Cite as: 12 CNCA § 4

The Cherokee Common Law, as modified by the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation, statutes, judicial decisions, and the condition and wants of the people, shall remain in full force and effect within the Cherokee Nation in like force with any statute of the Cherokee Nation insofar as the common law is not so modified, but all Cherokee Nation laws shall be liberally construed to promote their objective.

Historical Data

LA 16–16, eff. April 21, 2016. Amended LA 07–18, eff. May 18, 2018.