Crown dependencies

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Crown dependencies are self-governing territories under the sovereignty of the British Crown, distinct from the United Kingdom and responsible for their own domestic legislation and administration.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional concept
self-governing territory
territory under the British Crown
cooperatesWith UK government
surface form: United Kingdom government

each other
defenceHandledBy UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
distinctFrom British Overseas Territories
British Overseas Territories
surface form: British Overseas Territories citizens

United Kingdom
foreignRelationsHandledBy UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
governedBy constitutional conventions
local legislation
royal charters
hasCharacteristic domestic autonomy
not colonies
not devolved administrations
not part of the Commonwealth realms
not part of the United Kingdom
not sovereign states
own administrative systems
own fiscal systems
own legal systems
own legislatures
self-governing
hasMember Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey

Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
hasOwn court systems
elected assemblies
social security systems
tax regimes
hasStatusIn Common Monetary Area
surface form: Common Travel Area
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
historicallyDerivedFrom medieval possessions of the English Crown
legalStatusClarifiedBy various UK Acts and conventions
notMemberOf British Parliament
surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
notRepresentedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
partOf British constitutional law framework
representedBy Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
surface form: Lieutenant Governor (in each bailiwick)

Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
sovereignOver Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey

Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
ultimateResponsibilityFor good governance
ultimateResponsibilityHeldBy British Crown
underSovereigntyOf British Crown
uses British Overseas Territories Act 2002
surface form: British nationality law framework

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British monarch jurisdiction Crown dependencies
Lord of Mann relatedTo Crown dependencies
Isle of Man (crown dependency) sovereigntyStatus Crown dependencies
subject surface form: Isle of Man
this entity surface form: British Crown dependency
Privy Council jurisdiction Crown dependencies
British Overseas Territories distinctFrom Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown dependencies
British Summer Time observedBy Crown dependencies
Crown in right of the Channel Islands constitutionalStatus Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependency
IM relatesTo Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown dependency
the Crown alsoAppliesTo Crown dependencies
Crown in right of the Isle of Man constitutionalStatus Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependency
Privy Council Office collaboratesWith Crown dependencies
Jersey pound politicalStatusOfRegion Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown dependency
Great Britain athletesFrom Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
British–Irish Council hasMemberType Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependency
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey partOf Crown dependencies
States Assembly of Jersey partOf Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
Met Office serves Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
superior courts of the Isle of Man relatedTo Crown dependencies
Isle of Man Government partOf Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
JCPC jurisdiction Crown dependencies
subject surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
JCPC regionServed Crown dependencies
subject surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Government of Jersey partOf Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
Government of Jersey constitutionalStatus Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown Dependency
Jersey coat of arms associatedWith Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown dependencies
British nationality law appliesTo Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependencies
Judiciary of Jersey constitutionalStatus Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: Crown Dependency
Chief Minister of Jersey partOf Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown Dependencies
Royal sign-manual appliesTo Crown dependencies
this entity surface form: British Crown dependencies