Crown in right of the Channel Islands

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Crown in right constitutional arrangement legal concept

The Crown in right of the Channel Islands is the distinct legal embodiment of the British monarch’s authority in the self-governing Crown Dependencies of Jersey and Guernsey, separate from the United Kingdom.

Aliases (5)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Crown in right → constitutional arrangement → legal concept →
appliesToJurisdiction	Bailiwick of Guernsey → Bailiwick of Jersey →
associatedWith	Orders in Council → Privy Council →
constitutionalPrinciple	self-governance of the Channel Islands → separation from the United Kingdom →
constitutionalStatus	Crown Dependency →
country	Guernsey → Jersey →
delegatesTo	UK Government for defence → UK Government for international relations →
derivedFrom	Crown in right of Normandy →
distinctFrom	Parliament of the United Kingdom → United Kingdom Government →
ensures	good government of the Channel Islands →
exercisesAuthorityOver	executive functions in Guernsey → executive functions in Jersey →
guarantees	autonomy of Guernsey → autonomy of Jersey →
hasComponent	Crown in right of Guernsey → Crown in right of Jersey →
hasConstitutionalDoctrine	Channel Islands have domestic autonomy → Crown Dependencies are not colonies →
hasConstitutionalRelationshipWith	States Assembly of Jersey → States of Deliberation of Guernsey →
hasSovereign	British monarch →
hasTypeOfRelationshipWithUK	non-colonial → not part of the United Kingdom →
headOfState	British monarch →
historicalOrigin	Duchy of Normandy →
language	English → French (legal and historical context) →
legalBasis	customary constitutional practice → royal prerogative →
partOf	British Crown →
relatedTo	Crown in right of the Isle of Man →
representedBy	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey → Lieutenant Governor of Jersey →
responsibleFor	defence of the Channel Islands → international representation of the Channel Islands →
separateFrom	Crown in right of the United Kingdom →
usesInstrument	Letters Patent → Royal Charters →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crown in right of the Isle of Man ("Crown in right of Jersey") → Crown in right of the Isle of Man ("Crown in right of Guernsey") →	distinctFrom
Crown in right of Wales ("Crown in right of the Bailiwick of Jersey") → Crown in right of Wales ("Crown in right of the Bailiwick of Guernsey") →	distinguishedFrom
Crown in right of the Channel Islands ("Crown in right of Jersey") → Crown in right of the Channel Islands ("Crown in right of Guernsey") →	hasComponent
Crown in right of the Isle of Man ("Crown in right of Jersey") → Crown in right of the Isle of Man ("Crown in right of Guernsey") →	relatedConcept
Crown in right of the Channel Islands ("Crown in right of Normandy") →	derivedFrom
Crown (British state) →	hasPart
States of Deliberation of Guernsey ("Crown in right of Guernsey") →	legislativePowersDerivedFrom