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59 relations: Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands, Auditor general, Belonger status, Boilerplate text, British Leeward Islands, British Overseas Territories, British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands general election, 1950, British Virgin Islands general election, 2007, Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands, Consolidated Fund, Contingency fund, Cultural identity, Democracy, Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Elton Georges, European Convention on Human Rights, European Union, God, Government of the British Virgin Islands, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Harney Westwood & Riegels, Head of government, Head of state, House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hurricane Irma, Law of the British Virgin Islands, Leader of the Opposition (British Virgin Islands), LexisNexis, List of Governors of the Leeward Islands, List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Multi-party system, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Orlando Smith, Premier of the Virgin Islands, Quorum, Ralph T. O'Neal, Representative democracy, Royal prerogative of mercy, Rule of law, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Self-determination, Separation of powers, Social justice, Statutory instrument (UK), Sweet & Maxwell, Taxation in the British Virgin Islands, ..., The Virgin Islands Official Gazette, Unicameralism, United Kingdom, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Virgin Islands, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, West Indies Federation, Westminster system, William Boyd McCleary. Expand index (9 more) »
Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands
The Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands is the principal legal adviser to the Government of the British Virgin Islands.
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Auditor general
An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
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Belonger status
Belonger status is a legal classification normally associated with British Overseas Territories.
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Boilerplate text
Boilerplate text, or simply boilerplate, is any written text (copy) that can be reused in new contexts or applications without being changed much from the original.
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British Leeward Islands
The British Leeward Islands now refers to the Leeward Islands as an English and later British colony from 1671 to 1958, except for the years from 1816 to 1833.
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British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
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British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply "Virgin Islands", are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico.
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British Virgin Islands general election, 1950
The British Virgin Islands general election, 1950 was the first election held in the British Virgin Islands after the decision to restore the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.
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British Virgin Islands general election, 2007
The British Virgin Islands general election, 2007 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 August 2007.
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Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands
The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands (formerly referred to as the Executive Council, or sometimes ExCo) is the collective decision-making body of the British Virgin Islands government.
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Consolidated Fund
"Consolidated fund" or "consolidated revenue fund" is a term used in many countries with political systems derived from the Westminster system to describe the main bank account of the government.
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Contingency fund
A contingencies fund or contingency fund is a fund for emergencies or unexpected outflows, mainly economic crises.
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Cultural identity
Cultural identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group.
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Democracy
Democracy (δημοκρατία dēmokraa thetía, literally "rule by people"), in modern usage, has three senses all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.
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Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands
Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands.
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat).
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Elton Georges
Marvie Elton Georges (1 May 1943 – 4 April 2018) was a British Virgin Islander politician and businessman.
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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 treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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God
In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and the principal object of faith.
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Government of the British Virgin Islands
Her Majesty's Government of the Virgin Islands (usually simply referred to as the Government of the British Virgin Islands) is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands.
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Governor of the Virgin Islands
The Governor of the Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the British Virgin Islands.
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Harney Westwood & Riegels
Harney Westwood & Riegels (or Harneys) is an offshore magic circle law firm headquartered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
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Head of government
A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.
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Head of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.
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House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, has 15 members: 13 directly elected for four-year terms (nine in single-seat constituencies and four "at large"), and two ''ex officio'' members (the Attorney General and a Speaker chosen from outside the house).
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and catastrophic Cape Verde hurricane, the strongest observed in the Atlantic in terms of maximum sustained winds since Wilma, and the strongest storm on record to exist in the open Atlantic region.
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Law of the British Virgin Islands
The law of the British Virgin Islands is a combination of common law and statute, and is based heavily upon English law.
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Leader of the Opposition (British Virgin Islands)
The Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the British Virgin Islands (more commonly known as the Leader of the Opposition) is a politician who is appointed by the Governor who leads the political parties and elected legislators who are not aligned with the Government of the day.
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LexisNexis
LexisNexis Group is a corporation providing computer-assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services.
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List of Governors of the Leeward Islands
This is a list of Governors of the Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958.
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List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands
List of Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands (formerly named the Legislative Council).
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Monarchy of the United Kingdom
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.
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Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition.
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Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean.
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Orlando Smith
Dr Daniel Orlando Smith, OBE (born 28 August 1944) is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands.
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Premier of the Virgin Islands
The Premier of the Virgin Islands is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands.
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Quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group.
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Ralph T. O'Neal
Ralph Telford O'Neal, OBE (born 15 December 1933) is a former politician in the British Virgin Islands.
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Representative democracy
Representative democracy (also indirect democracy, representative republic or psephocracy) is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
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Royal prerogative of mercy
In the English and British tradition, the royal prerogative of mercy is one of the historic royal prerogatives of the British monarch, in which he or she can grant pardons (informally known as a royal pardon) to convicted persons.
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Rule of law
The rule of law is the "authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes".
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, normally referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior, high-ranking official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Self-determination
The right of people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law (commonly regarded as a jus cogens rule), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter's norms.
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Separation of powers
The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.
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Social justice
Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society.
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Statutory instrument (UK)
A statutory instrument (SI) is the principal form in which delegated legislation is made in Great Britain.
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Sweet & Maxwell
Sweet & Maxwell is a British publisher specialising in legal publications.
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Taxation in the British Virgin Islands
Taxation in the British Virgin Islands is relatively simple by comparative standards; photocopies of all of the tax laws of the British Virgin Islands would together amount to about 200 pages of paper.
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The Virgin Islands Official Gazette
The Virgin Islands Official Gazette is the government gazette of the British Virgin Islands.
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Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, known as ECLAC, UNECLAC or in Spanish and Portuguese CEPAL, is a United Nations regional commission to encourage economic cooperation.
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United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located east of Puerto Rico.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a historic document that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.
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West Indies Federation
The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962.
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Westminster system
The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.
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William Boyd McCleary
William Boyd McCleary CMG CVO (born 30 March 1949) is a retired member of HM Diplomatic Service originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands
