Current Version
| Region | Saint Lucia |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| End Date | Nov 26, 2021 |
| Description | The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Rules (Sentencing Guidelines) 2019 and its Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2020 establish a legal framework for sentencing homicide in Saint Lucia. This direction sets out the factors to be considered, including the victim's sexual orientation as a factor that may elevate a homicide to the category of "exceptionally serious," potentially justifying life imprisonment. This Practice Direction came into effect on the 1st day of September, 2020. The protection remained in place under re-issues of the practice direction. |
| Sources | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2020 https://cms.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Practice-Direction-on-Sentencing-for-the-Offence-of-Murder-for-the-ECSC.pdf https://www.eccourts.org/sentencing-guidelines-effective-1st-september-2020 Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2021 - Sentencing for the Offence of Murder Re-Issue April 2021 https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Homicide-offences-Compendium-Guideline-April-2021.pdf Practice Direction No. 3 of 2021 Sentencing for the Offence of Murder Re-Issue November 2021 https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Re-issue-Murder-PD-Nov-2021-Final-26-Nov-2021-Sgd.pdf |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| End Date | Nov 26, 2021 |
| Description | The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Rules (Sentencing Guidelines) 2019 and its Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2020 establish a legal framework for sentencing homicide in Saint Lucia. This direction sets out the factors to be considered, including the victim's sexual orientation as a factor that may elevate a homicide to the category of "exceptionally serious," potentially justifying life imprisonment. This Practice Direction came into effect on the 1st day of September, 2020. The protection remained in place under re-issues of the practice direction. |
| Sources | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2020 https://cms.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Practice-Direction-on-Sentencing-for-the-Offence-of-Murder-for-the-ECSC.pdf https://www.eccourts.org/sentencing-guidelines-effective-1st-september-2020 Practice Direction 8E No. 1 of 2021 - Sentencing for the Offence of Murder Re-Issue April 2021 https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Homicide-offences-Compendium-Guideline-April-2021.pdf Practice Direction No. 3 of 2021 Sentencing for the Offence of Murder Re-Issue November 2021 https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Re-issue-Murder-PD-Nov-2021-Final-26-Nov-2021-Sgd.pdf |