The government’s promised crack-down on gangs may have to work around existing legislation – and human rights provisions.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on NZ Bill of Rights Act
Displaying all articles
There’s plenty of research supporting lowering the voting age to 16. Public debate and the law just need to catch up.
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.
Taking MIQ to court was meant to be something of a reckoning for New Zealand’s contentious border control policy. In the end it may be only a footnote to the bigger story.
The prime minister and police have asked that children be removed from the protest at parliament – but the situation is legally and logistically complex.
Court challenges over vaccine mandate exemptions have so far failed. But with fundamental human rights at the centre of the government’s emergency powers, is it time for purpose-built new law?
With quarantine infection numbers and border failures likely to keep increasing, the case for stricter travel restrictions is clear.
The right to return is real but not absolute, and must be balanced with the rights of those already in New Zealand.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
-
Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
-
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato
-
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
-
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
-
Associate Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
-
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
