Crown dependencies

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constitutional concept self-governing territory territory under the British Crown

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional concept → self-governing territory → territory under the British Crown →
cooperatesWith	United Kingdom government → each other →
defenceHandledBy	Government of the United Kingdom →
distinctFrom	British Overseas Territories → British Overseas Territories citizens → United Kingdom →
foreignRelationsHandledBy	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	Bailiwick of Guernsey → Bailiwick of Jersey → Isle of Man →
hasOwn	court systems → elected assemblies → social security systems → tax regimes →
hasStatusIn	Common Travel Area →
headOfState	monarch of the United Kingdom →
historicallyDerivedFrom	medieval possessions of the English Crown →
legalStatusClarifiedBy	various UK Acts and conventions →
notMemberOf	United Kingdom Parliament →
notRepresentedIn	House of Commons of the United Kingdom → House of Lords of the United Kingdom →
partOf	British constitutional law framework →
representedBy	Lieutenant Governor (in each bailiwick) → Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man →
sovereignOver	Bailiwick of Guernsey → Bailiwick of Jersey → Isle of Man →
ultimateResponsibilityFor	good governance →
ultimateResponsibilityHeldBy	British Crown →
underSovereigntyOf	British Crown →
uses	British nationality law framework →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crown in right of the Channel Islands ("Crown Dependency") → Crown in right of the Isle of Man ("Crown Dependency") →	constitutionalStatus
British monarch → Privy Council →	jurisdiction
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey → States Assembly of Jersey ("Crown Dependencies") →	partOf
Lord of Mann → superior courts of the Isle of Man →	relatedTo
the Crown →	alsoAppliesTo
Great Britain ("Crown Dependencies") →	athletesFrom
Privy Council Office →	collaboratesWith
British Overseas Territories ("British Crown dependencies") →	distinctFrom
British–Irish Council ("Crown Dependency") →	hasMemberType
British Summer Time →	observedBy
Jersey pound ("British Crown dependency") →	politicalStatusOfRegion
IM ("British Crown dependency") →	relatesTo
Met Office ("Crown Dependencies") →	serves
Isle of Man ("British Crown dependency") →	sovereigntyStatus