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Courts of Guernsey, the Glossary

The Courts of Guernsey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands.^[1]

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Administration of justice

The administration of justice is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed.

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Alderney

Alderney (Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands.

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A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Bailiff of Guernsey

The title Bailiff of Guernsey has been used since at least the 13th century and indicated the leading citizen of Guernsey.

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Bailiwick of Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey; Guernésiais: Bailliage dé Guernési) is a self-governing British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France, comprising several of the Channel Islands.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Bishop of Winchester

The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England.

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Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock.

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Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.

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Charles the Simple

Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin Carolus Simplex), was the king of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923.

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Child support

Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (State or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship.

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Clameur de haro

The is an ancient legal injunction of restraint employed by a person who believes they are being wronged by another at that moment. Courts of Guernsey and Clameur de haro are law of Guernsey.

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Courts of Guernsey

The Courts of Guernsey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. Courts of Guernsey and Courts of Guernsey are courts by country and law of Guernsey.

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Courts of Jersey

The Courts of Jersey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. Courts of Guernsey and Courts of Jersey are courts by country.

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Customary law

A legal custom is the established pattern of behavior within a particular social setting.

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Dean of Guernsey

The Dean of Guernsey is the leader of the Church of England in Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark.

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Deed poll

A deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal document binding on a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an intention or create an obligation.

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Divorce

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union.

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Duchy of Normandy

The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo.

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Elizabeth College, Guernsey

The Royal College of Elizabeth, better known as Elizabeth College, is a co-educational independent school in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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German occupation of the Channel Islands

The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945.

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Guernsey

Guernsey (Guernésiais: Guernési; Guernesey) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.

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Guernsey Martyrs

The Guernsey Martyrs were three women who were burned at the stake for their Protestant beliefs, in Guernsey, Channel Islands, in 1556 during the Marian persecutions.

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Jersey

Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Judge of Alderney

The Judge of Alderney is the senior judicial officer in Alderney, ranking above the six Jurats.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom.

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Jurat

The jurats are lay people in Guernsey and Jersey who act as judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. Courts of Guernsey and jurat are law of Guernsey.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Law of Guernsey

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.

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Legal separation

Legal separation (sometimes judicial separation, separate maintenance, divorce, or divorce from bed-and-board) is a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a separation while remaining legally married.

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Legislation

Legislation is the process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body.

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List of laws of Guernsey

This is an incomplete list of Laws, Ordinances and Orders in Council of the States of Guernsey. Courts of Guernsey and list of laws of Guernsey are law of Guernsey.

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Lower court

A lower court or inferior court is a court from which an appeal may be taken, usually referring to courts other than supreme court.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Middlesex Guildhall

The Middlesex Guildhall is an historic court building in Westminster which houses the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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Normans

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia.

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Ordinary court

Ordinary court or judicial court is a type of court with comprehensive subject-matter jurisdiction compared to 'specialized court' with limited jurisdiction over specific filed of matters, such as intellectual property court.

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Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency.

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Real property

In English common law, real property, real estate, immovable property or, solely in the US and Canada, realty, refers to parcels of land and any associated structures which are the property of a person.

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Rollo

Rollo (Rou, Rolloun; Hrólfr; Rollon; died in 933) was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances

The Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis); French: Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Saint Peter Port

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Sark

Sark (Sercquiais: Sèr or Cerq, French) is an island, part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

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States of Election

The States of Election has only one purpose, to elect a new Jurat to the Courts in Guernsey. Courts of Guernsey and States of Election are law of Guernsey.

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States of Guernsey

The States of Guernsey (États de Guernesey), officially the States of Deliberation and sometimes referred to as the Government of Guernsey, is the parliament and government of the British Crown dependency of Guernsey.

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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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University of Caen Normandy

The University of Caen Normandy (French: Université de Caen Normandie), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_Guernsey

Also known as Court of Appeal of Guernsey, Court of Chief Pleas (Guernsey), Guernsey Court of Appeal, Royal Court of Guernsey.

, States of Election, States of Guernsey, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, University of Caen Normandy, Wehrmacht.

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