General Description:
Examines a variety of current issues related to American Indian Law. Topics will change to reflect the subjects that emerge at each time that the seminar is offered. Some examples of topics considered include legal protections for American Indian religion and culture, cultural property, Tribal law, gaming law, and Native American natural and cultural resources law. Department enforced corequisite: LAWS 7725.
Select Term:
LAWS 8725-001
Instructor(s):
Troy Eid
Meeting Times & Locations:
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2:25 PM - 4:05 PM |
WOLF 421 |
Syllabus: Fall 2012 Advanced Indian Law Seminar Syllabus.pdf
Description: Criminal and Civil Justice in Indian Country. This course explores the manner in which Indian tribal governments make and enforce their own laws within the American constitutional system. The course instructor is Troy A. Eid, the Chair of the National Indian Law and Order Commission and a former United States Attorney for the District of Colorado. Professor Eid will focus on selected topics in criminal and civil justice in Indian Country, each highlighting the interaction among the three sovereigns recognized by the U.S. Constitution: The federal government, states, and Indian tribes. Students will explore issues such as the ability of Indian nations to assert criminal and civil jurisdiction; the changing role of tribal court systems and their interaction with state and federal institutions; juvenile justice and domestic violence issues in Indian Country; the scope of tribal civil regulatory authority over environmental quality, energy development, and health and workplace safety; and how tribal, state and federal leaders are working together to address the so-called "jurisdictional maze." Students will write and discuss a seminar paper as the major course requirement.
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