THE DEATH penalty, wire-tapping, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) headline a number of issues to be discussed when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) attorneys-general gather here this week.The meeting, to be held between June 19 and 21 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, will hold deliberations under the auspices of the fifth special meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee of CARICOM, which will be the last before the July Summit of CARICOM Heads of Government.
A press release from the Go-vernment news agency JAMPRESS stated that two agenda items expected to be among the high points are submissions by the Jamaican Bar Association that could lead to changes to the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice, and the report on the outcome of the May 11-12 United Kingdom/Caribbean Forum 200 held in London.
Other issues to be discussed include the WTO's obligations for the year 2000 and the third joint meeting of the Inter-Governmental Task Force on drugs and Ministers responsible for National Security, held in Roseau, Dominica, in May.
Talks will also focus on the Assembly of Caribbean Com-munity Parliamentarians (AC-CP), the Mutual Legal Assis-tance Treaty and Legislation on Interception of Communi-cation.
On the matter of the CCJ, the committee will discuss the report of the informal meeting of Supreme Court registrars and legal officers and the report of the fourth meeting of the preparatory committee on the establishment of the CCJ.
Jamaica's Attorney-General A.J. Nicholson will chair the meeting.
