Jersey & UK: What's the Connection?
Wilfrid Von
2025-06-06 21:12:07
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The Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK but are self-governing possessions of the Crown with their own constitution, legislature and laws. The Crown (through the UK government) may legislate for the islands by Acts of Parliament or Order in Council and is responsible for their foreign affairs, including the making and breaking of the EU Treaties, but these powers are subject to important constitutional limitations. Residents do not enjoy full EU citizenship rights, although the vast majority of the population are also British citizens by virtue of their parents or grandparents or past residence in the UK. Historically there have been tensions over the constitutional relationship between the UK and the Crown Dependencies and the extent to which the UK can legislate for the islands without their consent.
Jaron Abshire
2025-05-27 20:05:12
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Jersey and Guernsey are called Crown Dependencies, rather than being British Overseas Territories or forming part of the United Kingdom itself. The islands are self-governing dependencies of the Crown, each with its own elected parliaments and separate legal systems, however, the Sovereign acts as the Head of State. The relationship between the islands and the UK is through the Crown and is not set out in a formal constitutional document. The UK government is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands, with the Channel Islands Militia forming a sub-unit of the British Army. The same report emphasised that the Crown Dependencies’ relationship is with the Crown rather than the UK.
Abbie Weimann
2025-05-17 14:16:51
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The Crown Dependencies are not part of the UK but are self-governing dependencies of the Crown. HM Government is responsible for the defence and international relations of the Islands. The constitutional relationship of the Islands with the UK is through the Crown and is not enshrined in a formal constitutional document. The Queen is the Head of State of each Island and the Lieutenant-Governor for each Crown Dependency is Her Majesty’s personal representative.
Ernest Hahn
2025-05-17 12:39:59
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The Crown Dependencies are not part of the UK but are self-governing dependencies of the Crown. This means they have their own directly elected legislative assemblies, administrative, fiscal and legal systems. The constitutional relationship of the Crown Dependencies with the UK is through the Crown and is not enshrined in any formal constitutional document. The UK Government is responsible for the defence and international relations of the Islands, while the Crown, acting through the Privy Council, is ultimately responsible for ensuring their “good government”. They are not represented in the UK Parliament. The Crown Dependencies have never been colonies of the UK.