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Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, is a self-governing Crown dependency with its own legal system. Laws are passed and amended by the elected parliament, the States Assembly.
The Courts of Jersey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. They apply the law of the Island, which is a mixture of customary law and legislation passed by the legislature, the States Assembly.
The French constitution of 4 October 1958 was revised many times in its early years. Changes to this fundamental law have become more frequent since the 1990s, for two major reasons: