The New Zealand Bill of Rights
Title | The New Zealand Bill of Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Rishworth |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 908 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The New Zealand Bill of Rights is a comprehensive account of over a decade of jurisprudence under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Book provides an indepth examination of the Act, covering such topics as the benefits and burdens of rights; principles of interpretation; impact on legislation and the legislative process; judical review; civil and political rights; the rights of persons subjected to criminal investigation and prosecution; trial procedures; powers of law enforcement; and remedies for breach. Combining descriptive, analytical and prognostic scholarship, the extensive detail of the New Zealand Bill of Rights marks it as a standard reference text for this important body of the New Zealand law.
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act
Title | The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew S. Butler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1204 |
Release | 2014-12 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN | 9781927183601 |
Written in a lively style, the commentary contains a detailed analysis of this short, but important piece of constitutional legislation. To make it as accessible to readers as possible each chapter of the book follows a pattern of outlining similar provisions in comparable human rights systems (domestic and international), discussing the purposes of each right or provision in issue, engaging in a detailed examination of the meaning of the text of each provision, examining the extent to which justified limits can be placed on guaranteed rights and freedoms, and concluding by considering issues related to remedies where relevant.
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Title | New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Parliamentary Bills of Rights
Title | Parliamentary Bills of Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Janet L. Hiebert |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2015-01-29 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1316240673 |
Both New Zealand and the United Kingdom challenge assumptions about how a bill of rights functions. Their parliamentary bills of rights constrain judicial review and also look to parliament to play a rights-protecting role. This arises from the requirement to inform parliament if legislative bills are not compatible with rights. But are these bills of rights operating in this proactive manner? Are governments encountering significantly stronger pressures to ensure legislation complies with rights? Are these bills of rights resulting in more reasoned deliberations in parliament about the justification of legislation from a rights perspective? Through extensive interviews with public officials and analysis of parliamentary debates where questions of compliance with rights arise (prisoner voting, parole and sentencing policy, counter-terrorism legislation, and same-sex marriage), this book argues that a serious gap exists between the promise of these bills of rights and the institutional variables that influence how these parliaments function.
Human Rights in New Zealand
Title | Human Rights in New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | Judy McGregor |
Publisher | Bridget Williams Books |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2016-07-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0947492755 |
'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted while the world remained deeply shocked by the atrocities committed during the Second World War, was an inspirational creation. ... It is hard to conceive of this document being adopted today. Like most other nations, New Zealand has succumbed to a kind of world-weary acceptance that full enjoyment of universal human rights remains a distant dream.' Preface, Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO New Zealand is proud of its human rights record with good reason. It was the first country in the world to give women the vote and it played a prominent part in the establishment of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. New Zealand recently took a leading role in the creation of the world’s newest human rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But just how good are things in practice? Are our governments living up to the promises they make when they ratify human rights treaties? Human Rights in New Zealand is a comprehensive survey of the seven major international human rights treaties which New Zealand has signed and ratified, as well as the Universal Periodic Review. Based on four years of research, undertaken with the support of the New Zealand Law Foundation, this book concludes that significant faultlines are emerging in the human rights landscape. It sets out an agenda for change with recommendations for practical action.
A Bill of Rights for New Zealand
Title | A Bill of Rights for New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | New Zealand. Department of Justice |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN |
The Handbook of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Title | The Handbook of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN | 9780478201970 |