Download This PaperOn the Constitution of New Zealand: An Introduction to the Foundations of the Current Form of Government
Introduction to Cabinet Office Cabinet Office Manual (Cabinet Office, Wellington, 1991) (subsequently updated and republished for the 2001 and 2008 editions of the Cabinet Manual)
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Keith Paper No. 2/2019
7 Pages Posted: 15 May 2013 Last revised: 20 Jul 2019
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On the Constitution of New Zealand: An Introduction to the Foundations of the Current Form of Government
On the Constitution of New Zealand: An Introduction to the Foundations of the Current Form of Government
Abstract
In this introduction to the New Zealand Cabinet Manual, Sir Kenneth Keith outlines the main features, sources and principles of the New Zealand Constitution. He discusses the role of various constitutional actors including the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Ministers, the House of Representatives, the courts, and the public service. The author also considers the principle of open government and the tension between majority rule and minority rights, then concludes with a discussion on changing the Constitution.
Abstract by Juliet Bull
Keywords: Constitutional law, New Zealand Constitution, Cabinet Manual, separation of powers, changing the constitution, open government
JEL Classification: K19, K40
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Kenneth J. Keith (Contact Author)
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )
PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand