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The Sovereignty of the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories in the Brexit Era
Island Studies Journal, 15(1), 2020, 151-168 The sovereignty of the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories in the Brexit era Maria Mut Bosque School of Law, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain MINECO DER 2017-86138, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Digital Transformation, Spain Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, UK [email protected] (corresponding author) Abstract: This paper focuses on an analysis of the sovereignty of two territorial entities that have unique relations with the United Kingdom: the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories (BOTs). Each of these entities includes very different territories, with different legal statuses and varying forms of self-administration and constitutional linkages with the UK. However, they also share similarities and challenges that enable an analysis of these territories as a complete set. The incomplete sovereignty of the Crown Dependencies and BOTs has entailed that all these territories (except Gibraltar) have not been allowed to participate in the 2016 Brexit referendum or in the withdrawal negotiations with the EU. Moreover, it is reasonable to assume that Brexit is not an exceptional situation. In the future there will be more and more relevant international issues for these territories which will remain outside of their direct control, but will have a direct impact on them. Thus, if no adjustments are made to their statuses, these territories will have to keep trusting that the UK will be able to represent their interests at the same level as its own interests. Keywords: Brexit, British Overseas Territories (BOTs), constitutional status, Crown Dependencies, sovereignty https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.114 • Received June 2019, accepted March 2020 © 2020—Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. -
A Global Comparison of Non-Sovereign Island Territories: the Search for ‘True Equality’
Island Studies Journal, 15(1), 2020, 43-66 A global comparison of non-sovereign island territories: the search for ‘true equality’ Malcom Ferdinand CNRS, Paris, France [email protected] Gert Oostindie KITLV, the Netherlands Leiden University, the Netherlands [email protected] (corresponding author) Wouter Veenendaal KITLV, the Netherlands Leiden University, the Netherlands [email protected] Abstract: For a great majority of former colonies, the outcome of decolonization was independence. Yet scattered across the globe, remnants of former colonial empires are still non-sovereign as part of larger metropolitan states. There is little drive for independence in these territories, virtually all of which are small island nations, also known as sub-national island jurisdictions (SNIJs). Why do so many former colonial territories choose to remain non-sovereign? In this paper we attempt to answer this question by conducting a global comparative study of non-sovereign jurisdictions. We start off by analyzing their present economic, social and political conditions, after which we assess local levels of (dis)content with the contemporary political status, and their articulation in postcolonial politics. We find that levels of discontent and frustration covary with the particular demographic, socio- economic and historical-cultural conditions of individual territories. While significant independence movements can be observed in only two or three jurisdictions, in virtually all cases there is profound dissatisfaction and frustration with the contemporary non-sovereign arrangement and its outcomes. Instead of achieving independence, the territories’ real struggle nowadays is for obtaining ‘true equality’ with the metropolis, as well as recognition of their distinct cultural identities. -
State of the County March 2, 2021
STATE OF THE COUNTY MARCH 2, 2021 Delivered by Chairman of the Board, Vito Chiesa 1 Good Morning my fellow members of the Board of Supervisors, CEO Hayes, County Counsel Boze, those who are in the chambers today and those who might be watching on television or over the internet. It is a privilege to present the State of the County Address for 2021. And what a humbling experience this is, during one of the most historic times in the history of our nation and the world. I want to offer thanks to our immediate past chair, former Supervisor Kristin Olsen. Her commitment left us a tremendous example of how to lead. I am also especially thankful for my time having served alongside Supervisor Jim DeMartini. Supervisor DeMartini, served the County selflessly year after year. He was a tireless, committed, and reliable leader with conviction. Supervisor Withrow…Terry, we have sat here together for years and every week I look forward to hearing your passion come through. Your drive to serve people in need - especially those with mental health or homelessness struggles - inspires me. And to the three new Supervisors serving the County, Supervisors Mani Grewal, Channce Condit, and Buck Condit, each of you comes to us with a history of public service and a passion for the community. Thank you for your commitment to the people we serve. I feel honored to serve alongside each of you. This past year saw a tremendous loss with the passing of Supervisor Tom Berryhill. Even if you did not know Tom personally, he was a friend to this community, defending and fighting for our region his entire career. -
Sächsische Heimatblätter · 2 | 2018 186 Deutsche Und Tschechen in Der Ersten Tschechoslowakischen Republik Und Im Reichsgau Sudetenland 1918 Bis 1945
Deutsche und Tschechen in der ersten Tschechoslowakischen Republik und im Reichsgau Sudetenland 1918 bis 1945 Lars-Arne Dannenberg, Matthias Donath Handkarte der cechoslovaki-� Deutsche und Tschechen im Königreich herrschte die deutsche Sprache vor. In den übri- schen Republik, 1924. Böhmen gen Landesteilen dominierte die tschechische Die Tschechoslowakische Sprache. Jedoch gab es im mehrheitlich tschechi- Republik war ein Zentralstaat. Sie setzte sich aus verschiedenen Das bis 1918 bestehende Königreich Böhmen schen Gebiet auch deutsche „Sprachinseln“ be- Landesteilen zusammen (Böhmen, war ein Land mit zwei Völkern und zwei Spra- ziehungsweise deutsche Minderheiten, etwa in Mähren, Schlesien, Slowakei, chen. Nach der Volkszählung von 1910 waren Budweis (Ceské� Bud�ejovice) und Prag. Die Karpatenrussland), war aber 62,7 Prozent, fast zwei Drittel der Einwohner, Sprachgrenze zwischen Deutsch und Tsche- nicht föderal organisiert. Die Tschechen, die sich im Alltag der tschechischen chisch hatte sich seit dem 16. Jahrhundert ver- Landkarte war für den Gebrauch in Schulen zugelassen. Orte Sprache bedienten. 37,3 Prozent der Einwohner festigt. Sie änderte sich im 19. Jahrhundert nur mit tschechischer Mehrheit betrachteten sich als Deutsche. Ihre Vorfahren geringfügig, etwa durch Zuwanderung der ländli- sind ausschließlich mit ihrem waren im 13. Jahrhundert von den böhmischen chen Bevölkerung tschechischer Sprache in die tschechischen Namen, Orte mit Königen ins Land geholt worden, wo sie brach- Städte und in die Industriegebiete Nordböh- deutscher Mehrheit mit ihrem liegendes Land besiedelten und Städte gründe- mens. deutschen Namen bezeichnet. © Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv ten. Im Lauf der Jahrhunderte hatte sich eine ge- Die Deutschen in Böhmen betrachteten sich München, Sudetendeutsches Archiv genseitige Assimilation vollzogen, was zu einer nicht als Minderheit, denn sie lebten vorwie- Ausbildung geschlossener Sprachgebiete führte. -
Country Report: France
Country Report: France 2020 Update 2020 Update Acknowledgements & Methodology The 2020 update of this report was written by Laurent Delbos and Claire Tripier at Forum réfugiés – Cosi and edited by ECRE. Forum réfugiés-Cosi wishes to thank all those individuals and organisations who shared their expertise to contribute or check the information gathered during the research. Particular thanks are owed to many Forum réfugiés-Cosi colleagues who have shared their practical experience on the right of asylum in France – which have been key to feed concrete reality-checks and observations into this report; to the two lawyers who have taken the time to share their views on the French system; to the staff of France terre d’asile, the Anafé and the UNHCR Paris office for their expert and constructive feedback provided for the initial report and finally to ECRE for its support throughout the drafting process. Forum réfugiés- Cosi would also like to thank the European Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) for co-financing its awareness-raising missions which allowed us to provide additional time to research and draft this report. The findings presented in this report stem from background desk research, interviews with field practitioners and lawyers, as well as feedback from French NGOs and the Paris-based UNHCR office and finally statistics shared by the French authorities. Caveat: In France, asylum policies – including reception procedures – are largely under prefectural execution. This review of practice is mostly based on observations in the departments of Ile de France, Rhône, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute- Garonne and Alpes-Maritimes. However, the conclusions presented in this report on the concrete implementation of asylum policies have been cross-checked and triangulated with observations of these practices in other regions and are supported by findings presented in other reports – be they official or drafted by civil society organisations. -
ABSTRACT Title of Document: the FURTHEST
ABSTRACT Title of Document: THE FURTHEST WATCH OF THE REICH: NATIONAL SOCIALISM, ETHNIC GERMANS, AND THE OCCUPATION OF THE SERBIAN BANAT, 1941-1944 Mirna Zakic, Ph.D., 2011 Directed by: Professor Jeffrey Herf, Department of History This dissertation examines the Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans) of the Serbian Banat (northeastern Serbia) during World War II, with a focus on their collaboration with the invading Germans from the Third Reich, and their participation in the occupation of their home region. It focuses on the occupation period (April 1941-October 1944) so as to illuminate three major themes: the mutual perceptions held by ethnic and Reich Germans and how these shaped policy; the motivation behind ethnic German collaboration; and the events which drew ethnic Germans ever deeper into complicity with the Third Reich. The Banat ethnic Germans profited from a fortuitous meeting of diplomatic, military, ideological and economic reasons, which prompted the Third Reich to occupy their home region in April 1941. They played a leading role in the administration and policing of the Serbian Banat until October 1944, when the Red Army invaded the Banat. The ethnic Germans collaborated with the Nazi regime in many ways: they accepted its worldview as their own, supplied it with food, administrative services and eventually soldiers. They acted as enforcers and executors of its policies, which benefited them as perceived racial and ideological kin to Reich Germans. These policies did so at the expense of the multiethnic Banat‟s other residents, especially Jews and Serbs. In this, the Third Reich replicated general policy guidelines already implemented inside Germany and elsewhere in German-occupied Europe. -
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – March 2021
For Release: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 21-680-PHI MID-ATLANTIC INFORMATION OFFICE: Philadelphia, Pa. Technical information: (215) 597-3282 [email protected] www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic Media contact: (215) 861-5600 [email protected] Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – March 2021 Regional prices up 0.6 percent over the month; up 2.1 percent over the year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast increased 0.6 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the recent increase reflected advances in the all items less food and energy index (0.5 percent) and the energy index (2.3 percent) since February. The food index also increased over the month, up 0.6 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.) Over the last 12 months, the Northeast all items CPI-U increased 2.1 percent (See chart 1 and table A.) This reflected an advance in the all items less food and energy index, up 1.3 percent. The energy index and the food index also rose since March 2020, up 9.9 and 3.3 percent, respectively. (See table 1.) Food The food index increased 0.6 percent since February. Prices were higher for both food away from home and food at home, up 1.0 and 0.3 percent, respectively. From March 2020 to March 2021, the food index increased 3.3 percent. Prices for food away from home increased over the year, up 4.5 percent; those for food at home also rose, up 2.5 percent. -
The UK Caribbean Overseas Territories, New Labour, and the Strengthening of Metropolitan Control Caribbean Studies, Vol
Caribbean Studies ISSN: 0008-6533 [email protected] Instituto de Estudios del Caribe Puerto Rico Clegg, Peter The UK caribbean overseas territories, new labour, and the strengthening of metropolitan control Caribbean Studies, vol. 34, núm. 1, enero-junio, 2006, pp. 131-161 Instituto de Estudios del Caribe San Juan, Puerto Rico Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39211247005 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative THE UK CARIBBEAN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES... 131 THE UK CARIBBEAN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES, NEW LABOUR, AND THE STRENGTHENING OF METROPOLITAN CONTROL Peter Clegg ABSTRACT The article analyses the complex and ever-evolving relationship between Britain and its Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. Links between Britain and its Territories have been shaped and determined by particular historical, constitutional, political and economic trends. For many years the relationship between the Territories and the UK was rather ad hoc—a situation that can be traced back to the compromises, fudges and deals char- acteristic of ‘pragmatic’ British colonial administration. More recently, however, there have been attempts by the Labour government in Britain to overcome the informal nature of the relationship and to develop a new partnership based on mutual obligations and responsibilities. The article describes the appli- cations of this more pro-active and coherent level of oversight and highlights how the principle of more forceful metropolitan control has taken hold. The article asserts that the Territories are now much more heavily integrated into the international system, having adopted either willingly or unwillingly a number of changes to their political, economic and social structures. -
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat March 2021
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat March 2021 Resorts Roll Out 2021—22 Pass Programs. Many are offering financing options and carrying over Covid- related assurances. Prices seem to be holding steady and even rising, although a number of resorts are adding value, like spring access and reciprocal tickets, and offering discounts to renewing passholders. More. SAM IKON Pass Program for 2021-22 Shows Few Changes. Now encompassing 44 resorts, the primary options are the Ikon Pass, the more limited Ikon Base Pass, and four-day Ikon Session Pass. The first two come with many of the same benefits as for 2020-21, too. More. SAM The Five Types of Northeast Ski Season Passes. They’re here a bit later than in previous years and are, (mostly) a bit more expensive than they were last season, but they also include, in general, a few more perks. More. The Storm Skiing Journal Indy Pass Adds Waterville Valley (NH) and Saddleback (ME). Both resorts will provide two days of skiing and riding to all Indy Pass holders during the remainder of the 20-21 and the 21-22 seasons. More. SAM Four Ways Travel Will Be Different in 2021, According to Airbnb. More car trips. Fewer far-flung destinations. A little less oversharing. Here’s how travel could look different on the other side of the pandemic. More. Fast Company via Intopia | Destimetrics Airline Industry Set for COVID Comeback, But It Will Be a Slow Climb. The Kiplinger Letter forecasts leisure travel will soar past business travel, but air travel demand won't reach pre-pandemic levels until as late as 2024. -
Volker Zimmermann: Die Sudetendeutschen Im NS-Staat
Bücher . Zeitschriften 88 Volker Zimmermann: derung des Sudetenlandes ins Reich seit 1918; Die Sudetendeutschen im NS-Staat. die Parallelität von Euphorie und Terror nach Politik und Stimmung der Bevölke- dem Anschluß, die Gleichschaltung des Sude- tengebietes und dessen Umwandlung in einen rung im Reichsgau Sudetenland NS-»Mustergau«; die wirtschaftlichen und (1938-1945), Klartext-Verlag sozialen Folgen des Anschlusses, die politi- Essen 1999, 516 S. (48,00 DM) schen Konflikte zwischen verschiedenen Grup- pierungen der nationalsozialistischen Führer im Sudetenland, die mit einem Sieg der (zu- »Angesichts der Fülle populärer und wissen- vor heftig attackierten) Gruppe um Henlein schaftlicher Literatur, die über die Struktur des endete; die Behandlung der tschechischen Nationalsozialismus, seine gesellschaftlichen, Minderheit; Resistenz, Opposition und Wi- politischen und wirtschaftlichen Konsequen- derstand sowie den Krieg und seine Auswir- zen bisher veröffentlicht wurde, erscheint vor kungen auf die Region. allem das Fehlen einer Gesamtdarstellung der Zimmermanns umfassende Darstellung, seine Geschichte des Reichsgaus Sudetenland er- außerordentliche Detailkenntnis, vor allem staunlich«, schreibt der Autor einleitend. Man aber sein (erfolgreiches) Bemühen um ein kann ergänzen: Auch angesichts der relativ ausgewogenes Urteil werden diesen Band für vielen, speziell dem Sudetenland in der Zeit alle, die sich professionell oder aufgrund ihrer der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft gewid- persönlichen Biographie für das Sudetenland meten Veröffentlichungen. -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2021 Dallas County Reports 265 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 31 Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2021 Dallas County Reports 265 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 31 Deaths, Including 14 Probable Cases DALLAS -- As of 2:00 pm March 9, 2021 Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 265 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County, 251 confirmed cases and 14 probable cases. There is a cumulative total of 248,225 confirmed cases (PCR test). There is a cumulative total of 36,710 probable cases (antigen test). A total of 3,180 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness. Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is providing initial vaccinations to those most at risk of exposure to COVID-19 and over 132,000 total doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered at the Fair Park mega-vaccine clinic, which started operations on Monday, January 11. At Fair Park, first doses through the Community Vaccination Center and second doses through DCHHS will continue this week. The additional deaths being reported today include the following: A man in his 50’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions. A man in his 50’s who was a resident of the City of Garland. He expired in hospice and had underlying high risk health conditions. A man in his 50’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions. -
Helping COFA Migrants Enroll in Coverage
Fact Sheet for Assisters: Helping COFA Migrants Enroll in Coverage Updated March 2016 As assisters, you may be working with consumers who are Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants. COFA migrants live throughout the country, and there are ten states that currently have COFA migrant populations exceeding 1,000: Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, and Arizona. Below are some answers to commonly asked questions to help you understand factors that affect COFA migrants’ eligibility for Marketplace coverage and financial assistance and help them afford Marketplace coverage and pay for covered services. Q1: Who are COFA migrants? A1: COFA, or the Compacts of Free Association, are agreements between the U.S. Government and three independent countries: the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RFI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic of Palau. Certain citizens of these three independent nations are legally able to work, study, and reside in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Individuals who choose to do so are often referred to as COFA migrants and most are residing in the United States as lawfully present non- citizens. Citizens of the RFI, the FSM, and Palau may also have U.S. lawful permanent resident status (i.e. Green Card holder) or some other status under U.S. immigration law. For a list of immigration statuses that qualify for Marketplace coverage, visit https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/immigration-status/. Q2: Are COFA migrants eligible to enroll in qualified health plans through the Marketplace? A2: Yes, as lawfully present U.S.