Personal Jurisdiction in Tribal Courts

This Comment argues that the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (ICRA), via its due process clause, limits tribal courts' exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonconsenting defendants. The external limitations on tribal jurisdiction in general come from federal law. For tribal court systems to be effective, they must adjudicate the disputes that legitimately come before them. This requires that a tribal court have the power to exercise jurisdiction over both the dispute and the parties.