Category: Category 2
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) served as the highest appellate court for British colonies and, post-independence, for several Commonwealth nations until appeals were abolished in these countries (Nigeria and Ghana in the 1960s, Sierra Leone in 1971, and Gambia in 1998). During the colonial era and early independence periods, the JCPC heard…
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Introduction The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), as the highest court of appeal for British colonies until the mid-20th century, played a pivotal role in shaping the legal systems of Anglophone African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Gambia. These nations, former British colonies, inherited a common law tradition that was…