A Commonwealth of laws: at 60 and beyond

This piece considers decisions of the Commonwealth Caribbean where applicants have sought to challenge the economic rational or commercial decision of government in enacting legislation without expressly saying so. The courts have considered the question of whether parliament can legislate a reduction of salaries of public servants and privatize aspects of the public service. In the main, the courts in the Commonwealth Caribbean have been able to deal with the legal issue raised without opining on the underlying rationale for the legislation passed by parliament.