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Under British law, the Isle of Man is a Crown dependency and not an integral part of the United Kingdom. ==International identity== Historically, the UK has taken care of its external and defence affairs, and retains paramount power to legislate for the Island. However, in 2007, the Isle of Man and the UK signed an agreement〔(Framework for developing the international identity of the Isle of Man )〕 that established frameworks for the development of the international identity of the Isle of Man. Among the points clarified in the agreement were that: *the UK has no democratic accountability in and for the Isle of Man which is governed by its own democratically elected assembly; *the UK will not act internationally on behalf of the Isle of Man without prior consultation; *the Isle of Man has an international identity that is different from that of the UK; *the UK supports the principle of the Isle of Man further developing its international identity; *the UK recognises that the interests of the Isle of Man may differ from those of the UK, and the UK will seek to represent any differing interests when acting in an international capacity; and *the UK and the Isle of Man will work together to resolve or clarify any differences that may arise between their respective interests. 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「External relations of the Isle of Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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