Professor Aliza Organick

Aliza Organick

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Reassessing Concurrent Tribal-State-Federal Criminal Jurisdiction in Kansas," 59 The Kansas Law Review 949 (co-author with John J. Francis, Stacy L. Leeds, & Jelani Jefferson Exum) (2011). [189 KB PDF]

"Listening to Indigenous Voices: What the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Means for U.S. Tribes," 16 U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy 171 (2009).

"Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education: Creating a New Path for the Study of Tribal Law," 19 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy 63 (2009). [1.7 MB PDF]

"From Conflict to Cooperation: State and Tribal Court Relations in the Era of Self-Determination," 45 Court Review 48 (co-author with Tonya Kowalski) (2009). [105 KB PDF].

"Taking Voting Rights Seriously: Race and the Integrity of Democracy in America," 27 Northern Illinois University Law Review 427 (co-author with Steven Ramirez) (2007).

"Creating a Tribal Law Clinic in Kansas: Carving the Peg to Fit the Hole," 82 North Dakota Law Review 849 (2006). [736 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]

Books and Monographs

The Tribal Court Practice Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners, Lay Advocates, Judicial Clerks, and Law School Clinics (co-author with Tonya Kowalski) (Textbook Series) (Carolina Academic Press, 2011).

Chapters in Books

"Holding Back the Tide: The Existing Indian Family Doctrine and its Continued Denial of the Right to Culture for Indigenous Children," in Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30 (Matthew L. M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, Kathryn E. Fort, editors) (Michigan State University Press) (2009).
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Other Publications

"Practicing Law In Tribal Courts: What Every Practitioner Should Know," YLS Forum, Winter 2009, p. 6. [113 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]

Recent Presentations

Plenary Speaker, "Introducing Indigenous Legal Theory into Clinical Practice," Australian National Conference on Clinical and Experiential Learning, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, September 7-9, 2011.

Panelist/Moderator, "Knowing, Thinking, Doing: A Discussion on Doctrine, Theory and Practice of Indigenous Law, Education, and the Clinical Experience," 5th Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 5-7, 2011.

Visiting Scholar and Speaker, "Indigenous Legal Theory and Tribal Court Practice: Where the Rubber Meets the Road," and Panel Discussant, "Practicing Law in Tribal Courts," Native American Law Students Association, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, March 21 -22, 2011.

Panelist, "Native Thought and Philosophy in Tribal Courts," Cultivating Native Intellect and Philosophy: A Community Symposium Recognizing and Discussing the Contributions of Christine Zuni Cruz, The Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10, 2011.

Panelist, "Losing Sight of the Counter-Narrative: The Unintended Consequences of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010," Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law, 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, February 18, 2011.

Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 23, 2010.

"Tribal Response to Passage of Law and Order Act," The Future Following Passage of the Tribal Law & Order Act of 2010, 41st Annual National American Indian Court Judges Association's Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 27, 2010 (presented via video uplink).

"Re-envisioning Tribal and State Relationships: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a Blueprint?" International Law: Future Impacts on the Tribal-Federal Relationship, University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 8, 2010.

Panelist, "Indian Law Clinics – Where are we now? Challenges and Successes of Established Programs," Borderland or Hinterland? The Role of specialty clinics In Legal Education, Fourth Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Programs Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 21, 2010.

Welcome Address and Organizer, "Borderland or Hinterland? The Role of specialty clinics In Legal Education," Fourth Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Programs Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 20-21, 2010.

Roundtable Discussant, "The Kansas Act and Recent Case Decisions Impacting Tribal Court Jurisdiction," 10th Annual Native Nations Law Symposium, Mayetta, Kansas, February 12, 2010.