Report

Report

Author: American Samoan Commission

Publisher:

Published: 1931

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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American Samoa

American Samoa

Author: William O. Jenkins

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1437907040

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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.