A Simple Nullity? : the Wi Parata Case in New Zealand Law & History.

When the New Zealand Supreme Court ruled on Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington in 1877, the judges infamously dismissed the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi. During the past 25 years, judges, lawyers, and commentators have castigated this?simple nullity" view of the treaty. The infamous ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, David (David V.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Parata, Wiremu > Trials, litigation, etc.
Hadfield, Octavius, > 1814-1904 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Hadfield, Octavius, > 1814-1904
Treaty of Waitangi > (1840 February 6)
Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6)
1800-1899
Māori (New Zealand people) > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Land tenure > Law and legislation.
Ngāti Toa (New Zealand people) > Land tenure.
Maoris > Droits > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ngati Toa (Peuple de Nouvelle-Zélande) > Terres.
LAW > Property.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Civil rights
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When the New Zealand Supreme Court ruled on Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington in 1877, the judges infamously dismissed the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi. During the past 25 years, judges, lawyers, and commentators have castigated this?simple nullity" view of the treaty. The infamous case has been seen as symbolic of the neglect of Maori rights by settlers, the government, and New Zealand law. In this book, the Wi Parata case?the protagonists, the origins of the dispute, the years of legal back and forth?is given a fresh l.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (533 pages)
ISBN:9781775580089
1775580083

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