Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Criminal procedure.

Family violence.

Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Examines criminal jurisdictional issue when violence involves a non-Indian perpetrator and an Indian victim. Reviews special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction provisions under S. 1925 /H.R. 4271, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, and S. 1763/H.R. 4154, the SAVE Native Women Act, both to recognize and affirm participating tribes inherent sovereign authority to exercise special domestic violence jurisdiction over domestic violence involving non-Indian perpetrators and Indian victims occurring within tribal jurisdiction. Discusses differences and implications of inherent tribal sovereignty and delegated Federal authority

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0146

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