22 U.S.C. § 3841
Section 3841 · 3841 to 3844. Repealed. Pub. L. 104201, div. C, title XXXV, 3546(a)(4), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Rasul et al. v. Bush President of the United States et al. (2004)
Most recently applied in Rasul et al. v. Bush President of the United States et al. (June 2004)
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During the transition period, the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone and the magistrates’ courts under title 3 of the Canal Zone Code shall be continued, subject to the limitations set forth in Article XI of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
For purposes of the exercise of the jurisdiction provided in Article XI of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, the United States District Court and magistrates’ courts referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall construe the terms “United States citizen employees”, “members of the United States Forces”, “civilian component”, and “dependents” as such terms are defined in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, and shall construe the term “areas and installations made available for the use of the United States” to mean (1) the Panama Canal operating areas and housing areas described in Annex A to the Agreement in Implementation of Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty, (2) the Ports of Balboa and Cristobal described in Annex B to that Agreement, and (3) the defense sites and Military Areas of Coordination described in Annex A to the Agreement in Implementation of Article IV of the Panama Canal Treaty.