Course Descriptions & Frequency

Advanced Federal Indian Law

Prerequisite: Federal Indian Law Recommended: Federal Jurisdiction or Conflict of Laws	Credits	Offered
This course provides for an intensive examination of the basic doctrines and principles of, as well as the constitutional and statutory limits on, legislative and judicial powers of federally-recognized Indian tribes and how such limits have shaped not only jurisprudence, but the perception of the role of Indian tribes in the American political system. This course will also examine how these basic doctrines and principles apply to persons who engage in commercial activity and consensual relations in Indian Country. Major topics include congressional power to control criminal and civil jurisdiction (regulatory and adjudicatory jurisdiction) exercised by Indian tribes, source of immunity under Indian law, contract drafting and negotiating, rules of procedure in courts of Indian tribes, enforcement of Indian court judgments in federal and state court and tribal recognition of foreign public acts and deeds and judgments, and the power of the courts of Indian tribes to grant and enforce relief against Indian government and their governmental officials and officers. Grades will be based on a final examination, but other performance measures such as a paper should not be precluded.	3	Every Spring