The Maori Magna Carta : New Zealand law and the Treaty of Waitangi / Paul McHugh.
"This account of the law surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi not only considers the constitutional nature of the relationship between Maori and Parliament, but also describes the legislative activities of the New Zealand Parliament regarding Maori, the role of the Waitangi Tribunal, and the laws...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, N.Z. :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Summary: | "This account of the law surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi not only considers the constitutional nature of the relationship between Maori and Parliament, but also describes the legislative activities of the New Zealand Parliament regarding Maori, the role of the Waitangi Tribunal, and the laws affecting Maori land tenure. It addresses basic issues of constitutional law and theory including the legal aspects of the Crown's colonization of New Zealand, progressing to consider issues of contemporary relevance, such as common law aboriginal title, the developing rules of international law and the legal doctrine of the Crown's fiduciary duty"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "Relationship between Maori issues and the Pakeha legal system"--Page xiii. "Aimed primarily at lawyers"--Page xiii. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195582260 0195582268 |