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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Atalig

United States.  11 January 1984 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Jurisdiction — Trust territories — Scope of appellate jurisdiction of courts of administering authority — Self-governing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Capacity of United States Court of Appeals to exercise jurisdiction over appeal from Appellate Division of District Court of the trust territory

States — Trust territory — Nature of relationship between trust territory and administering authority — Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Application of United States Constitution to trust territory — Dependent upon nature of relationship betwen administering authority and trust territory — Self-governing commonwealth — Whether Constitution of Northern Mariana Islands and local criminal legislation violates United States Constitution — The law of the United States

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1992

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