Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 17, 2024 6:01:39 GMT 12
DOES AOTEAROA NEED CULTURAL MISAPPROPRIATION LAWS?
An Auckland legal scholar is proposing a new tort law to protect against cultural misappropriation.
Cultural misappropriation is the adoption of a culture’s elements in a way that disrespects or misunderstands its purpose in its culture of origin.
University of Auckland legal scholar Jayden Houghton (Rereahu Maniapoto) wants to protect cultures from misappropriation, particularly mātauranga Māori, with a proposed new tort.
Tort law allows for compensation claims when someone hurts a person or their property, but when their case isn’t necessarily based on a crime recognised by the justice system or based on a contract.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/16/does-aotearoa-need-cultural-misappropriation-laws/
An Auckland legal scholar is proposing a new tort law to protect against cultural misappropriation.
Cultural misappropriation is the adoption of a culture’s elements in a way that disrespects or misunderstands its purpose in its culture of origin.
University of Auckland legal scholar Jayden Houghton (Rereahu Maniapoto) wants to protect cultures from misappropriation, particularly mātauranga Māori, with a proposed new tort.
Tort law allows for compensation claims when someone hurts a person or their property, but when their case isn’t necessarily based on a crime recognised by the justice system or based on a contract.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/16/does-aotearoa-need-cultural-misappropriation-laws/