Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty

Name: Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty
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ISBN: 9780935626674

ISBN-10: 0935626670

ISBN-13: 9780935626674

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kristen Carpenter, Matthew L. M. Fletcher, Angela Riley

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Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley. Congress passed the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (ICRA) to address civil rights in Indian country. ICRA extended select, tailored provisions of the Bill of Rights—including equal protection, due process, free speech and religious exercise, criminal procedure, and property rights—to tribal governments. But, with the exception of the writ of habeas corpus, Congress did not establish a federal enforcement mechanism for violations of the Act, nor did it abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. Thus, ICRA has been interpreted and enforced almost exclusively by Indian tribes and…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California, American Indian Studies Center
Publication date: 1/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 358
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Kristen A. Carpenter is Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

Angela R. Riley (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) is Professor of Law and Director of the American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles.