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vLex’s award-winning legal research platform enables you to navigate extensive collections of Caribbean law in one location, including case law from 18 jurisdictions, authoritative books and journals, and news and legal commentary from world-leading publishers. In partnership with the University of the West Indies, vLex is also the home of the entire CariLaw collection, which has been combined with vLex’s own historic Caribbean collection to provide comprehensive coverage of Caribbean case law.

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