Roles and perspectives in the law : essays in honour of Sir Ivor Richardson / edited by David Carter and Matthew Palmer.

Wellington : Victoria University of Wellington Law Faculty, 2002.

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Richardson, Ivor, -- Sir.

Jurisprudence -- New Zealand.

Human rights -- New Zealand.

Maori (New Zealand people)

Constitutional history -- New Zealand.

Treaties -- New Zealand.

Taxation -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand.

Commercial law -- New Zealand.

Labor laws and legislation -- New Zealand.

Law -- Interpretation and construction -- New Zealand.

Appellate procedure -- New Zealand.

Constitutional law.

Foreword / David Carter

Introduction: A perspective on balance and the role of law / Matthew Palmer

Opening address / Dame Silvia Cartwright

Part I. Public Law: Human rights: "Remember the ladies" : a feminist perspective on bills of rights / Caroline Morris

Emerging constitutional strategies / Claire Charters

The magnetism of the Human Rights Act 1998 / Lord Lester

Protecting rights in common law constitutional systems : a framework for a comparative study / Cheryl Saunders

Limiting rights / Andrew Butler

Indigenous rights : Treaty of Waitangi: Resort to mediation in Maori to Maori dispute resolution : is it the elixer to cure all ills? / Mereana Hond

Universal provision, indigeneity and the treaty of Waitangi / Mason Durie

Maori representation issues and the courts / Judge Carrie Wainwright

Making constitutions: Making comments on making constitutions / Cathy Iorns Magellanes

The hazards of making constitutions : some reflections on comparative constitutional law / Sir Geoffrey Palmer

Making constitutions, from the perspective of a constitutional adviser / Alison Quentin-Baxter

Lawyers and the making of constitutions : making constitutions in the South Pacific : architects and excavators / Alex Frame

Reflections on constitutional and other issues concerning our electoral system : the past and the future / Sir John Wallace

Part II. Commercial matters: Collecting taxes / John Prebble

Collecting taxes / Geoff Harley

Collecting taxes / Rob McLeod

Facilitating and regulating commerce: Commentary / Susy Frankel

Facilitating and regulating commerce / Douglas White

Facilitating and regulating commerce : the court process / Alan Galbraith

The Internet and the law / Bob Dugan and Benedict Dugan

Facilitating and regulating employment: Employment law : the Richardson years / Gordon Anderson

Employment contracts, implied terms and judicial law-making / Jack Hodder

Facilitating and regulating employment / Kit Toogood

Part III. Judicial issues: Interpretation of legislation: Trends in statutory interpretation and the judicial process / Kate Tokeley

The changing approach to the interpretation of statutes / John Burrows

Institutional unity vs freedom of expression : a dissent analysis of the Richardson courts / Victoria Heine

Reading legislation and Ivor Richardson / Justice John McGrath

Appellate judicial issues: Limiting rights / Petra Butler

Whose day in court is it anyway? / Justice Gault

Reflections on appellate leadership / Dame Sian Elias

Conclusion: Concerning choice / Justice Kenneth Keith

Dinner speech / George Barton.

"This collection of essays constitutes the result of a learned, but enjoyable conference to honour Sir Ivor Richardson on his retirement as President of the Court of Appeal. The conference, entitled "Roles and Perspectives in the Law", was held in early April 2002 at Victoria University of Wellington Law School. These papers were presented at the conference or are papers written specifically in light of that conference" - Foreword

Includes bibliography.

Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, vol 33 nos 3 & 4

[673 p.]