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The Law of United States Territories and Affiliated Jurisdictions

The Law of United States Territories and Affiliated Jurisdictions 1996] BOO K REVIEWS 675 ISLAND LAW TH E LAW OF UNITED STATES TERRITORIES AND AFFILIATED JURISDIC­ TIONS. By Stanley K. Laughlin. Rochester, New York: Lawyers Coop­ erative Publishing, 1995. Pp. 608. Reviewed by Walter Otto Weyrauch* This book is the culmination of a sustained scholarly effort in­ volving repeated field research in Caribbean and Pacific islands and separat e articles leading toward and incorporated in th e present pub­ lication. It contains an overview of those territories and island na­ tions tha t are politically and economically closely allied to th e United States . I am not aware of othe r scholarly efforts tha t in equal fashion comprise the historical, cultural and legal information on the United States territories and affiliated jurisdictions. The cultures and laws involved are greatly disparate and seem to have little in common, cer­ tainly in regard to their relations to th e United States and their own indigenous legal systems. Laughlin's work ha s th e earmark s of a pio­ neering effort that, in the absence of other appropriate characteriza­ tions, shows aspects of Blackstonian creativity. By this I mean to express the collection and analysis of amorphous legal and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press
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© 1996 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
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10.2307/840627
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1996] BOO K REVIEWS 675 ISLAND LAW TH E LAW OF UNITED STATES TERRITORIES AND AFFILIATED JURISDIC­ TIONS. By Stanley K. Laughlin. Rochester, New York: Lawyers Coop­ erative Publishing, 1995. Pp. 608. Reviewed by Walter Otto Weyrauch* This book is the culmination of a sustained scholarly effort in­ volving repeated field research in Caribbean and Pacific islands and separat e articles leading toward and incorporated in th e present pub­ lication. It contains an overview of those territories and island na­ tions tha t are politically and economically closely allied to th e United States . I am not aware of othe r scholarly efforts tha t in equal fashion comprise the historical, cultural and legal information on the United States territories and affiliated jurisdictions. The cultures and laws involved are greatly disparate and seem to have little in common, cer­ tainly in regard to their relations to th e United States and their own indigenous legal systems. Laughlin's work ha s th e earmark s of a pio­ neering effort that, in the absence of other appropriate characteriza­ tions, shows aspects of Blackstonian creativity. By this I mean to express the collection and analysis of amorphous legal and

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American Journal of Comparative Law – Oxford University Press

Published: Oct 1, 1996

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