Research Catalog

Title

The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's law and constitution / Matthew S.R. Palmer.

Author

Palmer, Matthew, 1964-

Publication

Wellington, N.Z. : Victoria University Press, 2008.

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Details

Description

477 pages; 24 cm

Summary

The author looks at where the Treaty of Waitangi should be in New Zealand's law and constitution, addressing and providing concrete suggestions to questions such as: What was the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in the law and constitution in 1840? What has the Treaty been reinterpreted to mean in New Zealand today? What is its current legal status and force? and What is its current place in New Zealand's law and constitution?

Subjects

• Traités
• Treaties
• Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6)
• Waitangi > Vertrag
• New Zealand
• Ture
• Tiriti o Waitangi
• Ture Kāwanatanga
• Maoris (peuple de Nouvelle-Zélande) > Terres
• Maoris (peuple de Nouvelle-Zélande) > Relations avec l'État
• Maoris (peuple de Nouvelle-Zélande) > Statut juridique
• Droit constitutionnel > Nouvelle-Zélande
• Traité de Waitangi (1840)
• Verfassungsrecht
• Recht
• Constitutional law > New Zealand
• Law > New Zealand

Genre/Form

• Treaties.
• Traités.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 452-464) and index.

Contents

INTRODUCTION -- 1. Realism and relationships -- Realism about the constitution -- Relationships at the heart of the Treaty -- The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's constitution -- pt. I. PAST -- 2. The Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 -- The complexity of contexts -- The ambiguity of texts -- Some realism about the Treaty of 1840 -- pt. II. PRESENT -- 3. The meanings of the Treaty of Waitangi -- Interpreting the Treaty of Waitangi -- Parliamentary elaborations -- Waitangi Tribunal findings -- Judicial interpretation -- Cabinet decisions -- Some realisms about the meaning of the Treaty today -- 4. The legal status and force of the Treaty of Waitangi -- A valid international Treaty -- Not directly enforced by New Zealand Courts -- Incorporation of the Treaty into law by Parliament -- Potential enforcement by courts? : fiduciary duty -- Indirect enforcement by courts : interpretation and review -- Executive government and the honour of the Crown -- Other laws affecting Crown/Māori relationships -- A realist's view : incoherence and inconsistency -- 5. The constitutional place of the Treaty of Waitangi -- The New Zealand Constitution -- The Treaty of Waitangi in the constitution -- The Treaty of Waitangi and constitutional culture and norms -- Constitutional realism about the Treaty : uncertain tension -- pt. III. FUTURE -- 6. The Treaty of Waitangi in the future -- A common objective : healthy relationships -- The problems of the status quo -- The cautious option : minor repairs -- The ambitious option : restating the general meaning of the Treaty -- The realistic option : a Treaty of Waitangi Court -- Conclusion : the need for stable Crown/Māori relationships -- SUMMARY -- 7. Stabilising the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's law and constitution -- Realism and relationships -- The past -- The present -- The future -- Appendix A. The Treaty of Waitangi -- Appendix B. Selected extracts from Cabinet files about the meaning of the Treaty.

ISBN

• 9780864735799
• 0864735790

LCCN

2008531692

OCLC

• ocn263149686
• 263149686
• SCSB-1519677

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library