Politics


Politics
Legislation
 
Politics

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RMI Government

Flag and seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 1997-1999
Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 2000

Outside perceptions

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The Marshall Islands Human Rights Practices.
Reports by the US Department of State 1993-2002.
Contains reports for the years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
US Department of State Background Notes on the Marshall Islands
1996 document; 2000 document 2003 document

Diplomatic Services

US Ambassadors to Majuro 1986 to 2001
[PDF file, courtesy US Department of State]
 
Legislation

Texts of the Compact of Free Association between the United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, well as other current and historic legislation and international treaties. Court decisions, where published, are included.

Legislation

Cultural Heritage Legislation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

International Treaties

Admission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to membership in the United Nations
17 September 1991
United Nations Document A/RES/46/3.

Bilateral Treaties

Compact of Free Association 1986
Compact of Free Association as amended 2003
RMI Compact Proposal 2002
by the RMI Compact Negotiation Office
PDF file.
RMI Compact Proposal Description and Presentation Points 2003
by the RMI Compact Negotiation Office
PDF file.

Historic Legislation

Agreement between the Jaluit-Gesellschaft and the Reich 1888 regarding the administration
of the Marshall Islands
Declaration between the Governments of Great Britain and the German Empire relating to the
Demarcation of the British and German Spheres of Influence in the Western Pacific,
signed at Berlin, April 6, 1886
Declaration between the Governments of Great Britain and the German Empire
relating to the Reciprocal Freedom of Trade and Commerce in the British and German Possessions and Protectorates in the Western Pacific, signed at Berlin, April 10, 1886
1885 Treaty between the Marshallese Chiefs and the German Empire
The item contains the original German and Marshallese text, as well as a translation into English.
German Colonial Documents on the Marshall Islands
Compilation of page images of German colonial documents relating to the Marshall Islands. Includes annual reports.

Court Decisions

Republic of the Marshall Islands vs. American Tobacco Company, Inc. (Decision 12-7-1998)
High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
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