A General Guide To Anguilla

LOCATION

Anguilla is the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, lying roughly equidistant from the British Virgin Islands and Antigua. The capital of Anguilla is The Valley, located towards the western end of the island.

GOVERNMENT

Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory, having been under continuous British rule since 1650. The island has a similar constitutional status to Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Its Government consists of a British appointed Governor, who is the representative of Her Majesty the Queen, and a constitutionally elected House of Assembly.

LEGAL SYSTEM

Anguillian law is based on the British legal system and English common law, supplemented by legislation promulgated by the House of Assembly. The court system forms part of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court with final appeal to the Privy Council in the United Kingdom.