Editing Jersey (section)

=== Law ===
{{main|Law of Jersey}}

Jersey is a distinct [[jurisdiction (area)|jurisdiction]] for the purposes of [[conflict of laws]], separate from the other Channel Islands, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Collins of Mapesbury |first1=Lord |title=[[Dicey Morris & Collins|''Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws'']] |last2=More |last3=McLean |last4=Briggs |last5=Harris |last6=McLachlan |publisher=[[Sweet & Maxwell]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-84703-461-8 |edition=14th |location=London}}</ref>

Jersey law has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular [[Norman law|Norman customary law]], [[English common law#Common law|English common law]] and modern [[French civil law]].<ref name="ref1">See generally {{cite book|author=S. Nicolle|title=The Origin and Development of Jersey law: An Outline Guide|edition=5th|location=St Helier|publisher=Jersey and Guernsey Law Review|year=2009|isbn=978-0-9557611-3-3}} and {{Cite web |title=Study Guide on Jersey Legal System and Constitutional Law |url=http://www.lawinstitute.ac.je/default.asp?contentID=629 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228104105/http://www.lawinstitute.ac.je/default.asp?contentID=629 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Institute of Law |location=Jersey}}</ref> Jersey's [[List of country legal systems|legal system]] is therefore described as 'mixed' or '[[Legal pluralism|pluralistic]]', and sources of law are in French and English languages, although since the 1950s the main [[working language]] of the legal system is English.<ref>Hanson, Timothy (2005). [https://www.jerseylaw.je/publications/jglr/PDF%20Documents/JLR0506_Hanson.pdf "The Language of the Law: The Importance of French"]. ''The Jersey Law Review''. {{Webarchive| date=6 January 2022 | url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220106230756/https://www.jerseylaw.je/publications/jglr/PDF%20Documents/JLR0506_Hanson.pdf }}</ref>

The principal court is the [[Royal Court of Jersey|Royal Court]], with appeals to the [[Jersey Court of Appeal]] and, ultimately, to the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]].<ref name="RC2">{{cite web |title=The Royal Court |url=http://www.jerseycourts.je/about/royal-court/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804031454/http://www.jerseycourts.je/about/royal-court/ |archive-date=4 August 2012 |access-date= |publisher=Jersey Courts }}</ref> The [[Bailiff (Channel Islands)|Bailiff]] is head of the judiciary; the Bailiff and the Deputy Bailiff are [[Law of Jersey#Judiciary|appointed]] by the Crown. Other members of the island's [[Judiciary of Jersey (list)|judiciary]] are [[Law of Jersey#Judiciary|appointed]] by the Bailiff.<ref name="Gindill-2022" />