Grenada
Common law
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Grenada is a common-law country with a Constitution of 1973 and the King as head of state. It shares the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court with its neighbours, and its final court of appeal is the Privy Council in London.
Updated October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Where the law comes from
- The Constitution of 1973, the highest law
- Acts of Parliament, and English common law and equity
- Decisions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and of the Privy Council
The main courts
- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the final court of appeal
- The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: the Court of Appeal and the High Court
- Magistrates' Courts
Becoming a lawyer
A law degree and a legal education certificate, then admission to practise by the High Court.
What may surprise you
- The supreme court it uses is shared with several other states and territories.
- It remains a monarchy, and the King is represented by a Governor-General.
- Final appeals are heard in London.
Related systems
How this country is classified
The University of Ottawa’s JuriGlobe database lists Grenada as: Common law. It names the systems in order of importance.
The map colours a country by the first-named system, and shows both civil-law and common-law countries as “mixed”. It is a simplification, and real systems are rarely pure.
Other countries in the same family
Sources
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
- JuriGlobe: world legal systems (University of Ottawa)
- Constitute Project: constitution of Grenada
Sources last reviewed: October 2026.
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