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Indian Common Law:1The Role of Custom in American Indian Tribal Courts2(Part I of II)

Indian Common Law:1The Role of Custom in American Indian Tribal Courts2(Part I of II) AbstractMany American Indian Reservations have had modern tribal courts for at least 60 years. Have the distinctive social norms of Indians worked their way into judgemade law, or are tribal courts much like state courts? Is there Indian common law? To answer these questions, we interviewed tribal judges on reservations throughout the West. We found distinctively Indian social norms, both substantial and procedural, pervading tribal courts. Many of these norms are specific to particular tribes and some are shared by many tribes. Indian common laws (in the plural) are tribe-specific, so there is a comparative law of Indian common law. Applying the rules of conflict of laws requires knowledge of Indian common laws. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Indian Common Law:1The Role of Custom in American Indian Tribal Courts2(Part I of II)

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 1998 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
ISSN
0002-919X
eISSN
2326-9197
DOI
10.2307/840932
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Abstract

AbstractMany American Indian Reservations have had modern tribal courts for at least 60 years. Have the distinctive social norms of Indians worked their way into judgemade law, or are tribal courts much like state courts? Is there Indian common law? To answer these questions, we interviewed tribal judges on reservations throughout the West. We found distinctively Indian social norms, both substantial and procedural, pervading tribal courts. Many of these norms are specific to particular tribes and some are shared by many tribes. Indian common laws (in the plural) are tribe-specific, so there is a comparative law of Indian common law. Applying the rules of conflict of laws requires knowledge of Indian common laws.

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The American Journal of Comparative LawOxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 1998

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