Public Law in New Zealand
New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, Vol. 1, pp. 3-24, 2003
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Keith Paper No. 4/2019
23 Pages Posted: 16 Jan 2013 Last revised: 20 Jul 2019
Date Written: 2003
Abstract
This article reflects generally on public law in New Zealand and on aspects of public law at Victoria University of Wellington. These reflections about the place and development of public law in New Zealand concern the founding of New Zealand, the relations of Maori (or particular hapu or iwi) to the State, the relations of New Zealand to the United Kingdom, the region, and the world, and the relations of the citizen to the State.
Rather than simply stating the law in these areas, Sir Kenneth Keith attempts to give some sense of principle, sources, the balance between continuity and change, some of the principal actors, and the role of the university. Greater attention is given to earlier times since major themes recur during those times, since they remind us that public law is long established, and since later events are better known.
Keywords: public law, Victoria University of Wellington, Constitutional law, administrative law, Treaty of Waitangi
JEL Classification: K19, K23
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