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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 20, 2020 4:36:29 GMT 12
DEATH, MANA AND PETER ELLIS: LAWYER NATALIE COATESIt will be the first time in Aotearoa that a conviction is appealed by a dead person. Ellis' lawyer Natalie Coates spoke to Saturday Morning about the case and the cultural significance of the precedent. She used an argument based on tikanga - that both Māori and Pākehā have mana in death and if the appeal was successful, this would affect his mana and that of his whānau. Tikanga (Māori customary practice) is increasingly recognised in legislation and by the courts as important, but Ellis' appeal is being seen as a landmark case. So how and why should tikanga be woven into our legal system?..... www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018764725/death-mana-and-peter-ellis-lawyer-natalie-coates
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