E -- . Regulating the Financial Interests of MPsPart III: Parliament's Law-Making Powers; A -- . The Law-Making Process; B -- . Constraints on Parliament's Law-Making Powers; -- 1. Procedural Limitations; -- 2. Substantive Limitations; Part IV: Scrutiny of the Executive; A -- . Scrutiny of Policy and Administration; B -- . Financial Scrutiny; -- 1. Auditors General; -- 2. Public Accounts Committees (PACs); Conclusion; -- 6. THE CONSTITUIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS; Part I: Background; Part II: Judicial Independence: National Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC); A -- . Appointment of Judges; B -- . Removal of Judges.

Part III: The Public ServiceA -- . Public Service Commissions (PSCs); B -- . Independence, Racial Divisions, Ideological Differences and the Problems of Small Island States; C -- . New Public Management (NPM); -- 1. Executive Agencies; -- 2. Privatisaion of Public Services; Conclusion; -- 5. PARLIAMENT; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Membership and Structural Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Parliaments; A -- . Members of Parliament (MPs); -- 1. Elected Members; -- 2. Nominated Members; B -- . Leader of the Opposition; C -- . The Speaker; D -- . Privileges of Parliament; -- 1. Freedom of Speech; -- 2. Control of Parliamentary Affairs.

Part IV: Financing of Political Parties and Access to the MediaA -- . Regulating the Financing of Political Parties and Election Campaigns; B -- . Regulating Access to the Media; Conclusion; -- 4. THE EXECUTIVE; Part I: Introduction; Part II: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet; A -- . The Prime Minister; -- 1. Appointment and Removal; -- 2. Powers; B -- . The Cabinet; -- 1. Appointment and Removal of Ministers; -- 2. Functions of Ministers; C -- . Ministerial Accountability; -- 1. Collective Responsibility; -- 2. Individual Ministerial Responsibility; D -- . Guyana: From Executive Presidency to Semi-Presidentialism.

B -- . Appointment and Removal of Governors General and Presidents -- 1. Governors General; -- 2. Presidents; Part IV: Judicial Review of the Constitutional Functions of Presidents and Governors General; A -- . Susceptibility to Judicial Review; -- 1. Common Law; -- 2. Immunity Clauses; -- 3. Ouster Clauses; B -- . Justiciability; Conclusion; -- 3. ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; Part I: Background; Part II: Electoral Systems; A. 'First Past the Post' (FPTP); B -- . Guyana and the 'Party List' System; Part III: Management and Administration of Elections; A -- . Constituency Boundaries Commission (CBC); B -- . Electoral Management Bodies.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; INTRODUCTION; -- 1. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY; Part I: Background; Part II: Colonial Government; A -- . The 'Representative System'; B. 'Crown Colony Rule'; C -- . Federation; Part III: Independence; A -- . The Decolonisation Process; B -- . The Independence Constitutions; -- 1. The 'Westminster Model'; -- 2. Bills of Rights; Conclusion; -- 2. THE HEAD OF STATE; Part I: Background; Part II: The Crown as Head of State; Part III: The Constituional Framework; A -- . Functions of the Head of State.

This book offers a comprehensive contextual analysis of the constitutional systems of the Commonwealth Caribbean taking into account the region's colonial past as well as considering notable developments that have occurred since independence.