A group of constitutional lawyers and law professors have expressed their concerns about the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act … Keep reading “Constitutional lawyers reject the special powers Earthquake Act”
Andrew Geddis at Pundit has pointed out a serious flaw in the amendments proposed by the Law and Order to … Keep reading “Select Committee make a mistake, recommends giving all current prisoners the vote”
The Law and Order Select Committee has recommended (PDF) that the bill to strip the vote from all prisoners should … Keep reading “Disappointment as select committee recommends taking vote from prisoners”
Blogger Cameron Slater has been convicted in the District Court for 9 breaches of name suppression orders. He has been … Keep reading “Blogger convicted for online breach of suppression order”
Parliament has passed the wide-ranging Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act. This allows the government to override a number … Keep reading “Concerns over quake emergency powers law”
Why did Customs copy the address book from a mobile phone owned by the wife of Michael Quinlan, owner of … Keep reading “Customs Gathering Intelligence at the Border”
This is the Council's second submission about the Search & Surveillance Bill.
Summary: It is the view of NZCCL … Keep reading “NZCCL Submission – revised Search & Surveillance Bill”
Moana Jackson has written A Further Primer on the Foreshore and Seabed.
It's an interesting summary of the original … Keep reading “Moana Jackson – A further primer on the foreshore and seabed”
Tech Liberty has posted their submission about the Search and Surveillance Bill. Click the link to read the full details, but … Keep reading “Tech Liberty submission on Search & Surveillance Bill”
Blogger No Right Turn has two useful articles about strengthening the Bill of Rights Act.
The first comments on Green … Keep reading “Strengthening the Bill of Rights Act”
The Official Information Act is an important facet of New Zealand's democracy. By making all government information available on request, unless … Keep reading “Official Information Act Performance”
A brief account of the public lectures from Sir Kenneth Keith and Rayhan Langdana on the occasion of the 20th … Keep reading “A Brief Report – Celebrating 20 Years of the Bill of Rights”
The 20th anniversary of New Zealand’s Bill of Rights is being celebrated at Victoria University’s Centre for Public Law on … Keep reading “Celebrating 20 years of the Bill of Rights Act”
An interim report on the Search and Surveillance Bill was issued by the Justice and … Keep reading “It’s back – the Search & Surveillance Bill returns”
What's involved with making a submission to a Select Committee?
Thomas Beagle accompanied Kevin McCormack to support him in making … Keep reading “Making a submission to a Select Committee”
Oral submission to the Law and Order Select Committee in respect of the Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill… Keep reading “NZCCL Oral Submission on Electoral Disqualification”
A report on a talk from Jonathan Penney, Cyberlaw Fellow at Victoria University, about the connection between internet access and … Keep reading “Is the Internet a human right?”
The article from the DomPost (also in Stuff) starts with:
… Keep reading “DomPost misinterprets school search guidelines”Schools have been told they can now search pupils
The latest edition of Tim McBride's classic New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook has just been released.
… Keep reading “New edition of classic NZ Civil Rights Handbook released”One of the cornerstones
The Wellington City Council has dropped plans to impose a city-wide liquor ban after strong public opposition. The current ban on … Keep reading “WCC backs down on city-wide liquor ban”
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