User talk:David91

I am retired and currently unoccupied (although I harbour plans for a magnificent return to commercial life, usually involving the conquest of one or more major market niches and untold wealth). I am therefore perfectly qualified to obey the instruction, "do not create an article to promote yourself" since death (whether real or through boredom) will soon claim me. In the interim, I may scribble or tweak material within my fading expertise.

I saw your note on the talk page of male privilege, and may I say, it's been a privilege working with you, sir. My fingers will remain crossed and you in my prayers until I hear from you again. Bon chance, and au revoir--for now only. onesong

Crown dependencies

Thanks for the note - not at all certain about the intricacies of domicile. Sark is indeed a self-governing part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, but has a direct relationship with the Crown in its own right. I'm not sure about the details of residency in Guernsey, but in Jersey residential qualification is not tied to citizenship (i.e. one can be residentially qualified without being a British citizen). Also, in Jersey the right to vote is no longer tied to citizenship: a citizen of any country may vote providing they satisfy the residency requirements. Hope this helps. Man vyi 17:17, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

There are no "Channel Island laws": each of the bailiwicks passes and registers its own laws, and has its own legislature. The bailiwicks have their own courts - with the exception that there is a Channel Islands appeal court (which hears appeals under the laws of the relevant bailiwick). The Bailiwick of Guernsey is quasi-federal, with Sark and Alderney being autonomous jurisdictions within the Bailiwick. According to the States of Alderney website "The Court of Alderney deals with all civil matters and is administered by six Jurats and a Chairman. Appeals are made to the Royal Court in Guernsey and then to the Channel Islands' Court of Appeal and ultimately to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council." How this fits in with the definition of state you are attempting to set out, I leave to your legal interpretation! Man vyi 06:26, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

I don't see how sharing a court would make various jurisdictions into a single state. Would this be the case with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council or, indeed, the European Court of Justice? Perhaps you can explain. Thanks. Man vyi 09:18, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

And it turns out I'm wrong: the Channel Islands Court of Appeal was abolished in 1961 and formally separate Appeal Courts for each bailiwick operate, appointing judges from a panel usually including qualified persons from the other bailiwick. Live and learn! Man vyi 17:30, 6 August 2005 (UTC)