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Title | "God Bless Anguilla" |
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Lyric/music | Alex RICHARDSON |
Date of Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday | Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967) |
Legal system | common law based on the English model |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest 1 April 1982 |
Amendments | Amended 1990, 2012, 2017, 2019 |
Citizenship | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Julia CROUCH (since 11 September 2023) |
Head of government | Premier Dr. Ellis WEBSTER (since 30 June 2020) |
Cabinet | Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 2 appointed by the governor, and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 29 June 2020 (next to be held in 2025) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APM 7, AUF 4; composition - men 8, women 3, percentage women 27.3% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, travelling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, though none on Anguilla |
Judge selection and term of office | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 |
Subordinate courts | Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | None (overseas territory of the UK); alternate contact is the US Embassy in Barbados [1] (246) 227-4000 |
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