Human Rights in New Zealand
Human Rights in New Zealand

Author: Judy McGregor

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2016-07-14

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0947492755

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'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted while the world remained deeply shocked by the atrocities committed during the Second World War, was an inspirational creation. ... It is hard to conceive of this document being adopted today. Like most other nations, New Zealand has succumbed to a kind of world-weary acceptance that full enjoyment of universal human rights remains a distant dream.' Preface, Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO New Zealand is proud of its human rights record with good reason. It was the first country in the world to give women the vote and it played a prominent part in the establishment of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. New Zealand recently took a leading role in the creation of the world’s newest human rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But just how good are things in practice? Are our governments living up to the promises they make when they ratify human rights treaties? Human Rights in New Zealand is a comprehensive survey of the seven major international human rights treaties which New Zealand has signed and ratified, as well as the Universal Periodic Review. Based on four years of research, undertaken with the support of the New Zealand Law Foundation, this book concludes that significant faultlines are emerging in the human rights landscape. It sets out an agenda for change with recommendations for practical action.

The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act

Author: Andrew S. Butler

Publisher:

Published: 2014-12

Total Pages: 1204

ISBN-13: 9781927183601

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Written in a lively style, the commentary contains a detailed analysis of this short, but important piece of constitutional legislation. To make it as accessible to readers as possible each chapter of the book follows a pattern of outlining similar provisions in comparable human rights systems (domestic and international), discussing the purposes of each right or provision in issue, engaging in a detailed examination of the meaning of the text of each provision, examining the extent to which justified limits can be placed on guaranteed rights and freedoms, and concluding by considering issues related to remedies where relevant.

International Human Rights Law in New Zealand
International Human Rights Law in New Zealand

Author: Margaret Bedggood

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 1060

ISBN-13: 9781988504292

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The text takes the perspective of international human rights law, describes what it requires, and then analyses the extent to which New Zealand law complies with it. It is intended to be an authoritative text that can be cited in courts and be the book of choice for human rights courses; it should also play a role in the development of New Zealand law by reference to international human rights standards. Written by many of New Zealand's leading human rights law experts, the tone and content of the chapters combines the substance of sound legal academic analysis with the practicality of a book that can be used in practice by judges, lawyers, NGOs and activists. The book will appeal to both the academic and practitioner markets.

The New Zealand Bill of Rights
The New Zealand Bill of Rights

Author: Paul Rishworth

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13:

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The New Zealand Bill of Rights is a comprehensive account of over a decade of jurisprudence under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Book provides an indepth examination of the Act, covering such topics as the benefits and burdens of rights; principles of interpretation; impact on legislation and the legislative process; judical review; civil and political rights; the rights of persons subjected to criminal investigation and prosecution; trial procedures; powers of law enforcement; and remedies for breach. Combining descriptive, analytical and prognostic scholarship, the extensive detail of the New Zealand Bill of Rights marks it as a standard reference text for this important body of the New Zealand law.

New Zealand Yearbook of International Law
New Zealand Yearbook of International Law

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-05-18

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9004423265

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The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law is an annual, internationally refereed publication intended to stand as a reference point for legal materials and critical commentary on issues of international law. The Yearbook also serves as a valuable tool in the determination of trends, state practice and policies in the development of international law in New Zealand, the Pacific region, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica and to generate scholarship in those fields. In this regard the Yearbook contains an annual ‘Year-in-Review’ of developments in international law of particular interest to New Zealand as well as a dedicated section on the South Pacific. This Yearbook covers the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

Know Your Rights and Claim Them
Know Your Rights and Claim Them

Author: Amnesty International

Publisher: Zest Books ™

Published: 2021-09-17

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1728449685

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"This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all"—Malala Yousafzai Adults are aware of their universal human rights of freedom and equality, but children often are ignorant of the rights they possess before reaching the age of majority. Enter Know Your Rights and Claim Them, written in partnership with Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren. Know Your Rights and Claim Them details the rights promised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, starting with the history of child rights, and providing a clear description of the types of child rights, the young activists from around the world who fought to defend them, and how readers can stand up for their own rights. "This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference"—Greta Thunberg

Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand
Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand

Author: Iris Reuvecamp

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-14

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 9781988591094

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Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand is a comprehensive text on the legal position of people who lack capacity, in many different contexts, including their position regarding health care, residential placement, property management, and participation in legal proceedings. General Editors Iris Reuvecamp and John Dawson have assembled a team of subject matter experts from both legal and medical backgrounds who cover all major areas of the law of mental capacity in New Zealand (except the criminal law).

Human Rights in the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism
Human Rights in the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism

Author: Alex Conte

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-07-03

Total Pages: 885

ISBN-13: 3642116086

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The objective of this work is to provide an analysis of the legislative approaches to counter-terrorism and human rights in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The text is aimed at lawyers and practitioners within and outside common law nations. Although the text analyses the subject within the four jurisdictions named, many parts of the book will be of interest and relevance to those from outside those jurisdictions. Considerable weight is placed on inter- tional obligations and directions, with a unique and hopefully useful feature of the text being the inclusion and consideration of a handbook written by me on human rights compliance when countering terrorism (set out in Appendix 4 and considered in Chap. 13). A signi?cant part of the research undertaken for this work was as a result of my being awarded the International Research Fellowship, Te Karahipi Rangahau a Taiao, an annual fellowship generously funded by the New Zealand Law Foun- tion. The New Zealand Law Foundation is an independent trust and registered charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 (NZ). This project would not have been possible without the Law Foundation’s award, which allowed me to undertake research and associated work over reasonably lengthy periods of time in Australia, Canada, Israel, England, Austria, Switzerland and Finland. It is not just the g- graphical location of this work that was made possible, however.

Human Rights and the Refugee Definition
Human Rights and the Refugee Definition

Author: Bruce Burson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 9004288597

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Does human rights law help us to define who qualifies as a refugee? If so, then how? These deceptively simple questions sit at the heart of an intense contemporary debate over whether, or how, interpretation of the refugee definition in the Refugee Convention should take account of human rights law. In Human Rights and the Refugee Definition, Burson and Cantor bring a fine-grained comparative perspective to this debate. For the first time, they collect together in one edited volume over a dozen new studies by leading scholars and practitioners that explore in detail how these legal dynamics play out in a range of national and international jurisdictions and in relation to particular thematic challenges in refugee law.