NAVAJO RULES FOR DECLARATORY RULINGS ON QUESTIONS OF NAVAJO LAW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RULE 1    Purpose

RULE 2    Scope

RULE 3    Acceptance and Manner of Conducting Original Proceedings to Declare

Navajo Law

a.         When accepted.

b.        When commenced and conducted.

c.        Applications—where and when filed.

d.        Applications—what to contain.

e.         Procedure.

f.          Oral argument.

g.        Briefs.

RULE 4    Appointment of Associate Justices in Custom Law Matters

RULE 5    Comment by Attorney General

RULE 6    Declaratory Ruling

RULE 7    Evidence in Customary Law Cases

RULE 8    Sources of Customary Law

RULE 9    Judicial Notice of Scholarly Works

RULE 10   Contents of Declaratory Ruling

RULE 11   Sacred Matters

RULE 12   Certification of Foreign Jurisdictions

RULE 13   Ex parte Communications

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