PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Representatives from across the area convened on Wednesday on the headquarters of the Caribbean Courtroom of Justice (CCJ) right here for a Particular Sitting, celebrating the lifetime of one in all its earliest sworn-in judges, the late Justice Jacob Wit, who retired from the Courtroom in December 2023 and was buried in a non-public ceremony on JanuaryJanuary 24açao.
Presided over by the CCJ President, Justice Adrian Saunders, the Particular Sitting included remarks by judges, teachers, and members of the CCJ employees.
Justice Wit was described by a lot of his friends as a witty and sort decide who was genuinely involved about justice, equity, and humanity.
Justice Saunders reminisced on his friendship with Justice Wit, stating that since they each joined the CCJ in 2005, the years had been among the most joyous “thanks in giant measure to Justice Wit’s eager mind, his curious thoughts, his generosity of spirit, [and] his collegiality.”
Remarks from their Dennis Byron, former CCJ President, had been delivered by the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Justice Ivor Archie, and had been equally affectionate.
He remembered Justice Wit as “a perpetual scholar, an incredible mind, [who] introduced a contemporary method to problem-solving and discovering simply options in resolving disputes. He made nice contributions to creating our Caribbean jurisprudence, together with however not restricted to the land legislation of Guyana.”
In most of the different tributes all through the occasion, Justice Wit was lauded for his many contributions to the “multi-layered idea of the rule of legislation,” notably in civil legislation and constitutional interpretation.
He was keenly within the granular workings of the judicial system and frolicked visiting the prisons in each jurisdiction at any time when the Courtroom traveled.
Justice Wit, who retired from the CCJ in December after serving 18 years, died on January 16 within the Netherlands. Justice Wit was an eminent Jurist with broad authorized experience in non-public legislation, business and admiralty legislation, insurance coverage, chapter and insolvency, firm legislation and mental property, felony legislation, navy legislation, administrative legislation, and constitutional legislation, in addition to worldwide human rights legislation, the CCJ famous
Earlier than becoming a member of the Caribbean Courtroom of Justice, he adjudicated over circumstances in Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Dutch Windward Islands of Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.
“Justice Wit was a polyglot, with fluency in a number of languages, and shall be remembered for his Wit inside and outdoors of the courtroom,” the CCJ stated on his passing.
President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders, stated it was a tragic day for the Courtroom.
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