Jamaica is petitioning King Charles III to refer three legal questions on slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
JAMAICA · POLITICS
Key Facts
—What happened A Jamaican delegation led by culture minister Olivia Grange said in the United Kingdom it would file a petition to King Charles III.
—What it asks The petition asks the King to refer three legal questions on slavery to the Privy Council.
—The legal route It uses section four of the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, which allows an advisory referral.
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