Porter v. United States

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