Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 19, 2022 4:44:32 GMT 12
TIKANGA STILL SUBORDINATE IN LAW
Carwyn Jones from Te Wananga o Raukawa’s Māori laws and philosophy programme says the case may be of limited use for Maori.
“The concern that I have really is that they are still subordinating tikanga really to the common law, they’re still saying we will take tikanga into account but it will be a common law that will determine how tikanga will apply and what weight it will be given,” he says.
Dr Jones says a truly bi-cultural legal system needs the kind of constitutional transformation advocated for by the late Moana Jackson.....
waateanews.com/2022/10/18/tikanga-still-subordinate-in-law/
Carwyn Jones from Te Wananga o Raukawa’s Māori laws and philosophy programme says the case may be of limited use for Maori.
“The concern that I have really is that they are still subordinating tikanga really to the common law, they’re still saying we will take tikanga into account but it will be a common law that will determine how tikanga will apply and what weight it will be given,” he says.
Dr Jones says a truly bi-cultural legal system needs the kind of constitutional transformation advocated for by the late Moana Jackson.....
waateanews.com/2022/10/18/tikanga-still-subordinate-in-law/