Land and Titles Division

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The Land and Titles Division is a specialized branch of the High Court of American Samoa that adjudicates disputes involving land ownership and traditional chiefly titles within the territory.

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Land and Titles Division canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court division ⓘ
judicial division ⓘ
adjudicates land ownership disputes ⓘ
traditional chiefly title disputes ⓘ
aimsTo preserve Samoan customs regarding land and titles ⓘ
resolve land and title disputes peacefully ⓘ
applies Samoan customary law ⓘ
customary land tenure principles ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
governs customary land tenure in American Samoa ⓘ
handles boundary disputes ⓘ
communal land disputes ⓘ
registration of matai titles ⓘ
succession to matai titles ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver customary land in American Samoa ⓘ
traditional chiefly titles in American Samoa ⓘ
hasParentCourt High Court of American Samoa ⓘ
jurisdiction American Samoa ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ
legalSystem American Samoan law ⓘ
customary Samoan law ⓘ
locatedIn American Samoa ⓘ
Pago Pago ⓘ
partOf High Court of American Samoa ⓘ
regionServed Territory of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: American Samoa
specialization customary land disputes ⓘ
land disputes ⓘ
matai title disputes ⓘ
traditional chiefly titles ⓘ
subjectMatterJurisdiction land ⓘ
matai titles ⓘ
titles ⓘ
typeOfCourt court of record ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ
uses associate judges familiar with Samoan custom ⓘ
panel of judges ⓘ

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High Court of American Samoa → hasDivision → Land and Titles Division ⓘ