Supreme Court of Palau
Encyclopedia
This is the Highest Court in the small Pacific Island
nation of Palau
.
Palau, a former part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
, has embraced an essentially American
-style legal system.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
nation of Palau
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
.
Palau, a former part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.-History:...
, has embraced an essentially American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-style legal system.