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

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

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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. 4...

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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