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By ignoring a Supreme Court ruling on prisoner voting rights, the NZ government is undermining one of the few constitutional protections against executive over-reach.
A recent decision by New Zealand’s highest court means police will need to be extra careful about how they obtain and use evidence in criminal investigations.
Claims of ‘activist’ judges usurping the law-making role of parliament are getting louder. But these need to be balanced against the slow and conservative nature of how the common law is developed.
In overturning the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Supreme Court showed Māori tikanga has a place in New Zealand’s common law. The lower courts and the law schools now need to make it work.
By allowing a case against local greenhouse gas emitters to go ahead, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has opened the door to a new front in climate law – one that takes tikanga Māori into account.
The Supreme Court has found the current voting age limit discriminates against young people. But there are other good arguments for lowering the age, including strengthening our democracy.
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