In recent decades, the consideration of Māori law in Aotearoa New Zealand state law has taken on ... more In recent decades, the consideration of Māori law in Aotearoa New Zealand state law has taken on a new momentum. Law schools are improving their teaching of tikanga and Māori law in compulsory and specialist law papers. The judiciary more often cites Māori law as relevant to legal decisions. The Māori Land Court has normalised the use of tikanga and Māori law in its deliberations, and the District Court has new expectations for the use of tikanga Māori in its processes. This is not to say that the way Māori law is incorporated in or recognised by these institutions of the state, and state law itself, is a settled matter, however. A conversation on this is taking place in Aotearoa New Zealand, and this thesis is intended to contribute to that conversation. This thesis explores the questions of what Māori law is and what some of the objects of Māori law are. It reviews what the non-written visual means of documenting Māori law might be and how these means help to communicate Māori law...
This Issues Paper is the result of the first stage of a multi-year, three-phase national project.... more This Issues Paper is the result of the first stage of a multi-year, three-phase national project. In it we review the literature and consider some of the preliminary opportunities relevant for the teaching of Māori law as a foundation source of the Aotearoa New Zealand Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree for the benefit of the legal profession and Aotearoa New Zealand society. We present ten key messages as integral to this Issues Paper
In recent decades, the consideration of Māori law in Aotearoa New Zealand state law has taken on ... more In recent decades, the consideration of Māori law in Aotearoa New Zealand state law has taken on a new momentum. Law schools are improving their teaching of tikanga and Māori law in compulsory and specialist law papers. The judiciary more often cites Māori law as relevant to legal decisions. The Māori Land Court has normalised the use of tikanga and Māori law in its deliberations, and the District Court has new expectations for the use of tikanga Māori in its processes. This is not to say that the way Māori law is incorporated in or recognised by these institutions of the state, and state law itself, is a settled matter, however. A conversation on this is taking place in Aotearoa New Zealand, and this thesis is intended to contribute to that conversation. This thesis explores the questions of what Māori law is and what some of the objects of Māori law are. It reviews what the non-written visual means of documenting Māori law might be and how these means help to communicate Māori law...
This Issues Paper is the result of the first stage of a multi-year, three-phase national project.... more This Issues Paper is the result of the first stage of a multi-year, three-phase national project. In it we review the literature and consider some of the preliminary opportunities relevant for the teaching of Māori law as a foundation source of the Aotearoa New Zealand Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree for the benefit of the legal profession and Aotearoa New Zealand society. We present ten key messages as integral to this Issues Paper
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