Amer. Samoa is the only populated U.S. insular are

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American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law

Amer. Samoa is the only populated U.S. insular are

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By William O. Jenkins, Jr. (au)
Year: 2008
Pages: 111
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437907040

Description

Amer. Samoa is the only populated U.S. insular area that does not have a fed. court. Congress has granted the local High Court fed. jurisdiction for certain fed. matters, such as specific areas of maritime law. This is a report on Amer. Samoa’s system for addressing matters of fed. law and discusses: (1) the current system for adjudicating matters of fed. law in Amer. Samoa; (2) the reasons offered for or against changing the current system for adjudicating matters of fed. law in Amer. Samoa; (3) potential scenarios and issues associated with establishing a fed. court in Amer. Samoa or expanding the fed. jurisdiction of the local court; and (4) the potential cost elements and funding sources associated with implementing those different scenarios. Illus.

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