Samoa
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Abstract
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Samoa (), officially the Independent State of Samoa (Samoan: Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa; Samoan: Sāmoa, IPA: [ˈsaːmoa]) and, until 4 July 1997, known as Western Samoa, is a country consisting of two main islands Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a unique Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity.
Samoa is a unitary parliamentary democracy with eleven administrative divisions. The country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Western Samoa was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976. The entire island group, which includes American Samoa, was called "Navigator Islands" by European explorers before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.
Summary
| Instruments ratified: | 79 / 282 |
|---|---|
| World Average Ratifications: | 114 / 282 |
| Ratification rate: | 28.02% |
| World Average Rate: | 41.25% |
| Weighted score: | 32.10% |
| World Average Weighted Score: | 41.25% |
| World rank: | 160 / 194 |
| Polynesia rank: | 1 / 3 |
| Polynesia Avg. Ratifications: | 75 / 282 |
| Small island developing States rank: | 26 / 37 |
| Small island developing States Avg. Ratifications: | 86 / 282 |
Comparative Statistical Analysis
| CONTRACTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | 0/2 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 8 | Weak |
| Conflict of laws | 0/7 | 0.00% | 3.00% | 27 | Weak |
| E-commerce | 1/3 (33.33%) | 33.33% | 18.00% | 33 | Strong |
| Franchising | 0/1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| Leasing/Factoring | 0/2 | 0.00% | 5.00% | 13 | Weak |
| Principles, trade usages and standards | 0/2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| Procurement | 0/4 | 0.00% | 3.00% | 31 | Weak |
| Sale of Goods | 0/5 | 0.00% | 25.00% | 89 | Weak |
| Travel contracts | 0/1 | 0.00% | 3.00% | 7 | Weak |
| Total | 1 | 7.25% | 9.00% | 94 | Weak |
| CUSTOMS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Customs Codification | 0/3 | 0.00% | 78.00% | 153 | Weak |
| Customs Cooperation | 0/6 | 0.00% | 26.00% | 117 | Weak |
| Exemption from Duties | 0/9 | 0.00% | 30.00% | 133 | Weak |
| Temporary Admission | 0/11 | 0.00% | 28.00% | 126 | Weak |
| Transit | 0/4 | 0.00% | 28.00% | 98 | Weak |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% | 31.00% | 175 | Weak |
| DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Arbitration | 0/6 | 0.00% | 32.00% | 157 | Weak |
| Judicial cooperation | 1/5 (20.00%) | 26.32% | 36.00% | 76 | Weak |
| Recognition of foreign judgments | 0/2 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 6 | Weak |
| State court jurisdiction | 0/4 | 0.00% | 14.00% | 29 | Weak |
| State court procedure | 0/1 | 0.00% | 6.00% | 12 | Weak |
| State immunities | 0/1 | 0.00% | 11.00% | 22 | Weak |
| Total | 1 | 10.00% | 29.00% | 132 | Weak |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Air | 5/5 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 86.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Chemicals | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 78.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Energy | 0/2 | 0.00% | 25.00% | 50 | Weak |
| Flora and fauna | 7/10 (70.00%) | 76.09% | 68.00% | 46 | Strong |
| Foodstuff | 2/2 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 79.00% | 1 | Strong |
| General | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 95.00% | 1 | Weak |
| International watercourses | 0/1 | 0.00% | 18.00% | 36 | Weak |
| Maritime and Law of the Sea | 12/26 (46.15%) | 60.87% | 46.00% | 64 | Strong |
| Protected geographical areas | 0/1 | 0.00% | 27.00% | 54 | Weak |
| Waste | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 93.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 29 | 72.40% | 61.00% | 47 | Strong |
| FINANCE, PAYMENTS AND INSOLVENCY | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Assignment of receivables | 0/1 | 0.00% | 1.00% | 2 | Weak |
| Bankruptcy and insolvency | 0/1 | 0.00% | 21.00% | 41 | Weak |
| Bills of exchange and promissory notes | 0/4 | 0.00% | 8.00% | 43 | Weak |
| Cheques | 0/3 | 0.00% | 13.00% | 36 | Weak |
| Credit transfers | 0/1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| International guarantees | 0/3 | 0.00% | 20.00% | 75 | Weak |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% | 12.00% | 117 | Weak |
| GOOD GOVERNANCE | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Corruption | 0/4 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 176 | Weak |
| Cultural Property | 1/4 (25.00%) | 31.25% | 54.00% | 142 | Weak |
| Drugs | 1/3 (33.33%) | 33.33% | 95.00% | 186 | Weak |
| Insider Trading | 0/1 | 0.00% | 4.00% | 9 | Weak |
| Organized crime | 1/2 (50.00%) | 62.50% | 80.00% | 112 | Weak |
| Total | 3 | 28.85% | 68.00% | 187 | Weak |
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOUR STANDARDS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Human Rights | 6/7 (85.71%) | 85.71% | 96.00% | 143 | Weak |
| Labour Standards | 8/8 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 86.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 14 | 93.33% | 91.00% | 126 | Weak |
| INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Dispute Resolution | 0/1 | 0.00% | 39.00% | 77 | Weak |
| International Trade Law | 6/10 (60.00%) | 60.00% | 73.00% | 126 | Weak |
| Trade support institutions | 0/6 | 0.00% | 51.00% | 172 | Weak |
| Total | 6 | 35.29% | 63.00% | 168 | Weak |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Broadcasting | 0/1 | 0.00% | 47.00% | 93 | Weak |
| Copyright | 1/3 (33.33%) | 45.45% | 65.00% | 112 | Weak |
| Industrial designs | 0/2 | 0.00% | 31.00% | 82 | Weak |
| Integrated circuits | 0/1 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 4 | Weak |
| Neighboring Rights | 0/3 | 0.00% | 46.00% | 120 | Weak |
| Origin | 0/3 | 0.00% | 14.00% | 51 | Weak |
| Patents | 1/5 (20.00%) | 23.81% | 57.00% | 153 | Weak |
| Trademarks | 0/6 | 0.00% | 33.00% | 124 | Weak |
| Varieties of plants | 0/1 | 0.00% | 37.00% | 73 | Weak |
| Total | 2 | 10.53% | 42.00% | 164 | Weak |
| INVESTMENTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Investment disputes | 1/2 (50.00%) | 50.00% | 39.00% | 2 | Strong |
| Investment guaranty | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 93.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 2 | 66.67% | 57.00% | 2 | Strong |
| PRODUCTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Marine Resources | 0/1 | 0.00% | 24.00% | 48 | Weak |
| Timber | 0/1 | 0.00% | 31.00% | 61 | Weak |
| General | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 92.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 1 | 38.46% | 53.00% | 85 | Weak |
| TRANSPORT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Air transport | 3/7 (42.86%) | 52.38% | 59.00% | 110 | Weak |
| Aircrafts and civil aviation | 4/9 (44.44%) | 56.00% | 74.00% | 151 | Weak |
| Maritime shipping and load lines | 10/13 (76.92%) | 91.43% | 66.00% | 38 | Strong |
| Maritime transport | 2/12 (16.67%) | 16.67% | 27.00% | 135 | Weak |
| Multi modal transport | 0/2 | 0.00% | 4.00% | 15 | Weak |
| Rail transport | 0/3 | 0.00% | 22.00% | 50 | Weak |
| Road transport | 0/4 | 0.00% | 31.00% | 86 | Weak |
| Space | 0/4 | 0.00% | 40.00% | 120 | Weak |
| Telecommunications | 0/2 | 0.00% | 47.00% | 114 | Weak |
| Total | 19 | 41.22% | 50.00% | 129 | Weak |
| TREATIES LAW | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| General | 0/4 | 0.00% | 30.00% | 113 | Weak |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% | 30.00% | 113 | Weak |
| WTO | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Plurilateral Agreements | 0/2 | 0.00% | 18.00% | 45 | Weak |
| WTO Agreements | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 81.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 1 | 45.45% | 47.00% | 45 | Weak |
Strengths and Weakness
| Strong | |
|---|---|
| Contracts | E-commerce |
| Environment and products | Air |
| Environment and products | Chemicals |
| Environment and products | Flora and fauna |
| Environment and products | Foodstuff |
| Environment and products | Maritime and Law of the Sea |
| Human Rights and Labour Standards | Labour Standards |
| Investments | Investment disputes |
| Transport and telecommunications | Maritime shipping and load lines |
| WTO | WTO Agreements |
| Average | |
| Contracts | Franchising |
| Contracts | Principles, trade usages and standards |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Credit transfers |
| Weak | |
| Contracts | Agency |
| Contracts | Conflict of laws |
| Contracts | Leasing/Factoring |
| Contracts | Procurement |
| Contracts | Sale of Goods |
| Contracts | Travel contracts |
| Customs | Customs Codification |
| Customs | Customs Cooperation |
| Customs | Exemption from Duties |
| Customs | Temporary Admission |
| Customs | Transit |
| Dispute resolution | Arbitration |
| Dispute resolution | Judicial cooperation |
| Dispute resolution | Recognition of foreign judgments |
| Dispute resolution | State court jurisdiction |
| Dispute resolution | State court procedure |
| Dispute resolution | State immunities |
| Environment and products | Energy |
| Environment and products | General |
| Environment and products | International watercourses |
| Environment and products | Protected geographical areas |
| Environment and products | Waste |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Assignment of receivables |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Bankruptcy and insolvency |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Bills of exchange and promissory notes |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Cheques |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | International guarantees |
| Good Governance | Corruption |
| Good Governance | Cultural Property |
| Good Governance | Drugs |
| Good Governance | Insider Trading |
| Good Governance | Organized crime |
| Human Rights and Labour Standards | Human rights |
| Institutional Participation | Dispute Resolution |
| Institutional Participation | International Trade Law |
| Institutional Participation | Trade support institutions |
| Intellectual property | Broadcasting |
| Intellectual property | Copyright |
| Intellectual property | Industrial designs |
| Intellectual property | Integrated circuits |
| Intellectual property | Neighboring Rights |
| Intellectual property | Origin |
| Intellectual property | Patents |
| Intellectual property | Trademarks |
| Intellectual property | Varieties of plants |
| Investments | Investment guaranty |
| Products | General |
| Products | Marine Resources |
| Products | Timber |
| Transport and telecommunications | Air transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Aircrafts and civil aviation |
| Transport and telecommunications | Maritime transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Multi modal transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Rail transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Road transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Space |
| Transport and telecommunications | Telecommunications |
| Treaties law | General |
| WTO | Plurilateral Agreements |
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