Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 28, 2023 5:20:46 GMT 12
TIKANGA AND THE COURTS - LAW COMMISSION PROPOSES CHANGES IN DEALING WITH MAORI ISSUES
The Law Commission is proposing an expanded role for the Maori Land Court to become a specialist court dealing with broader matters involving Maori customs, values and practices, tikanga.
It is one of the suggestions in a report, He Poutama, commissioned by the Minister of Justice in 2021, on how tikanga relates to what it calls state law – laws passed by Parliament and the common law which is principally judge-made law.
Other suggestions include:....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tikanga-and-the-courts-law-commission-proposes-changes-in-dealing-with-maori-issues/LR2MODB43VAEZOEMTES2YEUVXY/
The Law Commission is proposing an expanded role for the Maori Land Court to become a specialist court dealing with broader matters involving Maori customs, values and practices, tikanga.
It is one of the suggestions in a report, He Poutama, commissioned by the Minister of Justice in 2021, on how tikanga relates to what it calls state law – laws passed by Parliament and the common law which is principally judge-made law.
Other suggestions include:....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tikanga-and-the-courts-law-commission-proposes-changes-in-dealing-with-maori-issues/LR2MODB43VAEZOEMTES2YEUVXY/