Introduction to tribal legal studies
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- ISBN: 9781442232242 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1442232242 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781442232259 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1442232250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781442232266 (electronic)
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Physical Description:
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xxii, 514 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: Third edition
- Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "This project was supported in part by Grant No 2012-IC-BX-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance"--ECIP galley. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Notes on law, non-indian anthropologists, and terminology -- Acknowledgements -- What is law? : legal norms, structures, and practices -- Studying tribal law and contemporary tribal legal documents -- Tribal law in customs and traditions -- Forms and trends of traditional tribal governments -- The history of federal Indian policy and the changes to tribal governments -- Introduction to tribal courts -- Tribal justice systems today : general overview and comparison -- Examples of tribal court systems -- An introduction to balancing tribal legal heritage and Anglo-American law -- Introduction to tribal court authority : differences between criminal and civil law -- Criminal and civil violations in tribal legal traditions -- Tribal criminal jurisdiction -- Tribal civil jurisdiction -- Tribal kinship and the law -- Boarding schools & the removal of tribal children -- The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 -- Tribal court custody proceedings -- Introducing Indian civil rights -- The Indian Civil Rights act of 1968 -- Affirming tribal authority :Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez -- Contemporary civil rights issues -- Sources of law -- Common law in contemporary legal systems -- Contemporary traditional dispute resolution -- Introduction to peacemaking -- Models of peacemaking -- Separation of powers -- Ethics for tribal judges -- Ethics for tribal court personnel -- Ethics for tribal court advocates. |
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Lummi Library | KIE 110 .R53 2016 | 287869 | Stacks | Available | - |