Channel Islands: a rare blend of medieval, modern.

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: October 8, 1984| Author: | Copyright information

"We are now approaching Guernsey," the voice of the pilot crackles over the airplane's intercom. "Please set your watches back 300 years."

That's a joke. Or is it?

Here on this little island withing sight of the French coast, there is almost no crime or pollution or unemployment. There are no political parties. Taxes are low.

And against any threat of injustice to person or property, citizens of Guernsey still can invoke the medieval right of clameur de haro--throwing themselves to their kneew in front of witnesses and reciting in old Norman French a plea to ...

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