32 C.F.R. § 935.20 Applicable law.
Title 32 - National Defense
Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island shall be determined and adjudicated as provided in this part; and otherwise, as provided in the Act of June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to such an act or deed taking place on the high seas on board a merchant vessel or other vessel belonging to the United States.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 935—WAKE ISLAND CODE
Subpart C—Civil Law
§ 935.20 Applicable law.