General Description:
Tribes are sovereign nations with inherent powers of self-government, including the right to make their own laws and be ruled by them. Williams v. Lee, 358 U.S. 217, 220 (1959). This course provides a historical and contemporary overview of the internal laws of Tribal nations. It serves as a general introduction to the diverse types of laws by which Tribal nations govern themselves, with attention paid to topics such as oral tradition, Tribal governments, membership, Tribal constitutions, criminal and civil jurisdiction, and Tribal court jurisprudence. This course is intended to not only familiarize students with traditional and continuously developing aspects of Tribal law, but also to examine external impacts and limitations on the internal law of Tribal nations. Although this course primarily considers the laws of Tribes located in the United States, we may also from time to time explore the laws of indigenous peoples in other parts of the world.
No sections exist for this course.
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