Legal System of Wake Island

Wake Island is located in Australia Oceania. It is geographically situated in oceania, atoll in the north pacific ocean, about two-thirds of the way from hawaii to the northern mariana islands. The country achieved independence on none (territory of the us).

Government Overview

Legal System

The legal system of Wake Island is described as uS common law

Constitutional Framework

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Citizenship and Suffrage

Historical Background

Early Micronesian and Polynesian settlers probably visited Wake Island, and oral legends tell of periodic voyages to the islands by people from the Marshall Islands. Wake Island was uninhabited when Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana de NEYRA became the first European to see it in 1568 and still had no inhabitants when English captain Samuel WAKE sailed by it in 1796.

This article provides a summary of the legal system and governmental structure of Wake Island based on the CIA World Factbook. The Factbook is a public domain publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.