LAW 634 - Federal Indian Law

This course will focus on the intellectual and doctrinal framework that governs Federal Indian law: its origins (and, some hope, its future) in international law; the sources and scope of Federal authority over Indian affairs; allocation (among Tribal, State, and Federal governments) of civil, criminal, and regulatory jurisdiction in Indian country; and Tribal sovereign immunity. The course also will examine the recent acknowledgment - both administrative and legislative - of seven Indian Tribes in Virginia.