Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 28, 2024 6:08:46 GMT 12
HARVARD BOUND: FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS FUEL CONSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
Currently a junior barrister at Thorndon Chambers in Wellington, the law scholar graduated with a joint Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Hons) from the University in 2019.
She intends to use her time at Harvard Law School to further study constitutional and democratic theory. This will allow her to consider the bases for legislative and judicial authority, how New Zealand’s unique history affects those justifications, and what this means for legal developments in New Zealand, such as climate litigation and how the Treaty of Waitangi should be incorporated into New Zealand law.
Hannah says greater recognition of te Tiriti as a constitutional document in New Zealand law is long overdue, although there are questions about how such recognition should be effected and whether it’s legitimate for development to continue solely through the courts.
Hannah hopes to contribute meaningfully to Aotearoa’s Treaty jurisprudence and the direction in which the law is headed in the near future.....
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/26/harvard-bound--four-scholarships-fuel-constitutional-research.html
Currently a junior barrister at Thorndon Chambers in Wellington, the law scholar graduated with a joint Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Hons) from the University in 2019.
She intends to use her time at Harvard Law School to further study constitutional and democratic theory. This will allow her to consider the bases for legislative and judicial authority, how New Zealand’s unique history affects those justifications, and what this means for legal developments in New Zealand, such as climate litigation and how the Treaty of Waitangi should be incorporated into New Zealand law.
Hannah says greater recognition of te Tiriti as a constitutional document in New Zealand law is long overdue, although there are questions about how such recognition should be effected and whether it’s legitimate for development to continue solely through the courts.
Hannah hopes to contribute meaningfully to Aotearoa’s Treaty jurisprudence and the direction in which the law is headed in the near future.....
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/26/harvard-bound--four-scholarships-fuel-constitutional-research.html