The Insular Cases And the Emergence of American Empire (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: September 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780700614820
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Colonization & independence; International relations; c 1900 - c 1914; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Insular possessions; Law; Legal History; USA; Territoriies and possessions; Constitutional; History; United States - 20th Century; Constitutional history; United States
First sentence: The fact that the United States exercises and has exercised sovereignty over areas outside the separate states is nothing new; the United States has always exerted authority over areas outside the states.