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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 28, 2020 5:57:26 GMT 12
CHANGES TO TEACHING NEEDED TO INTEGRATE MĀORI LAW INTO LEGAL SYSTEMSystemic change in the legal studies curriculum at our universities would be an important step towards integrating Māori law into Aotearoa New Zealand’s legal system, research released this week says Co-author and Otago Faculty of Law Professor Jacinta Ruru says the report outlines the value of recognising Māori law, founded on tikanga Māori, as a legitimate and continuing influence on the rights, obligations, rules and policy of the country’s legal system. The report says while the country’s six law schools are increasingly cultivating a culturally sensitive approach to teaching Māori legal issues and supporting Māori law students, few are implementing the structural change needed for a “deliberate bijural, bilingual, bicultural approach”........ www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago742839.html
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