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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Topics to be covered include real [direct] and circumstantial evidence, presumptions, burdens of proof, province of courts [judges] and juries, uses of wrongfully obtained evidence, hearsay, and other forms of evidence. Presentation of evidence to the court and jury is included, with emphasis on laying proper foundations. Resources for this course will include evidentiary rules of the Navajo Nation District Courts and the Federal Rules of Evidence.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the areas of marriage, divorce, annulment, adoption, child support and enforcement, and other domestic relations matters in the Navajo Nation judicial system. Criminal laws that pertain to family matters will also be studied, as well as federal laws that apply to the Nation such as the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course examines a variety of legal topics of contemporary interest. Course content varies each semester so course may be repeated for credit with differing section numbers. This course is offered based upon demand, interest, and need.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the typical consumer issues that confront Navajo people on the Reservation. Students will examine credit sales and purchases and repossessions, and learn how to prepare writs of sequestration and bonding in issues that may come before the Navajo Nation Court system.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the courtroom rules of litigation. The resource for this course will be the Civil rules and Criminal Rules of Procedure for the District Courts of the Navajo Nation, as well as the federal rules of procedure. Students will learn alternative dispute resolution techniques as practiced in the Peacemaker Division of the Navajo District Court.
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3.00 Credits
The class will cover in-depth the law of contracts, credit, employment, agency, commercial paper, insurance, real and personal property, probate, and business organizations. Students will be expected to read and understand the various Navajo Nation Code provisions that apply to these business topics.
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3.00 Credits
This class is a continuation of LAW 203. Emphasis will be placed on the Navajo Uniform Commercial Code, the body of law that governs commercial contracts and other transactions on the Nation. Prerequisite: LAW-203
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3.00 Credits
The resource for this course is the Model Rules of Professional Conduct for members of the Navajo Bar Association.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the Navajo Rules of Civil and Criminal Appellate Procedure. Administrative Law examines the delegation of legislative and executive authority by the Navajo Nation to its various agencies and boards, powers of the agencies, rule-making by the agencies, due process, hearing rights, and appeals for judicial review from adverse agency decisions.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers in-depth the conduct of a trial including pre-trial matters and motions, particularized rights, plea negotiation and pre-trial settlement, deferred prosecution, pretrial discovery, and the trial itself from jury selection to verdict. Students will attend available trials conducted in the Crownpoint District Court and will participate in a moot court.
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