Legal System of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands is located in South America. It is geographically situated in southern south america, islands in the south atlantic ocean, east of the tip of south america.

Government Overview

Legal System

The legal system of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands is described as the laws of the UK apply

Constitutional Framework

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Citizenship and Suffrage

Historical Background

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 – except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th- and early 20th-century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot.

This article provides a summary of the legal system and governmental structure of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands based on the CIA World Factbook. The Factbook is a public domain publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.