Course ID
040468
Course Description
This course will explore current policy debates and legal issues involving American Indian children, including private family law disputes, state-initiated child welfare proceedings, adoption contests, and responses to family violence. The course will introduce students to the Indian Child Welfare Act, including its primary jurisdictional, procedural, and substantive provisions, flash points in state court litigation, and recent challenges to the constitutionality of ICWA. In addition, the jurisdictional principles governing interparental custody disputes over children will be covered. The course will also examine selected topics relating to juvenile justice and public education.
Min Units
2
Max Units
2
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Plus/Minus Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Law
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No