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	Sark - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although populated by monastic communities in the mediaeval period, Sark was uninhabited in the 16th century and used as a refuge and raiding base by Channel pirates.
		Helier de Carteret, Seigneur of St. Ouen in Jersey, received a charter from the Queen to colonise Sark with 40 families from St. Ouen on condition that he maintain the island free of pirates.
		It is not frequently used; the last recorded Clameur was raised in June 1970 to prevent the construction of a garden wall.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Sark (604 words)

	HARO - LoveToKnow Article on HARO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		HARO, CLAMEUR DE, the ancient Norman custom of crying for justice, still surviving in the Channel Islands.
		It naturally tended to become obsolete as the administration of justice became systematized, but it was long retained in north-western France in cases of disputed possession, and was not actually repealed until the close of the 18th century.
		A survival of the English form of haro is possibly to be found in the Ara, a cry at fairs when settling time arrived.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HA/HARO.htm (357 words)

	Clameur de haro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Clameur De Haro is an ancient legal injunction of restraint employed by a person that believes they are being wronged by another at that moment.
		Based in Norman law, it is often thought to be a plea for justice to Rollo of Normandy, the 10th century founder of the Duchy of Normandy.
		If the Criant is found to have called Haro without valid reason, they in turn may pay a penalty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clameur_de_haro (328 words)

	This is Guernsey - Living in Guernsey - History & Heritage - Clameur de Haro
		The Clameur is only valid if 'raised at the moment that an offence is happening and can only be used by a person in possession of property to restrain interference with that possession or enjoyment of it'.
		To register a Clameur de Haro the petitioner must fall to his knees before at least two witnesses and the defendant and say: `Le Duc de Normandie a la Court de Haro et en droit faire enquete s'il fut crie ou a tort.
		The usage of the Clameur has changed over the years, and at one time it could also be employed if someone was feeling physically threatened.
	www.thisisguernsey.com /code/showarticle.pl?ArticleID=000170 (364 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The adjoint raised a Clameur de Haro to enjoin digging work which was being carried out on the defendant’s behalf upon a piece of land, which both parties believed to be in their possession.
		The adjoint submitted that the raising of the clameur in respect of land was an action possessoire, requiring only simple possession of the land for a year and a day, which condition he believed himself to have satisfied, and that the question of ownership was therefore irrelevant.
		The raising of the Clameur de Haro to protect the possession of real property was an action possessoire, and was validly raised on proof that the adjoint had been in simple possession of the land for a year and a day preceding the clameur.
	www.jerseylegalinfo.je /Judgments/JerseyLawReports/display.aspx?cases/JLR1987/JLR870626.htm (2592 words)

	HARO, CLAMEUR DE - Online Information article about HARO, CLAMEUR DE
		The custom is undoubtedly very ancient, dating from times when there were no courts and no justice except such as was meted out by princes personally.
		Grand coutumier de Normandie." A similar custom, only observed in criminal charges, was recognized by the Saxon See also:
		form of haro is possibly to be found in the " Ara," a cry at fairs when " settling See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HAN_HEG/HARO_CLAMEUR_DE.html (498 words)

	CRIANTS, CLAMERISTS AND THE CLAMEUR DE HARO IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
		The Clameur is raised by the aggrieved party, known as the "criant", going down on one knee on the threatened property and, bareheaded, hands clasped, and in the presence of two witnesses, saying in the hearing of the alleged wrongdoer:
		It remains a moot point whether the Clameur can be raised against an individual who is not in earshot and a strict interpretation of the rules indicates that such a Clameur is defective.
		Once the Clameur is raised, the alleged wrongdoer must immediately cease his actions until the Court has decided whether or not the Clameur has been correctly raised.
	clameur.gg /words.html (506 words)

	This is Jersey - Living in Jersey - History & Heritage - The Clameur de Haro
		The Clameur de Haro is the ancient Norman custom of crying for justice and the Channel Islands is the only place where it still survives.
		One of the most recent Jersey Clameurs was raised in the 1980s when Wayne Le Marquand tried to demolish a bank in a field owned by George de Carteret.
		On 25 November 1994 John Barker raised the Clameur de Haro against his younger brother James in the Royal Square — a grave error, which could have led to him being fined.
	www.thisisjersey.com /code/showarticle.pl?ArticleID=000694 (651 words)

	Transblawg: Haro! Guernsey Bar website
		Haro: The Clameur de Haro is an ancient self-help remedy or injunction.
		The person against whom the Clameur is raised must stop immediately the action complained of or face proceedings for contempt of court.
		The person raising the Clameur must register the act with the Court (which may refuse to register the Clameur if wrongly raised) and then commence proceedings against the alleged wrongdoer within a year and a day, or else the clameur will lapse.
	www.margaret-marks.com /Transblawg/archives/001308.html (416 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The title stems from the French term Conte de L’Etable or Count of the Stable and reflects their task of helping the King’s Court move around France and ensuring fresh horses were ready for the royal entourage.
		The word “Haro” is believed to be a corruption of “O Rollo” and the cry originated as a plea to the chief for swift and certain justice.
		The clameur which must be uttered in the presence of two witnesses including the Attorney General is as follows: “Haro, Haro, a l’aide mon Prince, on me fait tort” which means “Help, My prince, I am being wronged”.
	www.jersey.com /content_links.asp?id=141 (959 words)

	Guernsey Legal system
		Unique to the Channel Islands, the Clameur de Haro is thought to have originally been a plea to Rollo, the Viking Duke of Normandy.
		The Lord's prayer is then recited in French and the Clameur registered before the Bailiff within 24 hours, or be guilty of contempt of court.
		The Clameur was last used in Guernsey on 30 March 2000 when in a packed conveyancing court, Paul Moed blocked a property sale which he claimed was prejudicial and detrimental to his rights.
	www.islandlife.org /legal_gsy.htm (521 words)

	4.6.0.L10 Clameur de Haro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		3 The Clameur is raised by the aggrieved party, known as the "criant", going down on one knee on the threatened property and, bareheaded, hands clasped, and in the presence of two witnesses, saying in the hearing of the alleged wrongdoer: "Haro!
		5 Anyone thinking of raising the Clameur must be sure of her/his grounds, as a person who raises the Clameur wrongfully is liable to a fine.
		6 It would be advisable to refer a client thinking of raising the Clameur to legal aid (or their own lawyer) for legal advice.
	www.cab.org.je /04060010.htm (273 words)

	JaynesJersey: history neolithic to bronze age
		Indeed a quirk of the Jersey legal system dates back to this time - the 'Clameur de Haro' ('Haro' thought to be a derivation of 'Hail Rollo').
		In cases of dispute an aggrieved party has the right to 'raise the Clameur de Haro'.
		On raising the Clameur, immediate action must be taken and the aggressor must stop his activities.
	www.jaynesjersey.com /history1.htm (921 words)

	This is Jersey - Living in Jersey - History & Heritage - Language
		Linguists will tell you that Jerriais is a Romance language, that it is derived from the langue d'oil, that it is of western Norman origin and that it is full of words of Norse derivation.
		Historians will tell you that it is quite close to the language of William the Conqueror and of the poet Maistre Wace, the Jersey-born author of 'Roman de Rou'.
		Self-styled realists, meanwhile, will tell you that Jerriais is dying and that only a handful of 2,000 people speak it with any degree of fluency.
	www.thisisjersey.com /code/showarticle.pl?ArticleID=000187 (415 words)

	The Volokh Conspiracy - "Guernsey, it's not just for cows":
		Clameur de Haro: Under Norman custom a person can obtain immediate cessation of any action he considers to be an infringement of his rights.
		A mon aide mon Prince, on me fait tort!" The Clameur must be registered at the Greffe Office, and a deposit (£7.50) made.
		All actions must cease until the matter is heard by the Court and if, after investigation, the complaint is disallowed, the deposit is forfeited, and the complainant can be liable to a claim for damages.
	volokh.com /posts/1083777505.shtml (213 words)

	Sark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has suffered greatly in recent years due to a large influx of tax exiles from England who have moved to the island.
		The Clameur has been raised on occasions since then in the other islands.
		This page was last modified 12:02, 10 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sark (800 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jersey maintains a permanent non-diplomatic representation in Caen, the Maison de Jersey.
		Jersey is a member of the British-Irish Council, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.
		The Federal Court of Justice of Germany ruled on 1 July 2002 (case: II ZR 380/00), that under German law, for the purposes of § 110 of the German Civil Procedures Act (ZPO), Jersey is to be deemed part of the UK and part of the EU as well.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Jersey (2033 words)

	The Man Who Laughs -- Chapter 69 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		These silent arrests were the contrary of the Clameur de Haro, and gave warning that it was advisable to hold one's tongue until such time as light should be thrown upon certain matters still in the dark.
		Cromwell made use of it, especially in Connaught; and it was with this precaution of silence that Trailie Arcklo, a relation of the Earl of Ormond, was arrested at Kilmacaugh.
		Sometimes they were but processes of inquiry, and even argued, by the silence imposed upon all, a certain consideration for the person seized.
	www.litrix.com /mlaughs/mlaug069.htm (788 words)

	Jersey - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Elizabeth II's traditional title as head of state is that of Duke of Normandy, but she does not hold that title formally.
		Farmers and growers often sell surplus food and flowers in boxes on the roadside, relying on the honesty of those who pass to drop the correct change into the money box and take what they want.
		de:Jersey es:Isla de Jersey eo:Jersey fr:Jersey ja:ジャージー島 nl:Jersey no:Jersey pt:Jersey ro:Insula Jersey sl:Jersey fi:Jersey sv:Jersey zh:澤西島
	open-encyclopedia.com /Jersey (1278 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One such tradition is the Clameur de Haro, a public outcry in Norman French appealing for aid to Rollo, the medieval Viking chief.
		Far from being a historical relic, the Clameur is used in modern times to stop road construction projects and the felling of trees.
		By deed of gift from the Duke of York in 1664, Sir George Carteret, Lord of the Manor of St. Ouen in Jersey, became joint owner of the territory, which is now known as New Jersey.
	www.alicemarshall.com /press/channelislands/2.html (2169 words)

	The Head Heeb: World Tour Archives
		Iturbide came late to the Mexican struggle for independence; he was a royalist officer for much of the war and was commissioned in 1820 to lead Spanish troops against Vicente Guerrero.
		The history of Argentina during the first half of the nineteenth century was marked by disunion and open warfare between the provinces, and it was not until the 1860s that the fractious regional governments solidified into a nation.
		Contrary to rumor, the French also drink beer, especially in the region bordering Flanders where biére de garde is a long-standing tradition.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/cat_world_tour.html (12478 words)

	Jersey : search word
		These commerce since the days of Verrazano, so much so that the Spanish intercept and destroy the pirates.
		This fleet for some time had been Pedro Menendez de Avilés.
		No doubt the provocation was great, and the kept informed of the Huguenot encroachments in Florida, a country which been coasted by Estevan Gomez, but these encroachments had hitherto been be in tolerable security.
	www.searchword.org /je/jersey.html (1506 words)

	Letters To His Son On The Art Of Becoming A Man Of The World And A Gentleman, 1752 by Earl of Chesterfield, Philip ...
		In England, the general practice is, the husband takes all the wife’s fortune; and in consideration of it settles upon her a proper pin-money, as it is called; that is, an annuity during his life, and a jointure after his death.
		In France it is not so, particularly at Paris; where ’la communaute des biens’ is established.
		Any married woman at Paris (if you are acquainted with one) can inform you of all these particulars.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/3356/3.html (401 words)

	Transblawg: October 2005 Archives
		Once the “clameur” - a direct appeal to the sovereign - has been “raised”, all work (on the wall, for instance) must cease.
		There is also a link to a site giving precise instructions for raising the clameur de haro, while at the same time disclaiming all liability for accuracy.
		Apparently you follow up the ‘Haro!’ with the Lord’s prayer in French, and the wrongdoer has to be in earshot.
	www.margaret-marks.com /Transblawg/archives/2005_10.html (5493 words)

	Oh, Brothers \| Outside Online
		The brothers could even, in extremis, have invoked their ancient right of Clameur de Haro, derived from the name of a former Duke of Normandy, in which an aggrieved party kneels down in front of two witnesses, recites the Lord's Prayer in French, and then cries, "Haro, Haro, Haro!
		Not a few people have found the way to have the best of both worlds: maintain a residence in London or Geneva or Des Moines and a business "headquarters" on Sark.
		One way to accomplish this is through the device known as nominee directorships.
	outside.away.com /outside/magazine/0397/9703field.html (3844 words)

	The Head Heeb : Knocking Down 4000 Years of Icons
		In the quarter-century of Comoran independence, the country has suffered more than 20 coups, with strongmen and mercenary leaders taking turns in the presidential palace.
		The coup de grace was administered in 1997, when Anjouan seceded from the federation, followed shortly thereafter by Mohéli.
		An attempt by government forces to reconquer Anjouan was repelled by the secessionists, and although Mohéli eventually drifted back into the federation, negotiations with the Anjouanais dragged on under the auspices of the OAU.
	headheeb.blogspot.com /2003_03_23_headheeb_archive.html (12504 words)

	Sark - Gurupedia
		At the scene he must, in front of witnesses, recite the
		Lord's Prayer in French and cry out "Haro, Haro, Haro!
		It is not frequently used; the last recorded Clameur was raised in June
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sa/sark.htm (523 words)

	Chapter Harness Cask <i>to</i> Harvest Goose of H by Brewer's Phrase & Fable
		Harum Scarum A hare-brained person who scares quiet folk.
		Some derive it from the French clameur de Haro (hue and cry), as if the madcap was one against whom the hue-and-cry is raised; but probably it is simply a jingle word having allusion to the "madness of a March hare, " and the "scaring" of honest folks from their proprieties.
		Persons who interpreted the will of the gods by inspecting the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice (old Latin, haruga, a victim; specio, I inspect).
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/255/1173/22958/3.html (254 words)

	The Timeshare Beat: La Grande Mare Golf & Country Club, Guernsey, Channel Islands
		The Occupation Museum at the Forest contains many relics and a glimpse into life during the German occupation.
		One interesting custom peculiar to the Islands is something called "the clameur de Haro".
		The person implementing the "Haro" has to kneel in front of witnesses and say "A L'aide mon prince on me fait tort" which translated means "Help, my prince, I am being wronged."
	www.thetimesharebeat.com /specs/spec42.htm (1481 words)

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