Here is the "World Book" entry regarding Niue:-
> Niue is a self-governing island dependency of New Zealand in the
> South Pacific Ocean. It is about 300 miles (480 kilometers)
> northeast of Tonga and about 350 miles (560 kilometers) southeast
> of Samoa. Niue is 13 miles (21 kilometers) long and 11 miles (18
> kilometers) wide.
>
> Niue's inhabitants are New Zealand citizens. The Niuean language is
> related to Tongan. The people also speak English. The Niuean people
> are noted for weaving fine baskets and mats from the leaves of
> pandanus trees. Niue has about 2,200 acres (5,400 hectares) of
> forest, which supplies the government timber mill. The main exports
> are copra, limes, and passion fruit. Farmers raise hogs and poultry.
>
> Niue has a Legislative Assembly of 20 members. It also has a
> cabinet made up of a premier and three ministers.
>
> Many scholars believe that Polynesian people have lived on Niue for
> more than a thousand years. The Niuean language shows that some
> settlers came from Tonga and others from the Samoa Islands and
> eastern Polynesia.
>
> The first European explorer to reach the island was James Cook. He
> arrived on June 20, 1774. The islanders gave Cook and his crew a
> hostile reception, and he named the island Savage Island. A British
> protectorate over Niue was declared in 1900, and the following
> year, the island was annexed to New Zealand as part of the Cook
> Islands. The island was placed under separate administration in
> 1904. Niue was granted self-government by the New Zealand
> government in 1974, with New Zealand continuing to be responsible
> for defense and foreign affairs and for providing economic aid.
A USA List Member can probably assist you in relation to Puerto Rico
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Ron Huttner LL.B (Hons)
(Retired) Barrister, Solicitor, Law Lecturer and Legal Researcher
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
On 11/10/2006, at 8:13 AM, Juan Andrés Álvarez wrote:
> Sorry for the cross-posting
>
>
> Dear Int-Lawyers,
>
>
> Does anyone know which is the nature of the agreement between a State
> and a Commonwealth, as those from Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto
> Rico (refered to the US) or Cook Islands and Niue (refered to New
> Zealand)?? Is this an international treaty or an internal agreement??
> In the first case, do the associated people have subjectivity in
> International Law anytime or anyhow?? No one writes about that (as far
> as I know), so any commentary will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
>
>
>
> Juan Andrés Álvarez
> Universidad de Concepción
> Chile
>
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