Critically examine the current legislation against homosexuality within the Caribbean.
Research Questions:
1.Are the current legislations developed based off of law or morality? Are they discriminatory nature?
2.How do these laws compare and contrast to other jurisdictions (UK)?
3.Should these laws be amended in order to stay in tune with developed countires?
Research Outline
Examine the current transparent influx of homosexuality in the Caribbean (Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad).
Examine the relevant legislation in these jurisdictions to see if they address the issues and if they are discriminatory in nature towards homosexuals.
Examine if these laws were created based on law or morality?
Examine the relevant cases against homosexuality in Guyana and other Caribbean nations to see how the law was applied (McEwan case, Gareth Henry and Simone Edwards v Jamaica, Jason Jones v Trinidad)
Determine if the current legislation against homosexuality needs to be amended or remain as is.
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper is based on law and the topic of jurisprudence.
The paper must show the different jurisprudence schools of thought such as natural law etc and how they are applied in society
The relevant legislations in the countries must be used in the paper along with cases.
The assignment must have a table of contents, an introduction, the main section with
appropriate headings and subheadings, jurisprudential analysis, a conclusion, and a
comprehensive reference page.
Words in a foreign language (including Latin) must be printed in italics
The numbering of headings and subheadings in the table of contents must agree with
the heading and subheadings in the assignment
All references cited in the assignment must appear in the reference list. References must
be provided in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors and must not
be numbered
Language usage must be coherent and the assignment must demonstrate accurate
knowledge of the selected area.
No plagiarism
High standard of work
