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The Constitutional Significance Of The Declarations Of Inconsistency Amendment Act

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dc.contributor.author Colson, Sophie
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-18T22:56:26Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-18T22:56:26Z
dc.date.copyright 2022
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/30776
dc.description.abstract The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Act is a significant constitutional change. It requires Parliamentary response to the courts when a declaration is issued, and therefore results in greater involvement of the courts in determining important rights issues. However, Parliament has been very careful to state that it does not see this Act as upsetting parliamentary supremacy. This paper utilises the dichotomy of political and legal constitutionalism to question this contention and consider the implications of the Amendment Act on the respective rules of Parliament and the courts. It explains how this Act has the potential to either result in a shift towards legal constitutionalism, or to reinforce the New Zealand political constitution. It argues that the extent of any impact will be dependent on the responses of constitutional actors, making it necessary to draw on constitutional culture scholarship to consider the likely impact of the Amendment Act. The values of our constitutional culture mean we are most likely to see a reinforcement of our political constitutionalism. Importantly, this Act may change the justifications for our political constitution, and in doing so provide a unique opportunity for the courts to demonstrate the importance of their role within the New Zealand political constitution. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject constitutional culture en_NZ
dc.subject political constitutionalism en_NZ
dc.subject legal constitutionalism en_NZ
dc.subject declarations of inconsistency en_NZ
dc.subject New Zealand Bill of Rights Act en_NZ
dc.title The Constitutional Significance Of The Declarations Of Inconsistency Amendment Act en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit Victoria Law School en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit Faculty of Law / Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Masters Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Law en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.level Masters en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Laws en_NZ
dc.subject.course LAWS522 en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2 489999 Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.school School of Law en_NZ


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