Guernsey Courthouse and officials, photographed in 1859
The Law of Guernsey originates in Norman customary law, overlaid with principles taken from English common law and French law, as well as from statute law enacted by the competent legislature(s) – usually, but not always, the States of Guernsey.
In some circumstances a Guernsey statute will include Alderney and sometimes Sark. Alderney and Sark are separate dependencies of the Crown within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, whose legislatures—the States of Alderney (Les Etats d'Aurigny) and Chief Pleas of Sark have the power of primary legislation. Alderney and Sark have their own legal systems which, whilst very similar to Guernsey's and having the same origins, do differ in significant aspects, such as inheritances. The States of Guernsey however, may only legislate for Alderney and Sark with consent - there is no freestanding power so to do. This is normally only done when it is necessary to enact legislation for matters that are common to the Bailiwick as a whole (such as financial regulation or the transposition of UK and European legislation into the domestic law of all three jurisdictions). Examples of this are the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law and the Human Rights (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law.
Guernsey has almost complete autonomy over internal affairs and certain external matters. However, the Crown – that is to say, the UK Government – retains an ill-defined reserved power to intervene in the domestic affairs of any of the Crown Dependencies 'in the interests of good government'. The UK Parliament is also a source of Guernsey law for those matters which are reserved to the UK, which are defence and foreign affairs. An example of such a law is the Immigration Act 1971.
The LawofGuernsey originates in Norman customary law, overlaid with principles taken from English common law and French law, as well as from statute...
located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick ofGuernsey, which includes five other inhabited...
Bailiwick ofGuernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey; Guernésiais: Bailliage dé Guernési) is a self-governing British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy...
The title Bailiff ofGuernsey has been used since at least the 13th century and indicated the leading citizen ofGuernsey. The 90th and current Bailiff...
parliament and government of the British Crown dependency ofGuernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States ofGuernsey also apply to Alderney...
Courts ofGuernsey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick ofGuernsey, one of the Channel Islands. They apply the lawof the...
The Guernsey is a breed of dairy cattle from the island ofGuernsey in the Channel Islands. It is fawn or red and white in colour, and is hardy and docile...
Politics ofGuernsey take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency. Guernsey has an unwritten constitution...
dependency ofGuernsey have improved significantly in the past decades. Same-sex sexual activity for both men and women is legal in Guernsey. Same-sex...
The Guernsey Border Agency is the law enforcement body charged with tackling cross border crime and administering the customs and immigration systems...
The Bailiwick ofGuernsey includes the island ofGuernsey and other islands such as Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, and Lihou. Each parish was...
Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting ofGuernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy...
The Bailiwick ofGuernsey has an unwritten constitution. Constitutional Information, The Royal Court ofGuernsey "Government, Constitution and Elections"...
jurats (/ˈdʒʊəræt, ˈʒʊərɑː/) are lay people in Guernsey and Jersey who act as judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and...
part of the Bailiwick ofGuernsey, with its own set oflaws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population of about 500. Sark (including...
list ofLaws, Ordinances and Orders in Council of the States ofGuernsey. Guernsey passes between 30 and 60 laws a year. The Alderney (Application of Legislation)...
Politics ofGuernsey 2012 Guernsey general election 2016 Guernsey general election 2020 Guernsey general election THE REFORM (GUERNSEY) LAW, 1948, as...
governor ofGuernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick ofGuernsey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The role of the lieutenant...
Crime in Guernsey Human rights in Guernsey LGBT rights in Guernsey Freedom of religion in GuernseyLaw enforcement in Guernsey Military ofGuernsey Command...
survives as a fully enforceable law to this day in the legal systems of Jersey and Guernsey, and is used, albeit infrequently, for matters affecting land. The...
Guernsey Airport (IATA: GCI, ICAO: EGJB) is an international airport on the island ofGuernsey and the largest airport in the Bailiwick ofGuernsey. It...
The Guernsey Police, is the police service for the Bailiwick ofGuernsey, a jurisdictional sub-group of Crown Dependencies within the Channel Islands...
of Saint Ouen and the Seigneur of Samarès are titles in the Bailiwick of Jersey. According to the Feudal Dues Lawof 1980 ofGuernsey, the style of Dame...
Bailiwick ofGuernsey are British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of Normandy. The Channel Islands were the only de jure part of the...
In Guernsey, HM Greffier is the Clerk of the Royal Court whilst the States' Greffier is the Clerk of the legislative assembly known as the States of Deliberation...
The Bailiwick ofGuernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France. Holders of the post of Governor ofGuernsey, until the role was abolished...
president of the Policy and Resources Committee (P&RC president), also known as the Chief Minister ofGuernsey, is the head of government ofGuernsey and chair...
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