The Rights of Indians and Tribes

4. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-979535-2
Verlag: OUP US

Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 813 g

Addresses every significant legal issue facing Indians and Tribes in a concise, accessible format
Author Stephen Pevar possess over 30 years of experience as a counsel for the ACLU combined with a extensive academic and lecturing experience
Incorporates a user-friendly question-and-answer format
Unique in ist comprehensive treatment of the law as it applies to Indians and Tribes

The Rights of Indians and Tribes, first published in 1983, has sold over 100,000 copies and is the most popular resource in the field of Federal Indian Law. The book, which explains this complex subject in a clear and easy-to-understand way, is particularly useful for tribal advocates, government officials, students, practitioners of Indian law, and the general public. Numerous tribal leaders highly recommend this book. Incorporating a user-friendly question-and-answer format, The Rights of Indians and Tribes addresses the most significant legal issues facing Indians and Indian tribes today, including tribal sovereignty, the federal trust responsibility, the regulation of non-Indians on reservations, Indian treaties, the Indian Civil Rights Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and the Indian Child Welfare Act. This fully-updated new edition features an introduction by John Echohawk, Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund.

Zielgruppe

Indians and Indian Tribes, students, law firms, state and federal agencies, general audience interested in Indian issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pevar, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION: John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund
Preface
Map: Indian Reservations and Communities in the United States

I. A History of Federal Indian Policy

II. Definitions: Indian, Indian Tribe, Indian Country, and Indian Title
III. The Trust Responsibility
IV. Indian Treaties

V. Federal Power over Indian Affairs
VI. Tribal Self-Government
VII. State Power over Indian Affairs

VIII. Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country

IX. Civil Jurisdiction in Indian Country

X. Taxation

XI. Indian HUnting and Fishing Rights

XII. Indian Water Rights

XIII. Civil Rights of Indians

XIV. The Indian Civil Rights Act
XV. The Unique Status of Certain Indian Groups
XVI. Indian Gaming

XVII. The Indian Child Welfare Act

XVIII. Judical Review

Über Autor(innen)

Pevar, Stephen
Stephen L. Pevar is a senior staff counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union. Mr. Pevar worked for Legal Services on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation from 1971-1974, and taught Federal Indian Law at the University of Denver School of Law from 1983-1999. He has litigated numerous Indian rights cases and has lectured extensively on the subject.