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Tribes, treaties, and constitutional tribulations /
"Two prominent scholars of American Indian law and politics undertake a full historical examination of the relationship between Indians and the United States Constitution that explains the present state of confusion and inconsistent application in U.S. Indian law. The authors examine all sectio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[1999]
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Two prominent scholars of American Indian law and politics undertake a full historical examination of the relationship between Indians and the United States Constitution that explains the present state of confusion and inconsistent application in U.S. Indian law. The authors examine all sections of the Constitution that explicitly and implicitly apply to Indians and discuss how they have been interpreted and applied from the early republic up to the present. They convincingly argue that the Constitution does not provide any legal rights for American Indians and that the treaty-making process should govern relations between Indian nations and the federal government"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780292749238 0292749236 |