Description
Provides a broad overview of tribal jurisdiction issues, including an understanding of criminal and civil jurisdiction, particularly as applied to tribal gaming law.
Grading Basis
Graded
Course Learning Outcomes
Core Topics
- Criminal and civil law concepts within the tribal court system
- Compare traditional tribal justice systems to Anglo-American legal systems
- Limitations on tribal criminal and civil jurisdiction imposed by the United States
- Efforts by Tribal Nations to address jurisdictional gaps
- The Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville reservation and the State of Washington
- Regulation of gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Colville Tribal Code (Chapter 6-5, Gaming Law)
- Due process (Indian Civil Rights Act; Colville Civil Rights Act)