Public Law 100-383

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Public Law 100-383 is the U.S. federal statute, known as the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, that formally apologized for and granted reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
reparations law
acknowledges fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of Japanese Americans
addresses civil liberties violations during World War II
administeredBy United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED
apologyTo Aleut residents of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands relocated during World War II
Japanese Americans interned during World War II
Japanese permanent resident aliens interned during World War II
beneficiaryGroup Aleut residents of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands affected by wartime relocation
Japanese Americans
Japanese resident aliens in the United States
compensationAmountPerPerson 20000 U.S. dollars
compensationType lump-sum payment
congressNumber 100th United States Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dateOfEnactment 1988-08-10
eligibilityCriteria U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who were evacuated, relocated, or interned during World War II
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes Office of Redress Administration NERFINISHED
historicalContext World War II Japanese American internment
includes authorization of payments to eligible individuals
provisions for public education about the internment
statement of U.S. government apology
inspiredBy findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalStatus in force
officialName Civil Liberties Act of 1988 NERFINISHED
policyArea civil rights policy
minority rights policy
war-time measures review
primaryPurpose to acknowledge and apologize for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
to provide monetary redress to eligible Japanese Americans and others interned during World War II
provides formal apology on behalf of the United States government
monetary compensation to eligible internees
publicLawNumber 100-383
recognizedAs major precedent for government reparations in the United States
recognizes that the internment was based on race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership
relatedTo Executive Order 9066 NERFINISHED
Japanese American internment
Korematsu v. United States NERFINISHED
shortName Civil Liberties Act of 1988 NERFINISHED
signedBy Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
signingDate 1988-08-10
subjectMatter civil liberties
government reparations
human rights
timePeriodCovered World War II era NERFINISHED
typeOfApology official government apology

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Civil Liberties Act of 1988 publicLawNumber Public Law 100-383