A wall of packed bookshelves — the publications of Suraj Sakal, Attorney-at-Law

Publications

Written for legal readers

Papers and reports he helped prepare, for courts and commissions across the region and beyond. Where the commentary explains, these argue.

Contributed

  1. The cover of a report on the state of wellbeing in Caribbean judiciaries, its title set over a photograph of forested hills Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers and Caribbean Association of Women Judges · 2025–26 The State of Wellbeing in Caribbean Judiciaries (2025): Insights and a Call for Systemic ActionListed among its contributors as Legal Officer, CAJO.Read the report
  2. The title page of a paper of recommendations on constitution reform in Trinidad and Tobago, for the National Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform National Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, Trinidad and Tobago · April 2024 Recommendations on Issues and Considerations for Constitution Reform in Trinidad and TobagoPeter Jamadar with Suraj Sakal, Judicial Counsel, CCJ.Read the paper
  3. The cover of Striving for Excellence, marking twenty years of the Caribbean Court of Justice: the court building behind member states' flags CCJ Academy for Law · 2025 The Caribbean Court of Justice, Striving for Excellence: 20 Years of Evolving JusticeCaribbean Court of Justice (CCJ Academy for Law 2025).

Assisted publications

  1. The cover of a criminal bench book, its title set in a black panel on a gold ground beneath the crest of the Bahamas Judicial Education Institute Bahamas Judicial Education Institute, for the Judiciary of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas · 2025 Criminal Bench BookParts drafted on behalf of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers.Read the bench book
  2. The cover of a thematic brief for the Global Judicial Integrity Network, set in white on blue over a photograph of a set of scales Global Judicial Integrity Network · Thematic brief, July 2025 Judicial Integrity and Judicial Well-BeingWith assistance from Suraj Sakal, Judicial Counsel, CCJ.Read the brief
  3. The title page of a paper on gender-based violence, unmet legal needs and barriers to access to justice, delivered to the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice Mexican Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico City · September 2024 The Voice of the Caribbean: Gender-Based Violence, Unmet Legal Needs, and Barriers to Access to Justice from a Gender PerspectiveWith research and writing assistance from Suraj Sakal, Judicial Counsel, CCJ.Read the paper
  4. The title page of a paper on gender-neutral drafting, delivered to the Criminal Justice Unit of the Office of the Attorney General Criminal Justice Unit, Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs · May 2024 Gender-Neutral Drafting and Other Related MattersWith assistance from Suraj Sakal, Judicial Counsel, CCJ.Read the paper
  5. The title page of a paper delivered at the 155th anniversary of the administration of justice in Suriname High Court of Justice of Suriname, 155th anniversary · May 2024 Judiciary in Motion – Judiciary Here, Now and in the FutureWith assistance from Suraj Sakal, Judicial Counsel, CCJ.Read the paper

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