Caribbean Law Institute
The Caribbean Law Institute (CLI) was established in 1988 under a grant from the United States Agency for International Development to promote such activities that would further clarify the laws affecting trade, commerce and investment in the Region, while at the same time respecting the unique needs of local jurisdictions.[1] This joint project between Florida State University (FSU) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) has its offices in Tallahassee and at the Caribbean Law Institute Centre (CLIC) in Barbados, which was created in 1994 as a unit of research in the Faculty of Law at UWI.CLI cooperates in its activities with CARICOM, OECS, regional governments and a number of professional associations in law, accounting, industry and commerce.To meet its goals, the Institute engages in projects that command the interest of those who have a stake in the modernization and harmonization of laws.The Fellows include the attorneys general of the Caribbean nations served by CLI, and members of the private Bar and of the commercial sector.