As Trinidad & Tobago’s Court of Appeal reverses buggery law ruling, does the colonial grip persist?

Savings law is a fairly common concept in Commonwealth legal systems, whereby restrictive colonial-era laws are carried over into post-independence legal frameworks

Originally published on Global Voices

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On April 12, 2018, courtroom POS 09 in the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain was jam-packed with interested parties eager to hear the outcome of a highly scrutinised court case – Jason Jones vs. the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago.