weak-form judicial review

November 12, 2018

Reading from a Palimpsest

The Supreme Court of New Zealand holds that declarations of inconsistency are available when Parliament disregards the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act Continue reading

Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory

declarations of inconsistency, dialogue, New Zealand, weak-form judicial review
January 22, 2018

The NZBORA and the Noble Dream

Introducing my new paper on the whether the idea of dialogue about rights between courts and Parliament makes sense in New Zealand Continue reading

Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory

dialogue, judicial power, New Zealand, weak-form judicial review
May 30, 2017

Dreaming of Dialogue

Can New Zealand courts declare statutes to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act? Does this matter? Continue reading

Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory, Law of Democracy

declarations of inconsistency, dialogue, judicial power, New Zealand, remedies, weak-form judicial review