Ahimbisibwe Innocent Benjamin

The unique organisation of Jamaica's government People are often caught in wonder as to how, why and whether or not Jamaica has a president.  (A photo of Rt. Hon. Andrew Holness the prime minister of Jamaica) Yes, it is true that Jamaica does not have a president. Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. This means that the monarch of Jamaica, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the ceremonial head of state, represented in Jamaica by the Governor-General, who performs ceremonial and symbolic functions on behalf of the monarch. The head of government in Jamaica is the Prime Minister, who is the leader of the political party with the majority of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Jamaican parliament. The Prime Minister is responsible for leading the government, setting the policy agenda, and overseeing the implementation of policies and programs. While the Governor-General has a role in the formation of the government, including app...

  Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda (2005)   SUMMARY OF THE CASE On 23 June 1999, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) filed in the Registry of the Court Applications instituting proceedings against Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda “for acts of armed aggression committed . . . in flagrant breach of the United Nations Charter and of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity”. In addition to the cessation of the alleged acts, the DRC sought reparation for acts of intentional destruction and looting and the restitution of national property and resources appropriated for the benefit of the respective respondent States.   In its Applications instituting proceedings against Burundi and Rwanda, the DRC referred, as bases for the Court’s jurisdiction, to Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Statute, the New York Convention of 10 December 1984 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishm...