Judgment was delivered on the matter where Jason Jones argued that the automatic acceptance of persons graduating with law degrees from the University of the West Indies (UWI) into the law schools, and the requirement for the holders of "non-UWI" law degrees to sit an entrance exam to gain entrance to the law schools, amounts to breaches of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Jones is the president and co-founder of the Association of Caribbean Students for equal access to the legal profession (ACSEAL).He cited articles 35, 36, 37 and 46 of the revised treaty and argued that these infractions are restricting participation in the Caribbean single market and economy (CSME). The court found that Mr. Jones Submission and the Declarations that he sought was incompatible with the treaty to the extent that such an application leads to an unjustified difference in treatment of, or discrimination between holders of law degrees from UWI, and those from non UWI degrees. The court found that Mr. Jones failed to point to anything in the treaty that would make it arguable that the application of article three of the agreement, violated, or could violate the treaty. Summary Judgement read by Justice Barrow.
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