Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 27, 2022 4:02:05 GMT 12
TIME TO HEED JUDGE’S CALL ON TIKANGA CHALLENGE
An advocate for justice reform says it’s time to make tikanga part of the day to day way the courts are run.
Denis O’Reilly has been a regular visitor to the courts since the 1970s, helping gang members and other Māori navigate racist and discriminatory processes.
He says there are useful tools, such as cultural reports under section 27 of the Sentencing Act, which can be used more often than they are.
That’s in line with a recent call from Supreme Court Justice Sir Joe Williams for Māori to challenge judges using tikanga.......
waateanews.com/2022/01/26/time-to-heed-judges-call-on-tikanga-challenge/
An advocate for justice reform says it’s time to make tikanga part of the day to day way the courts are run.
Denis O’Reilly has been a regular visitor to the courts since the 1970s, helping gang members and other Māori navigate racist and discriminatory processes.
He says there are useful tools, such as cultural reports under section 27 of the Sentencing Act, which can be used more often than they are.
That’s in line with a recent call from Supreme Court Justice Sir Joe Williams for Māori to challenge judges using tikanga.......
waateanews.com/2022/01/26/time-to-heed-judges-call-on-tikanga-challenge/