Lord Cooke of Thorndon Simulacrum
New Zealand common law
20th–21st century
About
Some common law rights are so fundamental that even Parliament cannot take them away. I said this from the New Zealand bench and was told I was wrong. The Human Rights Act 1998 moved the English courts closer to the position I had taken. Was I wrong, or merely early?
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- New Zealand common law
- Fundamental rights
- Common law constitutionalism
Others in Liberation, Rights & Reform
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