New Zealand
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Trying Nicer
My submission to the NZ Ministry of Regulation on the Regulatory Standards Bill proposal Continue reading
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Nice Try
New Zealand’s government wants better regulation. Is it going about it the right way? Continue reading
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Not Getting the Message
Introducing a new paper about judicial deference to administrative limitations of constitutional rights Continue reading
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Rules Matter
Why the rules of government formation are the way they are, and why they matter Continue reading
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Throwing Away the Key
Thoughts on life imprisonment without parole, in New Zealand and in Canada Continue reading
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Telling People Whom to Vote for
An illiberal community seeks to dictate its members’ votes. How can, and should, the law respond ― and quite how different are liberal democracies anyway? Continue reading
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Antigone in Hamilton
The confrontation between New Zealand legal system and a family trying to bury a dead husband/father is eerily like Sophocles’ tragedy Continue reading
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Lectures Introductory
My notes on the Constitutional Law of New Zealand, for your enjoyment Continue reading
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Virtual Insanity: AI and Judicial Review
I am far from an expert on the growing trend in law and life towards “algorithmic justice,” or decision-making by machines. But a report released by the Law Foundation of New Zealand and the University of Otago got me thinking about the use of neural networks, predictive modelling, and other forms of algorithmic learning in Continue reading
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Concurring Opinion
Does the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause” exclude judicial review of legislation? Not quite! Continue reading
Double Aspect 