explanation of the reasons and occasion for making it for consideration of its disallowance or non-disallowance. 3. The Judicature Ordinance, a law made by the Governor under section 5 of the Pitcairn Order, establishes a Supreme Court of Judicature and a subordinate court for the Islands. Section 14 of the Ordinance applies the rules of equity and statutes of general application in force in England on 1 January 1983 to the Islands so far as local circumstances and the limits of local jurisdiction permit, and subject to any existing or future local ordinances. 4. The local ordinances in force in Pitcairn are collected and published in the Revised Edition of the Laws. 1985. These are freely available at a moderate cost. A local law may be challenged on the grounds that it is ultra vires the lawmaking authority in section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970. A statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom taken to be in force in Pitcairn may be challenged on the ground that it is not so applied by section 14 of the Judicature Ordinance. A challenge to the validity of a Pitcairn law in either of these ways could be raised in the courts of Pitcairn or the High Court of Justice in Britain. 5. The obligations assumed under article 2, paragraph 2, of the Covenant are fulfilled by the application to Pitcairn of the law in force in England other than that provided by local legislation. As in the case of the United Kingdom, the legal rules concerning human rights and freedoms are not embodied in any single constitutional or legal instrument or series of instruments but derive from legislation and the general body of English case law, which affords enforceable legal recognition of laws, instruments and principles as they have been established in England. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the legal framework and governance of Pitcairn Islands, specifically the application of English law and the mechanisms for challenging the validity of local laws. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues related to the islands, but rather focuses on the legal and institutional aspects.

**Category**
Education, Law and Human Rights