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Porter v. United States

United States of America.  15 May 1974 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State territory — In general — Nature of territorial sovereignty — Sovereignty in trust territory — Whether sovereignty resides in people of the territory — Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands — The law of the United States

State responsibility — Nature and kinds of State responsibility — In general — Responsibility of the United States for the acts of the Government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands — The law of the United States

States as international persons — Composite and dependent States and territories — Mandated and trust territories — Sovereignty over mandated and trust territories — Status of mandated and trust territories — Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands — Whether Government of the Trust Territory an agency of the United States — Whether United States liable for breach of contract or unlawful taking of property by Trust Territory — Applicability of United States Constitution within Trust Territory — The law of the United States

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1985

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