the CCJ President, the Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, the Special Sitting included remarks by judges, academics, and members of the CCJ staff. Justice Wit was described by many of his peers as a witty and kind judge who was genuinely concerned about justice, fairness, and humanity. In the same vein, Mr Justice Saunders reminisced on his friendship with Justice Wit, stating that since they both joined the CCJ in 2005, the years were some of the most joyous \u201cthanks in large measure to Justice Wit\u2019s keen intellect, his curious mind, his generosity of spirit, [and] his collegiality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Remarks from the Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron, former CCJ President, were delivered by the Hon. the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Justice Ivor Archie, ORTT were similarly affectionate. He remembers Justice Wit as \u201ca perpetual student, a great intellect, [who] brought a fresh approach to problem-solving and finding just solutions in the resolution of disputes. He made great contributions to the development of our Caribbean jurisprudence, including but not limited to, the land law of Guyana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In many of the other tributes throughout the event, Mr Justice Wit was lauded for his many contributions to the \u201cmulti-layered concept of the rule of law\u201d particularly in the areas of civil law and constitutional interpretation. He was keenly interested in the granular workings of the judicial system and spent time visiting the prisons in every jurisdiction whenever the Court travelled. In his capacity as co-Chairman of the CCJ Academy for Law, Justice Wit delivered a rousing lecture in Guyana on \u201cRethinking Criminal Justice\u201d. The Hon. Mr Justice Winston Anderson confirmed that in da Costa Hall v. The Queen, Justice Wit \u201cfathered the principle that time spent in custody before trial should count as time spent under the sentence imposed at trial\u201d as convicted criminals were sentenced to prisons as punishment rather than for punishment.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Further warm sentiments were echoed by the Hon. Mme. Justice Lisa Shoman, General Counsel of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), who stated that when Mr. Justice Wit was appointed in 2005 at the inception of the Court that he \u201cnot by birth, but by deliberate choice, conscientious action and deed, became in spirit and soul, a true son of our CARICOM sun and soil and we are both proud and privileged to claim him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Justice Geoffrey Henderson of the Trinidad and Tobago Judiciary also shared his fond memories, drawing from experiences both in Trinidad and Tobago and in The Netherlands as Justice Wit \u201cbrought to bear his distinctly blunt, direct, sometimes unsubtle, but most definitely, independent approach to his work as a jurist and his ability to speak to issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Additional submissions were made by the Honourable Justices of the CCJ Bench; Gizel Thomas-Roberts, CCJ Deputy Registrar and Marshal; Shaiesta Nabibaks, Lecturer, International Law, Anton de Kom University, Suriname; Donovan Walker, President, The Organization of the Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations; and the Hon Mr. Justice Mauritsz de Kort, President, The Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Saint Martin, Saba, and Saint Eustatius.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The recording of the proceedings is available on the Court\u2019s YouTube channel at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001KgLUm65Xng1Wjd_gjdOKCOWDtq4kAOSYWsMJ9pEKLZJAnbtR6b6zyizqt4TZOzq_w6YVskbh3ES0vOzYTfu59am2C6tosi1zzzUkOCF0-7vavrbATk8aKA9TIj6PuqLC7doe0wvaV5_Xhx9tM6ctJbAOMj5sL2EELBYImM84vdvNp9PXIMA1Bg==&amp;c=dQxZZ7eCLMTjH40DyHYBdRLOL2ymgQTcKQNJI4FbD5wanrXVf-gytA==&amp;ch=NZG6Z6yN7NFudB-Rp2TZCbJw6eKoBeKoFFXRqFkZ-ibwKqAOUWjdvw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001KgLUm65Xng1Wjd_gjdOKCOWDtq4kAOSYWsMJ9pEKLZJAnbtR6b6zyizqt4TZOzq_w6YVskbh3ES0vOzYTfu59am2C6tosi1zzzUkOCF0-7vavrbATk8aKA9TIj6PuqLC7doe0wvaV5_Xhx9tM6ctJbAOMj5sL2EELBYImM84vdvNp9PXIMA1Bg%3D%3D%26c%3DdQxZZ7eCLMTjH40DyHYBdRLOL2ymgQTcKQNJI4FbD5wanrXVf-gytA%3D%3D%26ch%3DNZG6Z6yN7NFudB-Rp2TZCbJw6eKoBeKoFFXRqFkZ-ibwKqAOUWjdvw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706978801509000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08JGHOHirRgyfTOtV0_W8d\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?<wbr \/>v=Wyq2_V14XFU<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Representatives from around the region convened on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for a Special Sitting, celebrating the life of one of its earliest sworn-in judges, the&#8230;","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":316282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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