Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 21, 2016 17:21:45 GMT 12
LEGAL SYSTEM HOSTILE TO MĀORI, ACADEMIC SAYS
The New Zealand state legal system has for the most part been hostile to Māori, according to Otago University Law Professor Jacinta Ruru.
“This is why the learning of law for Māori students can be hard, and the practice of law for Māori can be tough,” Professor Ruru said in her inaugural professorial lecture, entitled Toitū te Whenua. Toitū te Mana delivered on 12 September....
www.lawsociety.org.nz/lawtalk/issue-899/legal-system-hostile-to-maori-academic-says
The New Zealand state legal system has for the most part been hostile to Māori, according to Otago University Law Professor Jacinta Ruru.
“This is why the learning of law for Māori students can be hard, and the practice of law for Māori can be tough,” Professor Ruru said in her inaugural professorial lecture, entitled Toitū te Whenua. Toitū te Mana delivered on 12 September....
www.lawsociety.org.nz/lawtalk/issue-899/legal-system-hostile-to-maori-academic-says