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Faculty Profile
James C. Hopkins
Academic Title: Associate Clinical Professor, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program
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James C. Hopkins
Office Number: 209
Office Phone: (520) 621-7669
Office Fax: (520) 621-9140
Courses Taught:
Comparative Law of Indigenous Peoples 
History of Federal Indian Law
Indigenous Economic Development: Capacity for Governance (Seminar)
Indigenous Peoples Law Clinic
NAFTA and Other Trade Agreements
Jessup Moot Court
Comparative Corporate Law (Canada)
Native American Natural Resources Law
Taxation in Indian Country (Seminar)
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| Education |
Harvard Law School, LL.M./ITP (2000) Graduated with the Award of Excellence in Research and Writing for LL.M. Thesis; Graduated Summa cum Laude; Mass. Indian Association Scholar, 1999 |
University of Toronto, LL.B. (1996) Wilson Moot National finalist in tax & family law, 1995; Department of Justice Aboriginal Scholarship Recipient, 1994 - 1996; Roger Carter Q.C. Scholar, 1994; Leslie G. Dollinger Memorial Prize, 1993 |
University of Toronto, B.A. (Innis College) (1993) Intern Award: Population Research, Department of Sociology, 1991 - 1992; Erindale Merit & Leadership Award, 1991 |
| Admitted to Practice |
Ontario, Canada |
| Personal Work Experience |
Associate Clinical Professor, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2000 - present |
Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona American Indian Studies Program, 2002 - present |
Director, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2000 - 2005 |
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, Indigenous Legal Studies Program, Summer 2005 |
Thomas G. Feeney Visiting Professor in Business Law, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, Winter 2004 |
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, 2000 |
Judicial Clerk, Hon. Regional Senior Justice Bernstein & Hon. Regional Senior Justice Platana - North East & North West Regions - Ontario Superior Court of Justice & Divisional Court of Ontario, Canada, 1998 |
Articles of Law, Fraser, Milner, Casgrain, Toronto, Canada, 1996 - 1997 |
Representative Publications
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| Visions of Indigenous Prosperity: Economic Self-Determination and the Role of Federal Indian Law, in LEGAL ASPECTS OF ABORIGINAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 67 (Joseph E. Magnet & Dwight A. Dorey eds., 2005). [Law E 98 .B87 M34 2005]. |
| Betting on Self-Determination, 5 Indigenous L. Bull. 8 (July 2002). |
| Constitutional Aspects of Aboriginal Economic Development: Taxation and Aboriginal Governance in Canada, in CONSTITUCION Y DERECHOS INDIGENAS 29 (Jorge Galvan ed., 2002). [Main F 1219.3 .L4 S46 2001]. |
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Presentations
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Keynote speaker, New Friends from Old Adversaries: Tribal - State Relations in Arizona (2d Annual Southwest Indian Law & Policy Conf. on "The Marshall Model and the New Supreme Court," Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Ariz., Mar. 24, 2006).
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Speaker, Applying Context to Rights: Indigenous Rights in a Global Society (Indigenous Bar Association, Vancouver, Canada, Fall 2003).
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Speaker, International Environmental Law and Indigenous Rights (Continuing Legal Education International, Phoenix, Ariz., Fall 2002).
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Speaker, Comparing Native American Economic Development Models Canada & the United States (Indigenous Bar Association, Toronto, Canada, Fall 2002).
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| Public Service |
Clinical Supervisor (with 2 research fellows), Agricultural Industries in the Southwest: Law and Policy Implications for Tribes 2005 - 2006 (Research Grant in partnerhsip with the Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office and the Department of Agriculture, The University of Arizona). |
Co-principal Investigator (with 2 others), Health Law and Policy Implications for Native American Foster Care in Arizona 2005 - 2006 (Inter-Agency Agreement with the State of Arizona and the College of Medicine). |
Researcher (with 4 others), Substance Abuse Prevention - Diversion Programs in Tribal Courts: Case Studies 2005 - 2007 (Federal Department of Justice Grant & The Native American Research and Training Center, The University of Arizona). |
Member, Governor for the State of Arizona's Tribal Health Advisory Group 2004 - 2006 (Provides research and policy recommendations on a wide range of health law and policy issues that effect tribal governments in Arizona.) |
Manuscript Reviewer, University of Arizona Press 2004 - 2006 |
Member, Executive Committee - Native American Cancer Research Partnership, University of Arizona 2003 - 2004. NACRP is a cooperative agreement sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's Minority Institute/Cancer Center Program dedicated to alleviating the unequal burden of cancer among underserved populations. |
Committee Member, CEGA, University of Arizona 2003 - 2004 (This is an interdisciplinary body focusing on the research between Humanities and Social Sciences, supporting interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship). |
Clinical Supervisor, Land Use Ordinances, Zoning, By-Law Development 2002 - 2003 (Training and Research Grant funded by the Administration for Native Americans for The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California.) |
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