Norms in Competition: The Influence of Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Rule of Law on Human Rights Protection in New Zealand

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Norms in Competition: The Influence of Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Rule of Law on Human Rights Protection in New Zealand

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In 2018 the New Zealand Supreme Court issued judgments in three cases which indicated that the Court was reconsidering their role in respect of rights protection in New Zealand; Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General, Attorney-General v Taylor, and Ngaronoa v Attorney-General. Building on the apparent shift in the dominance of the judiciary which is exhibited by these cases, the aim of this thesis is to explain the division of power between the judiciary and Parliament in respect of rig...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2020

Creator

Dobie, Madison

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/10392

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New Zealand / NZBORA / Human Rights / Constitutional law / rule of recognition / human rights protection / declarations of inconsistency / Parliament / judiciary / Attorney-General v Taylor / section 4 5 6 connundrum / parliamentary sovereignty / rule of law / competing norms / substantive judicial review / separation of powers / social norms / interpretative method / section 6 of NZBORA

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