Directory > Society > Issues > Territorial Disputes > Pitcairn Island Pitcairn was never British, rape case court told Pitcairn, the South Pacific home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers, has never been British territory and is instead the world's smallest and most isolated independent nation, a court was told. Reported in the Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/11/19/wpit19.xml Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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UK soverignty over PItcairn to be challenged at trial Britain's sovereignty over the Pitcairn Islands will be challenged as part of the trial of 13 Pitcairn men accused of sex offences on the remote Pacific island. information for 15 regional centres around new zealand. Stuff is brought to you by New Zealand's largest publishing group Fairfax New Zealand Limited. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2729644a11,00.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Head Heeb: The Sovereign Democratic Republic of Pitcairn Commentary on the Pitcairn sex trial and claims arising from it that the island is independent of British rule. http://headheeb.blogmosis.com/archives/018193.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Descendants of Mutineers Seek Independence The descendants of a group of daring 18th Century mutineers made legal history last week, telling a New Zealand court that their ancestors' rebellion amounted to a declaration of independence. The claim was made by lawyers representing seven men from the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacbeat/stories/s995752.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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