American Samoa in the United States

Introduction to American Samoa

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

American Samoa

In Legislation

American Samoa in the U.S. Code: Title 48, Chapter 16, Subchapter II

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating american samoa are compiled in the United States Code under Title 48, Chapter 16, Subchapter II. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Territories (including american samoa) of the United States. The readers can further narrow their legal research on the topic by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

Further Reading

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