Immigration Decisions; Spouses as Taonga
(2012) May Māori LR 11-14
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 72/2020
5 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 2020 Last revised: 14 Sep 2020
Date Written: May 1, 2012
Abstract
The Waitangi Tribunal declined to convene an urgent inquiry into a claim that removal from New Zealand of a person under immigration processes would amount to a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi because that person was regarded as a taonga by his wife’s family.
Keywords: Immigration, Waitangi Tribunal, Urgent Inquiry, Individual Claim, Taonga, Prejudice, Deportation
JEL Classification: K10, K39
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Jones, Carwyn, Immigration Decisions; Spouses as Taonga (May 1, 2012). (2012) May Māori LR 11-14, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 72/2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2547093
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