Parliamentary bills of rights : the experiences of New Zealand and the United Kingdom /

Parliamentary bills of rights : the experiences of New Zealand and the United Kingdom / Janet L. Hiebert and James B. Kelly.

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Publisher's description: 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 par...

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Main Authors: Hiebert, Janet, 1960- (Author), Kelly, James B. (James Bernard), 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:Cambridge studies in constitutional law ; 11.
Subjects:
Civil rights > New Zealand.
Legislation > New Zealand.
Civil rights > Great Britain.
Legislation > Great Britain.
Civil rights.
Legislation.
Great Britain.
New Zealand.
Table of Contents:
  • I. THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: Political origins of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act
  • The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and MMP
  • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and prisoner disenfranchisement
  • The Attorney General, select committees and penal populism
  • II. THE UNITED KINGDOM'S HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998: Political origins of the Human Rights Act
  • Pre-legislative compatibility assessments under the HRA
  • Parliamentary review of national security measures
  • Parliamentary review : equality and democratic issues.

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