Insular Doctrine

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:American_Samoa
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:concerns gptkb:U.S._territories
gptkbp:criticizedFor perpetuating colonialism
denying equal rights
gptkbp:debatedBy legal scholars
gptkbp:determines application of U.S. Constitution in territories
gptkbp:established 1901
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Insular Doctrine
gptkbp:influenced citizenship rights in territories
application of federal laws in territories
voting rights in territories
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Downes_v._Bidwell
gptkb:Balzac_v._Porto_Rico
gptkb:De_Lima_v._Bidwell
gptkb:Dorr_v._United_States
gptkbp:originatedIn U.S. Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Insular_Cases
gptkbp:state full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all U.S. territories
gptkbp:subjectOf constitutional law debates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Insular_Cases_(Supreme_Court_decisions)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8