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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.
The Prison (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 The Parochial Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Law, 2014 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2015 Loi relative aux Douits (Amendment) Law, 2013 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2015
The Courts of Guernsey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands.They apply the law of the Island, which is a mixture of customary law dating back as far as the 10th century and legislation passed by the legislature, the States of Deliberation.
Guernsey's legal system originates in Norman Customary Law, overlaid with principles taken from English common law and Equity as well as from statute law enacted by the competent legislature(s) – usually, but not always, the States of Guernsey. Guernsey has almost complete autonomy over internal affairs and certain external matters.
Laws made by the States are known as Projet(s) de Loi before they are passed and Loi or Law(s) afterwards (e.g., The Human Rights (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2000. A Project de Loi is the equivalent of an English Bill, and a Law is the equivalent of an English Act of Parliament.
The law explicitly states that individuals can continue to use the titles of 'Seigneur' or 'Dame' and that the feudal relationships between Her Majesty and any person holding an interest in a private fief are preserved. This effectively means that a form of feudalism continues to exist in Guernsey, albeit in a modernized context.
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