Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

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1.

New Ways to Make International Environmental Law

86 American Journal of International Law 259 , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 41
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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international law, international environmental law, UNEP, United Nations

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Unbridled Power? An Interpretation of New Zealand's Constitution and Government

G. Palmer, Unbridled Power? An Interpretation of New Zealand's Constitution and Government, Oxford University Press, Wellington, 1979, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 2
Number of pages: 192 Posted: 24 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitution, government

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The Treaty of Waitangi - Principles for Crown Action

19 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 335, 1989, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 26
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Treaty of Waitangi, principles of Treaty of Waitangi, Maori, New Zealand, state-owned enterprises

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New Zealand's Constitution in Crisis: Reforming Our Political System

Chapter 1 in, New Zealand's Constitution in Crisis-Reforming Our Political System, Dunedin, N.Z.: McIndoe (1992), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper
Number of pages: 242 Posted: 23 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Mixed-member proportional system, New Zealand, electoral reform, democracy

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The New Zealand Constitution and the Power of Courts

Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 15, 2006, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitution, Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand Constitution, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, reform

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New Zealand's Accident Compensation Scheme: Twenty Years On

44 University of Toronto Law Journal 223, 1994, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 79/2015
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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ACC, accident compensation, New Zealand, tort system, corrective justice, distributive justice, policy

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Settlement of International Disputes: The ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Affair

Commonwealth Law Bulletin 585, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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international law, arbitration, international force, Rainbow Warrior, Mossad, international criminal law, nuclear testing

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Westco Lagan v Attorney-General

New Zealand Law Journal 163, 2001, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 86/2015
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Westco Lagan v. Attorney-General, public law, constitutional law, property rights, Magna Carta

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Protecting New Zealand's Environment: An Analysis of the Government's Proposed Freshwater Management and Resource Management Act 1991 Reforms

New Zealand Fish & Game, 2013, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 24 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Resource Management Act, Fish and Game, environmental law, New Zealand, environmental protection

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The Bill of Rights after Twenty-One Years: The New Zealand Constitutional Caravan Moves On?

(2013) 11(1) NZJPIL 257 , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 11
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights Act, constitution, constitutional law

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A Victory for Whales: Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC Explains Aspects of the ICJ Decision

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 124, May 2014, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 92/2015
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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International environmental law, International Court of Justice, International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, International Whaling Commission

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Preparing a Written, Codified Constitution for New Zealand – Is There a Need That Can Be Met?

Richard Albert and Joel I Colón-Ríos Quasi Constitutionality and Constitutional Statutes (Routledge, Abingdon, 2019)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Nov 2019
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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constitutional reform in New Zealand, existing constitution too flexible, the need for a written codified constitution, New Zealand one of the few countries without one of without a written constitution

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The Resource Management Act - How We Got It and What Changes are Being Made to It

[2014] RM Theory & Practice at 22., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 83/2015
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 17 May 2015 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Resource Management, Environmental Protection, Environment Law, Sustainability

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New Zealand and the Glorious Revolution

New Zealand Law Journal, No. 12, 1976, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 12
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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separation of powers, Magna Carta, Fitzgerald v Muldoon, New Zealand constitution, constitutional litigation

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Māori, the Treaty and the Constitution

Māori Law Review, June 2013, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 28
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand, Waitangi Tribunal, New Zealand Constitution

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The Earth Summit: What Went Wrong at Rio?

Washington University Law Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 4, p. 1005, 1992 , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 40
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
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Rio Declaration, Earth Summit, international law, environmental law, international environmental law, climate change

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The Iowa Spring Gun Case: A Study in American Gothic

56 Iowa Law Review 121, 1971, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper no. 45
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Katko v Briney, damages, punitive damages, tort law, spring guns

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The New Public Law: Its Province and Function

22 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 1, 1992, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 18
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public law, administrative law, New Zealand, constitution, constitutional arrangements

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Political Speech and Sedition

11 and 12 Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 36, 2009, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 51
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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sedition, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, libel, criminal libel, reform, law reform, defamation

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Ruminations on the Problems with the Resource Management Act 1991

New Zealand Law Journal, March 2016
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Apr 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Resource Management, New Zealand, Environmental Law

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The Cabinet, the Prime Minister and the Constitution

4 New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law 1, 2006, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 19
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Cabinet, MMP, mixed member proportional, New Zealand electoral system, New Zealand government, constitution

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The Significance of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987

(2017) NZLJ 295
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Nuclear Free, New Zealand, Disarmament, Arms Control

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Accident Compensation in New Zealand: Looking Back and Looking Forward

New Zealand Law Review, Vol. 81, 2008, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 80/2015
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, ACC, accident compensation scheme, Woodhouse Report, New Zealand, income maintenance, privatisation

24.

Muldoon and the Constitution

Margaret Clark (ed) 'Muldoon Revisited' (Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 2004), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 16
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Muldoon, New Zealand constitution

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The Separation of Powers in 1984

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 178, June 1984, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 15
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitutional law, New Zealand Constitution, New Zealand, Parliament, separation of powers, ministerial responsibility, Dicey, executive power

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What is Parliament for?

[2011] New Zealand Law Journal 378, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Parliament, constitutional law, Standing Orders Committee, Standing Orders, rule of law

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The Paris Climate Change Agreement and the Law

(2016) NZLJ 152
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 26 May 2016 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Paris Agreement, Climate Change, International Environmental law

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An International Regime for Environmental Protection

42 Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law 5 , 1992, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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climate change, international law, Framework Convention, international environmental law, ozone layer

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A Proper Constitution for New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 29/2022
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitution, written constitution, democracy, electoral law, local government, elections

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The Treaty of Waitangi - Where to from here?

11 Otago Law Review 381, 2007, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 27
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 29 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand, Waitangi Tribunal, foreshore and seabed, aboriginal customary rights

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The Harkness Henry Lecture - Law Making in New Zealand: Is There a Better Way?

Waikato Law Review, Vol. 22, 2014, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 82/2015
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Statute law, New Zealand, law reform, legislative process, MMP, constitutional law

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A Retrospective on the Woodhouse Report: The Vision, the Performance and the Future

Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, Vol 50, 2019
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 Oct 2019
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Judicial Selection and Accountability: Can the New Zealand System Survive?

B. D. Gray and R. B. McClintock (eds) 'Courts and Policy - Checking the Balance' (Brookers, Wellington, 1995), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 22
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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judges, judiciary, judicial power, New Zealand courts, judicial review, administrative action, Treaty of Waitangi, Bill of Rights Act

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The Legal Framework of the Constitution

“The Legal Framework of the Constitution” in Colin James (ed) Building the Constitution (Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 2000) 182-190.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Dec 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitutional Law, Law reform, Public Law, Constitution, Unwritten Constitution, Separation of Powers

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The Rainbow Warrior – Thirty Years Later

(2015) NZLJ 324
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 24 Nov 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace, International political relations, United Nations, international dispute resolution

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Sustainability - New Zealand's Resource Management Legislation

Monique Ross and J. Owen Saunders 'Growing Demands on a Shrinking Heritage: Managing Resource-Use Conflicts', 1992, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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sustainable development, resource management, Resource Management Act, Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand environment, environment law

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Perspectives on International Dispute Settlement from a Participant

(2012) 43 VUWLR, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 37
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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international dispute resolution, international dispute settlement, Rainbow Warrior, Gaza Flotilla, International Whaling Commission, United Nations, United Nations Charter, international law, political resolution

38.

The Law of Defamation in New Zealand – Its Recent Evolution and Problems

Jeremy Finn and Stephen Todd (eds.) 'Essays in Honour of John Burrows QC' (Lexis Nexis, Wellington, 2008), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 50
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
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defamation, New Zealand defamation law, New York Times v Sullivan, free speech, MMP, media law

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The Implications of Climate Change for International Law and Institutions

2 Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 205, 1992, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 38
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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international law, Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Constitutional Reflections on Fifty Years of the Ombudsmen in New Zealand

(2013) 25(4) NZULR 780, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Ombudsmen, Ombudsman's Office, New Zealand Constitution, Official Information Act

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The New Zealand Legislative Machine

17 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 285, 1987, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 64/2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2015
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legislative programme, New Zealand legislation, Parliament, Legislation Advisory Committee, Parliamentary process

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Deficiencies in New Zealand Delegated Legislation

30 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 1, 1999, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 60
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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delegated legislation, regulations, New Zealand legislation, legislative process

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The Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, the Productivity Commission Report and the Future of Planning for the Environment in New Zealand

Policy Quarterly, 12 (4), pp.71-76
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Dec 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Environmental Law, Resource Management, New Zealand, Local Government

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Judges and the Non-Judicial Function in New Zealand

H P Lee (ed) 'Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective' (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011)., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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judges, judicial system, New Zealand judiciary, New Zealand court structure, tribunals

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Climate Change in New Zealand: Is It Doom or Can We Hope?

(2015) 11 Policy Quarterly 15
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 Nov 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Climate Change, United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP21, Environmental Law, New Zealand

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Privacy and the Law

New Zealand Law Journal, 1975, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper no. 47
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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privacy, New Zealand, comparative law, tort reform

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Does the UK need a Modern Bill of Rights? Or is it a Policy in Search of Purpose?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 50/2022
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, New Zealand constitution, United Kingdom constitution, constitutional law, constitutional change

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The Law Reform Enterprise: Evaluating the Past and Chartering the Future

(2015) 131 LQR 402., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 81/2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 30 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Law reform, Law Commission, Rule of Law, Governance, Public Law, Separation of Powers, Commonwealth, Legislation, Parliament

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Defamation and Privacy Down Under

64 Iowa Law Review 1209, 1979, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 49
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
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defamation, privacy, Commonwealth, Australia, New Zealand, freedom of speech, freedom of expression

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New Zealand’s Defective Law on Climate Change

(2015) 13 NZJPIL, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 8/2016
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Climate change, environmental law, New Zealand, global warming, international law, carbon emissions

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Big Change, Exciting Adventures: Accident Compensation

Reform: A Memoir (Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2013) p 198-226
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Aug 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Accident Compensation, Tort, Personal Injury, New Zealand, Law reform,

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Compensation for Personal Injury: A Requiem for the Common Law in New Zealand

American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 21, 1973, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 75/2015
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, New Zealand, personal injury compensation, common law damages, tort reform

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Improving the Quality of Legislation - the Legislatory Advisory Committee, the Legislation Design Committee and What Lies Beyond

Waikato Law Review, Vol. 15, 2007, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 61
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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law reform, legislation, legislative process, New Zealand, Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, regulation

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International Law and the Reform of the International Court of Justice

A Anghie and G Sturgess (eds) 'Legal Visions of the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Judge Christopher Weeramantry' (Kluwer Law, The Hague, 1998) at 579-600., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
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ICJ, international law, arbitration, compulsory arbitration, International Court of Justice

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What Happened to the Woodhouse Report?

New Zealand Law Journal 561, 1981, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No.70/2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Woodhouse Report, accident compensation, policy development, New Zealand

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The Judiciary as an Institution

46 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 257, 2015, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 85/2015
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2015
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Judiciary, Public Law, New Zealand, Institutions

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Abolishing the Personal Injury Tort System: The New Zealand Experience

9 Alberta Law Review 169, 1971, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 67/2015
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 07 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, tort reform, New Zealand

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A Chink in the Armour of Parliamentary Sovereignty

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper ,Forthcoming, NZLJ 181, 2022
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Jul 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, declarations of inconsistency, parliamentary sovereignty

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Human Rights: The Proposed New Zealand Bill of Rights

The Parliamentarian, January 1988, 10-13, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 9
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights Act, New Zealand, human rights, executive government, White Paper

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International Trade Blocs – New Zealand and Australia: Beyond CER

1 Public Law Review 203, 1990, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
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CER, Closer Economic Relations, Australia, New Zealand, NAFTA

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A New Natural Environment Act is Needed – Now

(2022) 18(2) Policy Quarterly 3
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 16 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC and Richard Clarke QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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"Resource Management Act replacement", "natural environment", "natural environment principles", "Guardians of the Environment"

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Small Pacific Island States and the Catastrophe of Climate Change

Petra Butler Caroline Morris (eds) Small States in a Legal World (Springer, Cham, Switzerland 2017) at 3-20
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Aug 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Climate change, Pacific, Paris Agreement, Pacific islands, international law

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Law and Life

(Occasional Paper No 21, New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Wellington, 2016)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Dec 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Criminal Law, Suicide, Human Rights, Legislation, Policy, New Zealand, Lecretia Seales

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Adjudication, Politics and International Law

17 Temple International and Comparative Law Journal 523, 2003, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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adjudication, international law, international legal system, third party adjudication, Rainbow Warrior, State sovereignty

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Accident Compensation in New Zealand: The First Two Years

25 American Journal of Comparative Law 1, 1977 , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 78/2015
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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ACC, accident compensation, New Zealand, legislative reform

66.

A Bill of Rights for New Zealand?

K. J. Keith, ed., Essays on Human Rights, Sweet and Maxwell, 1968, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 7
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights, New Zealand bill of rights, Human Rights Commission

67.

Reform of UN Inquiries

Suzannah Linton, Gerry Simpson and William A. Schabas (eds) For the Sake of Future Generations-Essays on International Law, Crime Justice in Honour of Roger S. Clark (Brill Nijhoff, Leiden, 2015) pp 597-616
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Aug 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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United Nations, UN Inquiries, International law, Peace, Human Rights Council,

68.

Politics and Defamation: A Case of Kiwi Humbug

New Zealand Law Journal, pg. 265, 1972, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 48
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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libel, defamation, free speech, freedom of expression, New York Times v Sullivan

69.

MMP, the Westminster System and Government in New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 39/2021
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "Mixed Member Proportional"

70.

Whales and Humans: How Whaling Went from being a Major Industry to a Leading Environmental Issue then Landed Japan in the International Court of Justice for the First Time

New Zealand Yearbook of International Law [Vol 13, 2015], 107
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 May 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Whaling, International Court of Justice, Japan, Australia, New Zealand

71.

The Hazards of Making Constitutions: Some Reflections on Comparative Constitutional Law

Roles and Perspectives in New Zealand Law: Essays in Honour of Sir Ivor Richardson, David Carter and Matthew Palmer, eds., 2002, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 4
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand government, comparative constitutional law

72.

Lawyer as Lobbyist: The Role of Lawyers in Influencing and Managing Change

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 93, 1993, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 65/2015
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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policy, legal policy, Parliamentary process, law-making, New Zealand

73.

The Resource Management Act – Has it Achieved the Intention of its Creators?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 28/2021
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Resource Management Act 1991", resource management, sustainable management

74.

The Purposes of Free Speech

[2018] NZLJ 227
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 30 May 2019
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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75.

The Supreme Court of New Zealand after 10 Years

(2016) 3 NZLJ 86.
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Apr 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Judiciary, New Zealand, Supreme Court, Privy Council

76.

Directions for State Enterprise

M. Clark and E. Sinclair (eds.) 'Purpose, Performance and Profit: Redefining the Public Sector', 1986, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 17
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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state owned enterprises, New Zealand, administrative law, public sector, civil servants, SOE

77.

The Constitutional Significance of the Abolition of the Legislative Council in 1950

(2017) 15 NZJPIL 123, School of International Service Research Paper
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Oct 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Legislative Council, Constitutional Law, Parliamentary Structure

78.

The Admissibility of Judgments in Subsequent Proceedings

3 New Zealand Universities Law Review 142, 1968, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 84/2015
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 05 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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criminal law, civil law, admissibility of judgments

79.

Innovation in New Zealand Statute Law

Geoffrey Palmer (ed) 'Reflections on the New Zealand Law Commission : papers from the twentieth anniversary seminar' (Lexis Nexis, Wellington, 2007), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Palmer Paper No. 62
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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statute law, New Zealand legislation, New Zealand statute law, innovation, Treaty of Waitangi

80.

Will Jurisprudence Become a Behavioural Science?

New Zealand Law Journal 204, 1968, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 21
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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legal system, jury, judge, judicial system, jurisprudence

81.

The New Zealand Experience

University of Hawaii Law Review, Vol. 15, p. 604, 1993, International Workshop – Beyond Compensation: Dealing with Accidents in the 21st Century , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 71/2015
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, accident compensation scheme, ACC, negligence

82.

Setting the Scene for the 'New Thinking on Sustainability' Conference

(2015) 13 NZJPIL, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 5/2016
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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International Environment Law, Sustainability, Resource Management, Environmental Policy

83.

Dangerous Products and the Consumer in New Zealand

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 366, 1975, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 59
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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tort reform, dangerous products, consumer rights, accident compensation

84.

The New Zealand Constitution in 2005

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 33/2022
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitution, unwritten constitution, Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Constitution Act 1986, rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty

85.

Alcohol Policy in New Zealand: Unfinished Business

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 21/2022
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 03 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, Law Commission, law reform

86.

The Growing Irrelevance of the Civil Courts

5 The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 327 (1985) , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 53
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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civil courts, tort law, civil litigation, negligence, access to justice

87.

The Reform of the Crimes Act 1961

20 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 9, 1990, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 55
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Crimes Act 1961, law reform

88.

The Difficulties of Third-Party Adjudication for Political People

American Society of International Law, Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting, April 2-5, 2003, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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third-party adjudication, Rainbow Warrior, international law, international legal system, State sovereignty, international dispute resolution

89.

The Resource Management Act Reforms: A Return to Unbridled Power?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 32/2021
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Resource Management Act 1991", "National Development Act 1979"

90.

Constitutional Change in New Zealand

Essays on Legislative Drafting in Honour of JQ Ewens, CMG, CBE, QC, 1992
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Aug 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Parliamentary Counsel, Constitutional Law, Government, Legislative reform, New Zealand

91.

Toward the Disappearance of Tort Law - New Zealand's New Compensation Plan

University of Illinois Law Forum 693, 1972, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 68/2015
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC and Edward Lemons
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law and Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka
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Accident compensation, tort reform, New Zealand injury compensation

92.

Human Rights and the New Zealand Government's Treaty Obligations

4 Yearbook, New Zealand Association for Comparative Law 57, 1998, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 10
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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human rights, New Zealand Human Rights Act, international human rights law, United Nations Charter

93.

The Evolution of a Legal System

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Dec 2012
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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legislative analysis, MMP, mixed member proportional, standing /orders, legislative standards, New Zealand

94.

The Strong New Zealand Democratic Tradition and the 'Great Public Meeting' of 1850 in Nelson

New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, Forthcoming, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 6
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitutional traditions, Nelson, New Zealand political developments, Provincial Government

95.

Government and Advice: Reflections on the Wellington Policy-Making Culture

Claudia Geiringer and Dean K. Knight (eds.) 'Seeing the World Whole - Essays in Honour of Sir Kenneth Keith' (Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2008) at 274-297, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 66/2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand government, executive, policy creation, policy advice and implementation, legislation

96.

New Zealand's Legal Identity

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 314, 1987, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 25
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Attorney-General, New Zealand, Waitangi, New Zealand legal system

97.

Some Thoughts on Legal Education

(2017) 48 VUWLR , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Legal education, Law

98.

The Future of Community Responsibility

35 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 905, 2004, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 74/2015
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, community responsibility, New Zealand ACC, Woodhouse Report, human rights

99.

Law Reform and the Law Commission in New Zealand after 20 Years – We Need to Try a Little Harder

New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Occasional Paper Number 18, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 57
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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law reform, statute law, accessibility, Iowa Code, comparative law, delegated legislation, legislative design

100.

Intergenerational Governance; Problems of Legislation

Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC "Intergenerational Governance; problems of legislation" (2017) 13 Policy Quarterly 68
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 24 Aug 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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intergenerational governance, policy, New Zealand, legislation

101.

What the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act Aimed to Do, Why it did not Succeed and How it can be Repaired

(2016) 14 NZJPIL
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Feb 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Human Rights, Bill of Rights, New Zealand, Parliamentary Sovereignty, Legislation

102.

Living History Interview

Symposium: The United States Commitment to International Law, 1 Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 241 , Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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interview, international law, Rainbow Warrior, International Court of Justice, dispute settlement

103.

New Zealand's Overseas Trade

3 Journal of World Trade Law 272, 1969, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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trade, GATT, New Zealand, foreign exchange, customs, tariffs, trade agreeements, exports

104.

The Design of Compensation Systems: Tort Principles Rule, O.K.?

29 Valparaiso University Law Review 1115, 1995, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 72/2015
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, common law, tort system, American tort system, New Zealand, personal injury

105.

Inspired Tinkering versus Holistic Social Engineering: Jeffrey O’Connell and the American Tort System

25 Drake Law Review 893, 1976, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper no. 46
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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torts, law reform, liability, personal injury law, no-fault insurance

106.

The Constitutional Revolution

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 32/2022
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Constitution", "parliamentary supremacy", "revolution"

107.

Retirement of Right Hon Sir Ronald Davison, GBE, CMG

New Zealand Law Journal 89, 1989, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper 87/2015
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, commemoration, New Zealand courts

108.

Adam Clayton Powell and John Wilkes: An Analogue from England for the Men in the Marble Palace

56 Iowa Law Review 725, 1971, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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constitution, US Constitution, House of Representatives, Adam Clayton Powell, John Wilkes

109.

Transparency, Governance and Constitutions

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 27/2022
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitution, civic education, democracy, open government, Official Information Act 1982

110.

The Provision of Legal Services to Government

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Palmer Series Paper No. 56, (2000) 31 VUWLR
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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law reform, legal services, policy, Crown entities, government, constitution

111.

The Legislative Process and the Police

Neil Cameron and Warren Young (eds) 'Policing at the Cross Road' (Allen and Unwin, Wellington, 1986), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 63/2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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police, legislation, executive, law and order, policy, New Zealand

112.

Social Engineering in New Zealand and the United States: A Comparison of Approaches to Tort Reform

4 William Mitchell Law Review 312, 1978, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 69/2015
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, tort reform, compensation systems, New Zealand ACC

113.

The Courts are Open

New Zealand Law Journal, No. 13, 1976, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Fitzgerald v Muldoon, constitution, separation of powers, judiciary

114.

Reform, Governance and the Future

Reform: A Memoir. Wellington: Victoria University Press., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Jan 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Public power, public institutions, governance, policy, democracy, New Zealand

115.

Can Judges Make a Difference?: The Scope for Judicial Decisions on Climate Change in New Zealand Domestic Law

(2018) 49 VUWLR
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Dec 2018
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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climate change, role of courts, domestic/international law, judicial review of climate change legislation

116.

'The Nineteen-Seventies': Summary for Presentation to the Accident Compensation Symposium

34 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 239, 2003, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper 73/2015
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Woodhouse Report, ACC, accident compensation, New Zealand accident compensation

117.

The Constitution and David Minogue

New Zealand Law Journal 481, 1976, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitution, New Zealand, constitutional law, law reform

118.

The Reform of Local Government in New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 6/2022
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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local government, constitutional law

119.

Rethinking Public Law in a Time of Democratic Decline

(2021) 52 VUWLR 413
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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democracy, public law, "Treaty of Waitangi", colonisation, "New Zealand"

120.

The Public and the Courts - A Parliamentarian's Perspective

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 258, 1984, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 52
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public lecture, legal system, experience as Member of Parliament, New Zealand

121.

The Bill of Rights Fifteen Years On

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 47/2022
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights, public law, law and politics, constitutional law

122.

The Constitutional Relationship between Judiciary and Government

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 40/2022
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Judiciary, constitution, communication

123.

A Pacific Tribute to Burns H. Weston

Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2013, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper 88/2015
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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tribute, Iowa, Burns Weston, international law

124.

Implementing Open Government: A Progress Report

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 46, 1985, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 8
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand government, Bill of Rights, Parliamentary reform, New Zealand

125.

Compensating Criminals

New Zealand Law Journal, pp. 608, 1975, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 76/2015
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, ACC, New Zealand ACC, criminal compensation

126.

A View of the Legal Debate

6 Policy Quarterly Number 2, 33, 2010, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 58
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Regulatory Review Bill, constitutional law, regulations, executive power, ministerial responsibility

127.

The New Zealand Bill of Rights and the Police

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 48/2022
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Public Law, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Police

128.

Constitutional Law in a Time of Democratic Decline

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 37/2022
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Democracy, international relations, digital revolution

129.

Local Government, the Constitution and the Future

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 1/2022
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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'local government', 'Local Government Act 1974', 'regional government', 'Resource Management Act 1991', 'constitutional law'

130.

Whither the Resource Management Act?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 30/2021
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Resource Management Act 1991", "resource management", "sustainable development"

131.

Global Society and the Challenges of Governance

(paper presented to New Zealand Center for Global Studies, Waiheke, May 2016)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 May 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Environmental Law, Climate Change, International Law, United Nations, Nuclear Weapons, Social Justice

132.

Another Way of Skinning the Rabbit

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 48, p. 447, 1991, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 3
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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minority protection, minorities, common law, New Zealand

133.

New Zealand and the International Whaling Commission

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 13/2021
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, whaling, conservation, international law

134.

Systematic Development of the Law: The Function of the Law Commission

New Zealand Law Journal, p. 104, April 1986, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 54
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Law Commission, New Zealand, law reform

135.

International Law in the Foreign Policy of a Small State

16 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 1, 1986, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No. 30
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 07 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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K39, K33

136.

Peace, Order, and Demonstrations

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 39/2022
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Parliament, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Covid-19, mandates, protest

137.

Democracy, Decay and Constitutions

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper 38/2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Democracy, Constitutional law, Bill of Rights

138.

Lump Sum Payments under Accident Compensation

New Zealand Law Journal, pp. 368, 1976, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series Palmer Paper No.77/2015
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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accident compensation, ACC, lump sum compensation, law reform, woodhouse report, New Zealand, personal injury

139.

What Changes are Likely to the Legislative Process and Other Functions of Parliament from MMP?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 37/2021
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "Mixed Member Proportional"

140.

A Constitutional Moment

[2017] NZLJ 382
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 29 Dec 2018
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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141.

Reflections upon the Drift Away from Democracy in the United States

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 53
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Nov 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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democracy, constitutional law, United States

142.

The Legal History and Framework of the New Zealand Constitution

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper 30/2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 17 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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constitution, history, New Zealand

143.

Politics and Constitutional Change

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 26/2022
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitution, written constitution, democracy, politics, representative government, New Zealand

144.

Do the British Understand Their Own Unwritten Constitution?

[2017] NZLJ 27
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Brexit, "R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU", "European Union"

145.

Ruminations on Reform, Strategic Thinking and Law: Reflections on the Resource Management Act 1991

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 29/2021
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Resource Management Act 1991", "resource management", sustainability

146.

Reforming Local Government: A Power of General Competence

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 4/2022
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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'local government', 'power of general competence'

147.

Adventures in the Law: A Report from Experience

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 49/2021
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Dec 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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legal profession, politics

148.

MMP and the Legislative Process: No Longer the Fastest Law-Makers in the West

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 42/2021
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "mixed member proportional", legislation

149.

Alcohol, Health and the Law Commission's Liquor Review

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 15/2022
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, law reform, Law Commission

150.

Why the Public Sector Needs Review

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 9/2022
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public sector, reform, royal commission

151.

Where to from Here? Local Government in New Zealand after the New Local Government Act

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 5/2022
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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local government, 'Local Government Bill 2001', constitutional law

152.

The Wrong Approach to Defining the Problem

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 14/2021
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, whale conservation, commercial whaling, international law

153.

Should Property be Protected in the Bill of Rights?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 45/2022
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 02 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Bill of Rights, Private Property, Public Law

154.

The Judicial Power

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 44/2022
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Judiciary, constitution, history

155.

Speech at launch of A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 24/2022
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 26 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Consitution, New Zealand, Parliament

156.

Sustainability and Our Social and Cultural Aspirations

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 31/2021
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Resource Management Act 1991", "sustainable management"

157.

Address to Whale Watch Kaikoura

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 19/2021
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, conservation

158.

Government Appointments to Statutory Positions - Merits or Spoils?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 31/2022
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public service, statutory bodies, quango

159.

The Law Commission's Liquor Review: An Address to New Zealand Police

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 14/2022
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, law reform, Law Commission

160.

Reflections upon Teaching at Iowa, Magna Carta, Climate Change and Becoming a Lawyer

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 50/2021
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 06 Dec 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"climate change", "legal profession", "Magna Carta"

161.

The Law, Life, and Other Little Things that Matter

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 48/2021
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Dec 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"Lawyers and Conveyancers Act", "Legislation Advisory Committee", "legal profession"

162.

Whither the United Nations and International Law?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 Nov 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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international law, United Nations, rainbow warrior, Gaza, Ukraine

163.

Why the New Zealand Bill of Rights was Promoted 30 Years Ago

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 49/2022
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 02 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights, public law, parliamentary supremacy, supreme law

164.

New Zealand Business and the Constitution

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 28/2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, constitution, democracy, business, political disengagement

165.

Reflections on Reform of the New Zealand Public Sector

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 7/2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public sector, MMP

166.

Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm – A Report back to the Ōtara Community

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 19/2022
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, Law Commission, law reform

167.

Public Service Legislation

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 12/2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"State Sector Act 1988", public service, reform, "Public Service Act 2020"

168.

Negotiations at the International Whaling Commission

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 20/2021
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 30 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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K32, K33

169.

Getting Practical about Human Rights

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 46/2022
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 02 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Bill of Rights, Human Rights, Public Law

170.

Communicating with the Public

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 42/2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Judiciary, constitutional law, communication

171.

The Symbols of Nationhood

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 34/2022
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 19 May 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand, symbols, constitution, national identity, civic culture

172.

Reflections upon Alcohol in Our Lives: 10 Years after the Law Commission Report

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 22/2022
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 03 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, law reform, deliberative democracy

173.

A Radical Thought about Local Government Reform in Auckland

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 3/2022
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"local government", "Local Government Act 1974", "power of general competence"

174.

Civics, Constitutions and Democratic Renewal

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 36/2022
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Parliament, Youth Politics, Political Engagement

175.

Public Accountability in the MMP Environment

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 38/2021
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "Mixed Member Proportional", "ministerial responsibility"

176.

Opening Speech to Symposium on the State of Conservation of Whales in the 21st Century

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 15/2021
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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iwc, international whaling commission, united nations, whale conservation, commercial whaling

177.

Shaking the Cage

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 43/2022
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, judiciary, constitution

178.

Save the Whales

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 16/2021
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, international convention for the regulation of whaling, commercial whaling

179.

The Constitution – Opening the Conversation

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 23/2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 22 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Constitution, Government, accountability, transparency

180.

The No-Change Rewrite of the New Zealand Labour Party Constitution

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 35/2022
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party Constitution

181.

Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm – An Address to the 2010 ALAC Conference

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 20/2022
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 03 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, Law Commission, law reform

182.

The Law Commission's Liquor Review: An Address to the Pan Liquor Industry Symposium

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 13/2022
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 18 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Sale of Liquor Act 1989, law reform, Law Commission

183.

Opening Address to the Local Government Forum 1997

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 2/2022
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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local government, constitutional law

184.

The Future of the International Whaling Commission

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 17/2021
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 30 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, whale conservation, international law

185.

The Constitution and the Public Service

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 25/2022
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 26 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Consitution, New Zealand, post-truth, public sector

186.

Speech for Launch of Rethinking the State Sector Act

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 8/2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"State Sector Act 1988", public service, reform

187.

How MMP Looked in 2016

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 44/2021
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 08 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "mixed member proportional"

188.

What New Zealanders Told the Law Commission's Liquor Review

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 18/2022
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Apr 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Law Commission, law reform, Sale of Liquor Act 1989

189.

What Needs to Change?

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 11/2022
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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"State Sector Act 1988", reform, public service, ministerial responsibility

190.

Speaking Notes for Panel Discussion on State Sector Act 1988

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 10/2022
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 09 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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public sector, reform, "State Sector Act 1988"

191.

Section 189 of the Electoral Act and the Referendum

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 36/2021
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "Mixed Member Proportional", entrenchment, "double entrenchment"

192.

MMP and Government with a Slender Majority

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 40/2021
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 08 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "mixed member proportionality"

193.

Why Vote to Retain MMP

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 43/2021
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "mixed member proportional"

194.

The Parliament, MMP and the Public Service

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 41/2021
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Nov 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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MMP, "mixed member proportional"

195.

Address at the IWC: Meeting of the Small Working Group

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 18/2021
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 30 Jul 2021
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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IWC, international whaling commission, conservation

196.

Submission to the Justice and Law Reform Committee on the Supreme Court Bill

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 41/2022
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 31 May 2022 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Supreme Court, Judges, Parliament

197.

The Law Commission's Liquor Review: An Address to the Hospitality Association

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 17/2022
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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law reform, Law Commission, "Alcohol in our Lives", shared responsibility

198.

The Law Commission's Liquor Review: An Address to Local Government New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 16/2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
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Law Commission, law reform, Sale of Liquor Act 1989