The Congress of Micronesia Development of the Legislative Process in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

• Main Author: Meller, Norman (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Hawai'i Press 1969
• Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history; Colonialism & imperialism; Legal history; History of the Americas; Politics & government; Political structure & processes; History; Asian Studies; Political Science; Law; American Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the western Pacific Ocean north of the equator, the far-flung islands of Micronesia extend across an area as large as that of the United States. Most of this area is administered by the United States as a trusteeship granted by the United Nations after World War II. Having been governed in turn b...