It Takes Two to Tango - Have They Learned Their Steps?

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Petra Butler

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law; University of Navarra - School of Law ; Institute of Small and Micro States

Date Written: August 15, 2011

Abstract

The paper examines the reponse of New Zealand's Parliament to landmark human rights decisions. It also discusses the general debate on human rights in Parliament. Conversely it examines the courts' attitude towards the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. The paper' s thesis is that a dialogue between the New Zealand courts and Parliament exists.

Keywords: dialogue, judicial review, parliamentary sovereignty, human rights, bill of rights act, New Zealand

Suggested Citation

Butler, Petra, It Takes Two to Tango - Have They Learned Their Steps? (August 15, 2011). Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 136/2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2022681 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2022681

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