CARIBBEAN MARITIME INSTITUTE
Kingston Jamaica
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
“An examination of the Jamaican judicial system and the measures that can lead to a reduction in the high number of outstanding court cases.”
Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course CPI
To
Lecturer: Mrs. E. Smith-Johnson
By
Travis Mais
December 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
Introduction……………………………………………………………………....3
Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………...3 Rationale………………………………………………………………………...3
Purpose of the Study……………………………………………………………..3
Significance of the Study………………………………………………………..4
Background……………………………………………………………………....4
Section 2
Literature
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