Article 211: Jurisdiction of the Court in Contentious Proceedings

  1.         Subject to this Treaty, the Court shall have compulsory and exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Treaty, including:

(a)        disputes between the Member States parties to the Agreement;

(b)        disputes between the Member States parties to the Agreement and the Community;

(c)        referrals  from  national  courts  of  the  Member  States  parties  to  the Agreement;

(d)        applications by persons in accordance with Article 222, concerning the interpretation and application of this Treaty.

  1.         For the purpose of this Chapter, “national courts” includes the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.