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Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean,about midway between South America and Africa. St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
Politics of Saint Helena takes place in a framework of limited self-government as a dependent territory of the United Kingdom,whereby the governor is the head of government. Saint Helena,an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean,is a part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman,the title is Queen's Counsel (QC).
The law officers are the senior legal advisors to His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and devolved governments of Northern Ireland,Scotland and Wales. They are variously referred to as the Attorney General,Solicitor General,Lord Advocate,or Advocate General depending on seniority and geography –though other terms are also in use,such as the Counsel General for Wales. Law officers in these roles are distinguished by being political appointees,while also being bound by the duties of independence,justice and confidentiality among the other typical professional commitments of lawyers. These roles do not have any direct oversight of prosecutions nor do they directly lead or influence criminal investigations. This is a distinguishing factor between law officers and the state attorneys general of the United States or US Attorney General.
The Saint Helenapound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension,which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is fixed at parity with sterling,and so both currencies are commonly accepted and circulated within Saint Helena. It is subdivided into 100 pence.
The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the monarch in Saint Helena,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The current governor of Saint Helena has been Nigel Phillips since 13 August 2022.
The Supreme Court of St Helena together with the St Helena Court of Appeal are the Senior Courts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Francis Mulholland,Lord Mulholland,is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate,one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the country's chief Law Officer,and as Solicitor General,the junior Law Officer.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Helena:
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island,7°56′south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,of which the main island,Saint Helena,is around 800 miles (1,300 km) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago,2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the south,about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha have gradually evolved over the years. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is banned in the entire territory through the Constitution Order 2009 and same-sex marriage has been legal on the islands since 2017.
Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena,Ascension Island,and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009,when a new constitution came into force,giving the three islands equal status as three territories,with a grouping under the Crown.
The politics of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha operate under the jurisdiction of the government of the United Kingdom. The three parts of the territory—Saint Helena,Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha—effectively form an asymmetric federacy and collectively constitute one of United Kingdom's fourteen overseas territories.
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is a hybrid or mixed legal system containing civil law and common law elements,that traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. Together with English law and Northern Irish law,it is one of the three legal systems of the United Kingdom. Scots law recognises four sources of law:legislation,legal precedent,specific academic writings,and custom. Legislation affecting Scotland and Scots law is passed by the Scottish Parliament on all areas of devolved responsibility,and the United Kingdom Parliament on reserved matters. Some legislation passed by the pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland is still also valid.
Dorothy Ruth Bain is a Scottish advocate who has served as Lord Advocate since 2021. She is the second woman to hold the office after Lady Elish Angiolini KC. Bain previously served as the Principal Advocate Depute from 2009 to 2011,the first woman to hold the prosecutorial position in Scotland.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since 2017. An ordinance to open marriage to same-sex couples in Saint Helena was passed by the Legislative Council in a 9–2 vote on 19 December 2017. It went into force the following day,and the first same-sex marriage was performed on 31 December 2018. Same-sex couples have also been able to marry on Ascension Island since 1 January 2017 and in Tristan da Cunha since 4 August 2017.
Dame Philippa Jane Whipple,is a British judge,former barrister,and former solicitor. Between October 2015 and November 2021,she was a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Since November 2021 she has been a judge of the Court of Appeal.
Prior to the 20th Century,there were few women in law in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919,women were not permitted to practice law in the United Kingdom. By 1931 there were around 100 female solicitors. The first female-only law partnership was founded in 1933. In 2010,a report by The Lawyer found that 22 percent of partners at the UK's top 100 firms were women;a follow-up report in 2015 found that figure had not changed. Since 2014,a number of large corporate firms of solicitors have set gender diversity targets to increase the percentage of women within their partnerships. By 2019,51% of British solicitors were women.
Anna Isabel Poole,Lady Poole is a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland. Prior to her appointment as Senator,she was a Judge of the UK Upper Tribunal,Administrative Appeals Chamber. Lady Poole was educated at Madras College,St Andrews,and at Somerville and Magdalen Colleges,Oxford.
St Helena Magistrates' Court is a Magistrates' Court in Jamestown,Saint Helena,which is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is a court of summary jurisdiction and one of three courts on the island,the others being the Saint Helena Supreme Court,the Court of Appeal and the Juvenile Court. The Magistrates' Court has jurisdiction to try any offence which carries a sentence of fewer than 14 years imprisonment. The Court can pass a maximum sentence of 18 months imprisonment when constituted of a bench of Lay Magistrates or 5 years if the case is heard by the Chief Magistrate.
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