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The Crown dependencies are the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel. Being three independently administered jurisdictions, they are not part of the United Kingdom or overseas territories of the United Kingdom.〔(House of Commons - Crown Dependencies - Justice Committee )〕 They are self-governing possessions of the Crown (defined uniquely in each jurisdiction).〔(Background briefing on the Crown dependencies: Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man )〕 They are not member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, nor, save for a limited extent, a part of the European Union.〔http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/moj/2010/gov-response-justice-select-committee-crowndependencies.pdf Government Response to the Justice Select Committee's report: Crown Dependencies〕 However, they do have a relationship with the Commonwealth, EU, and other international organisations and are members of the British–Irish Council. Although the Crown dependencies are not sovereign states in their own right, the power to pass legislation affecting the islands ultimately rests with their own respective legislative assemblies, with the assent of the Crown (Privy Council, or in the case of the Isle of Man in certain circumstances the Lieutenant-Governor). In 2005, Jersey followed the Isle of Man and Guernsey in creating the role of Chief Minister to serve as the island's head of government. Internationally, the dependencies are recognised as "territories for which the United Kingdom is responsible".〔(Fact sheet on the UK’s relationship with the Crown Dependencies – gov.uk ), Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 August 2014.〕 "The Crown" is defined differently in each Crown dependency. In Jersey, statements in the 21st century of the constitutional position by the Law Officers of the Crown define it as the "Crown in right of Jersey",〔(www.gov.je - Under Maintenance )〕 with all Crown land in the Bailiwick of Jersey belonging to the Crown in right of Jersey and not to the Crown Estate of the United Kingdom.〔http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/documents/questions/23532-33785-2262010.htm〕 Legislation of the Isle of Man defines the "Crown in right of the Isle of Man" as being separate from the "Crown in right of the United Kingdom".〔(The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2007 (No. 1115) )〕 In Guernsey, legislation refers to the "Crown in right of the Bailiwick",〔() 〕 and the Law Officers of the Crown of Guernsey submitted that "The Crown in this context ordinarily means the Crown in right of the ''république'' of the Bailiwick of Guernsey" and that this comprises "the collective governmental and civic institutions, established by and under the authority of the Monarch, for the governance of these Islands, including the States of Guernsey and legislatures in the other Islands, the Royal Court and other courts, the Lieutenant Governor, Parish authorities, and the Crown acting in and through the Privy Council."〔(It’s a power thing… « This Is Guernsey )〕 This constitutional concept is also worded as the "Crown in right of the Bailiwick of Guernsey".〔http://www.guernsey-press.com/pdf/JsyCrownOfficers.pdf〕 ==Channel Islands: Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey== (詳細はBailiwick of Jersey, comprising the island of Jersey and uninhabited islets such as the Minquiers and Écréhous * the Bailiwick of Guernsey, comprising the islands of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, Brecqhou, Herm, Jethou and Lihou. * although also within in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Sark is separately self-governed as a Crown Dependency in its own right, and has been since 1565. Each Bailiwick is a Crown dependency and each is headed by a Bailiff, with a Lieutenant Governor representing the Crown in each Bailiwick. Each Bailiwick has its own legal and healthcare systems, and their own separate immigration policies, with "local status" in one Bailiwick having no jurisdiction in the other. The two Bailiwicks exercise bilateral double taxation treaties. Since 1961, the Bailiwicks have had separate courts of appeal, but generally the Bailiff of each Bailiwick has been appointed to serve on the panel of appellate judges for the other Bailiwick. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crown dependencies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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