A New Zealand Legal History
A New Zealand Legal History

Author: Peter Spiller

Publisher: Thomson Brookers

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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A New Zealand Legal History 2nd Edition offers a summary of the major historical themes of New Zealand legal development since European colonisation. Particular attention is paid to four key issues: legal heritage. In particular, the role played by the English to influence our legal heritage. The growing importance of New Zealand's own legal environment and the local modifications implemented largely through statute law. The unique role played by Maori values embodied in particular in the Treaty of Waitangi. The development of New Zealand's legal institutions by our judges and lawyers and the.

The New Zealand Legal System
The New Zealand Legal System

Author: Morag McDowell

Publisher: Butterworths

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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Third edition significantly updates the chapter on statutory interpretation and introduces a new chapter on the legal profession. Topics covered include: the functions and concept of law; classifications and sources of law; constitutional principles; the Treaty of Waitangi; the Courts; Statutory interpretation; the legal profession; case law; logic and legal reasoning; legal writing; legal materials and reading cases.