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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Treaty of Waitangi is 'a simple nullity'; Chapter One: The arrival of Christianity on the Kapiti coast; Chapter Two: An 'exemplary haven' in a troubled land; Chapter Three: A fraud on the donors?; Chapter Four: A gift or a grant?; Chapter Five: Why did the Church cling to the gifted land?; Chapter Six: 'Because of what I heard said at Kohimarama'; Chapter Seven: In the Supreme Court at Wellington; Chapter Eight: The long (and continuing) aftermath; Chapter Nine: Revisionist legal history; Chapter Ten: Contemporary comments
  • NotesBibliography; Glossary; A; B; I; K; M; P; R; T; W; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Copyright

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