What is it about?
Bicameralism is the parliamentary structure of 8 of the 12 legislatures in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Eric Williams provided a template in his own political advocacy for this structure in Trinidad and Tobago that was replicated in other Commonwealth Caribbean countries when they earned their independence from Great Britain.
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Why is it important?
A link is created between Eric Williams the scholar and Eric Williams the politician and statesman in his advocacy for bicameralism which had an impact on the Commonwealth Caribbean.
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This work is important because it explains the genesis of bicameralism in the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Dr Hamid A Ghany
University of the West Indies
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This page is a summary of: Eric Williams: The constitutional scholar and the introduction of bicameralism in Trinidad and Tobago, Journal of Legislative Studies, December 1997, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13572339708420530.
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