People power and the Constitution

THE EDITOR, Madam:

IN YOUR issue of May 31, Mr. Berthan McCaulay, Q.C. in support of his opinion that the executive and judicial branches of government may only do what the law specifically permits, quotes the legal references. However, on page A2 of your issue of June 14, Mr. Derrick Jones, President of the Bar Association, states that his Association's opinion is that the proposal to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice; and thus replace the judicial Committee of the British Privy Council as our final Court of Appeal should be put to a referendum.

This seems to emphasise the fact that the expression of their desire by a sufficient number of the articulate people of a state is a very powerful force and that force can induce the executive to bend to the people's will.

This in a sense is the intention of a constitution which considers the will of the people to be paramount.

I am, etc.,

E. E. FRASER

P.O. Box 598,

Kingston 8

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