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

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Kenneth J. Keith

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

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

Suggested Citation

Keith, Kenneth J., Public Law in New Zealand (2003). 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, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2201647

Kenneth J. Keith (Contact Author)

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )

PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand

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