Introduction to tribal legal studies
By: Justin B. Richland and Sarah Deer.
Contributors: Deer, Sarah, 1972-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Tribal legal studies series -- 4
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780759112100; 9780759112117; 9780759119406
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is law? legal norms, structures, and practices; title: Studying tribal law and contemporary tribal legal documents; title: Tribal law in customs & traditions; title: Forms and trends of traditional tribal governments; title: The history of federal Indian policy and the changes to tribal governments; title: Introduction and history of tribal courts; title: Tribal justice systems today: general overview and comparison; title: Examples of tribal court systems; title: An introduction to balancing tribal legal heritage and Anglo-American law; title: Introduction to tribal court authority: differences between criminal and civil law; title: Criminal and civil violations in tribal legal traditions; title: Tribal criminal jurisdiction; title: Tribal civil jurisdiction; title: Tribal kinship and the law; title: Boarding schools & the removal of tribal children; title: The Indian Child Welfare act of 1978; title: Tribal court custody proceedings; title: Introducing Indian civil rights; title: The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968; title: Affirming tribal authority: Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez; title: Contemporary civil rights issues; title: Sources of law; title: Common law in contemporary legal systems; title: Traditional dispute resolution; title: Introduction to peacemaking; title: Models of peacemaking; title: Separation of powers; title: Ethics for tribal judges; title: Ethics for tribal court personnel; title: Ethics for tribal court advocates.