Welcome to the sixth part of our new short series where we talk about european dependencies and overseas territories! You can find an overview here. Todays topic: The British oversea territories. The British Overseas Territories are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom. They are the remaining parts of the ...

Dec 9, 2021 · So first of all we're going to have to distinguish the Crown Dependencies from the Overseas Territories. If I'm not mistaken the Crown Dependencies are almost completely self-governing apart from when it comes to foreign policy issues, whereas the Overseas Territories have some self-governance, but their governors are appointed directly by Westminster (and not entirely ceremonial) and ...

Nov 18, 2022 · Overseas Territories are colonies and so are more based on English law. Both of the Channel Islands had French language-based legal systems until after the second world war, and as part of their legal training you need to study in France for a while, including being fairly fluent in French in order to understand the old laws.

Jun 20, 2023 · The British Overseas Territories are fascinating to me; far-flung remnants of the British Empire which still want to be under UK sovereignty: Anguilla, Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos, and a handful of even smaller islands.

Jun 15, 2016 · When St Kitts and Nevis became independent, people lost their British Overseas Territory citizenship but retained British citizenship if they had it. Chances are any other overseas territories becoming independent would be handled the same way, but there's no established rule that would automatically apply.

Dec 29, 2012 · Their overseas territories ARE France, pretty much. Need a passport as it's not part of Schengen space, but you can work and live in those territories if you wished, as they are part of the EU. The British Overseas Territories are not. NOTE: Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man are Crown dependencies, not Overseas Territories. Slightly different.

Oct 30, 2022 · Also, the status of the two British Overseas Territories in Cyprus is more complicated too. Technically, these areas are legally considered as sovereign Overseas Territories of the UK under leasing from the Republic of Cyprus, that's why the UK government has to pay rent to the Cypriot Government for the military bases there.

Jul 1, 2019 · (1) All current British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Members of Parliament will retain their seats under the Overseas Territory Democracy Act 2015. (2) If, via Section 3 (1), a British Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency becomes an integrated part of the United Kingdom, Sections 2(2) and 2(3) of the Overseas Territory ...

Dec 25, 2021 · Somewhere down the timeline the British Royalty moved their capital from the British Isles to the New World. And so America becomes the core of the British Empire and with it's place of power it can more effectively keep it's other territories. Perhaps eventually the empire would transform into it's present constituional monarchy but with a twist.

The solution is to do as the French do, the bigger overseas territories, can be granted a specific MP, but the smaller ones should be grouped together and form "overseas" constituents. Then with additional "overseas" constituents, where people that vote from abroad is counted from.