Guam in the United States

Introduction to Guam (State statute topic)

The purpose of Guam is to provide a broad appreciation of the Guam legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Guam).

Finding the law: Guam in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to guam, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines guam topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Guam

In Legislation

Guam in the U.S. Code: Title 48, Chapter 8A

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating guam are compiled in the United States Code under Title 48, Chapter 8A. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Territories (including guam) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Guam of the US Code, including guam) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Guam in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.