TE PIRINGA FACULTY OF LAW
Constitutional Law & Public Law (LAWS 107/201-15Y) 2015 Outline
1.
Identification of Paper
Paper: LAWS 107/201-15Y
This paper carries 20 points
2.
Staffing
Gay Morgan
(Convenor)
Phone:
Room:
email:
Office Hours:
838 4466 x6600
Law G.17
morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Thursday, 2-4pm or by appointment
Dr. Robert Joseph
Phone:
Room:
email:
Office hours:
838 4466 x8796
Law G.13
rjoseph@waikato.ac.nz
Tues 11am to 1 pm, except for the 4th Tuesday of the month,
unless otherwise notified, or by appointment
(a) Description of the paper in University Calendar
An examination of the constitutional framework underpinning the New Zealand system of
government, including the Treaty of Waitangi, constitutional doctrines and conventions, controls
on the exercise of public power, and the relationship between the citizen and the state.
(b) Structure of the Paper
General
This is a whole year paper which examines the principles of constitutionalism and the framework
of the New Zealand system of government, including the structure, processes and functions of
key public institutions such as the Legislature, the Executive, and the Judiciary, and their
interrelationship. Constraints on the exercise of public power by the Treaty of Waitangi, the New
Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act will be examined in relation to the overall
constitutional framework.
The primary methods of teaching the paper will be lectures and tutorials, which may employ the
Socratic method, guest lectures, video and other visual and audio aids. The contents pages of the
course materials indicate the conceptual structure of the course. The class is registered on
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Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), which will be available to facilitate discussion, taking of
quizzes and dissemination of hand-outs.
Lecture and stream timetable and rooms:
The lecture hours are:
Tuesday, 9.00-11.00am, Venue: L.G01 (L Block)
Tutorials weeks are listed below:
Ten tutorial sessions, five per semester, will be held during the year. The five Tutorial weeks for
each semester are indicated below and in the detailed lecture schedule provided at the end of
this outline.
Rooms and hours are on the University’s Timetable at
http://timetable.waikato.ac.nz/. You need to join one of the tutorial groups to attend these
sessions, which are a required element of the course. To do so, go online to iWaikato/My
Papers, which lists the groups available and each groups meeting room and meeting time of day.
There may be timetabling and room changes. Students should check the University’s Timetable
timetabling before attending tutorials.
Tutorial sessions
Tutorial 1 runs
Tutorial 2 runs
Tutorial 3 runs
Tutorial 4 runs
Tutorial 5 runs
MID-YEAR RECESS
Tutorial 6 runs
Tutorial 7 runs
Tutorial 8 runs
Tutorial 9 runs
Tutorial 10 runs
Week beginning
16 March
30 March
27 April
11 May
25 May
27 July
10 August
14 September
28 September
12 October
Tutorial groups: HAMILTON
Tutorial group
Day
Tutorial A
Tutorial B
Tutorial C
Tutorial D
Tutorial E
Tutorial G
Tutorial H
Tutorial I
Tutorial L
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Time
Rooms
are Tentative,
CHECK ON LINE
11am -12noon (TC.3.36)
12noon -1pm (TA.2.06)
1pm -2pm
(TA.2.06)
2pm - 3pm (TC 2.68)
4pm - 5pm (LAW.G.02)
5pm - 6pm (A.G.11)
4pm – 5pm (LAW.G.03)
9am – 10am (MS4.G.01)
9am – 10am (TT.2.01)
Tutorial M
Tutorial N
Friday
Friday
2pm – 3pm (TA.2.06)
3pm - 4pm (TC.2.66)
Note: the above list of tutorial groups are subject to change and some groups may not be
available. ROOMS NOTED ARE TENTATIVE ONLY, CHECK THE ELECTRONIC CALENDAR BEFORE
EACH SESSION.
Tutorial groups: TAURANGA
Tutorial group
Tutorial A
Tutorial B
Day
Wednesday
Wednesday
Time
5pm – 6pm (BOPP.DT.214)
6pm – 7pm (BOPP.DT.214)
(c) Attendance
Te Piringa Faculty of Law places great emphasis on providing students with opportunities for high
achievement in law papers. Tutorials allow students to learn effectively in small groups.
Attendance is therefore required for satisfactory completion of the paper. An understanding of
topics and materials discussed in tutorials is essential for success in both internal assessment and
examinations.
A record will be kept of student attendance at tutorials. Students who do not attend at least two
of the first 3 tutorials will receive a letter from the faculty. The letter will restate the importance
of tutorials. The letter will also say that tutorial attendance will be a factor taken into
consideration in the event that the student is required to apply for re-entry.
4.
Learning outcomes
Detailed learning outcomes are provided on Moodle, for the particular section of the course
underway. Our general learning objectives for this paper are that students who successfully
complete this paper will:
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Understand, be able to articulate and to work with general constitutional principles,
particularly as and how they apply in New Zealand
Understand, be able to articulate and to analyse New Zealand’s basic constitutional
arrangements
Understand, be able to articulate and to analyse constraints on public power, the
reasons for those restraints and their limitations; and to be able to work with
those restraints.
Understand, be able to articulate, and be able to work with constitutional issues
surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi
5.
Workload
Students should expect to spend 200 hours on this paper. The workload for this paper will vary
according to the speed at which students read, engage with, and absorb material. As a general
estimate, students can expect a workload of at least 9 hours per week in the teaching year for this
course. This comprises 2 hours per week attending lectures, 1 hour attending tutorials during
tutorial weeks, 3 to 4 hours preparation hours for lectures and tutorials, and 3 to 4 hours weekly
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allotted for internal course assessment. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will
need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods
of more-focused research time in the preparation of assignments.
6.
Required and Recommended Reading
All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of McLay, Murray &
Orpin, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 2nd edition, Thomson Reuters (2011). This is available from
Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37 including GST.
In addition to the texts identified below, the Faculty of Law requires that students purchase the
Course Material BOOKS and Reference Document Book for this paper. These are available from
Waikato Print.
Recommended (many of these references are on desk reserve, and all are available, in the Law
Library). This list is in alphabetical order, and all are very good. Bolded readings are highly
recommended.
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M Belgrave, M Kawharu and D Williams (eds) Waitangi Revisited – Perspectives on the
Treaty of Waitangi (Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2005) (call number KUQ354.W143)
A Butler and P Butler The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act: a commentary (LexisNexis NZ,
Wellington, 2005) (call number KUQ2095 .A3 1990 B88 2005)
M Chen and G Palmer Public Law in New Zealand – Cases, Materials, Commentary and
Questions (3rd ed) (Oxford University Press: 1993)(call number KUQ1710.C48)
M Chen Public Law Toolbox (LexisNexis, 2011) (call number KUQ1710.C49)
J Colin (ed) Building the Constitution (Institute of Policy Studies: Wellington, 2000) (call
number KUQ1749.B85)
M Durie Te Mana, Te Kāwanatanga – The Politics of Māori Self-Determination (Oxford
University Press: Auckland, 1998) (call number KUQ354.D87)
C Forsyth and I Hare, The Golden Metwand and the Crooked Cord (Oxford Press: 1998) (call
number KD4879.A2G65)
A Geddis Electoral Law in New Zealand (LexisNexis 2007) (call number KUQ2176 .G44)
Gross and F Ni Aolain, Fionnuala Law in Times of Crisis: Emergency Powers in Theory and
Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2006) (call number K3344 .G76)
G Huscroft and P Rishworth (eds) Rights and Freedoms (Brookers: Wellington, 1995)
V Jackson and M Tushnet, Comparative Constitutional Law (2nd Ed) (Foundation Press,
2006) (call number K3165 .J32)
P Joseph Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand, (3rd Edition)(Brookers:
Wellington, 2007) (call number KUQ1750.J68)
S Levine and P Harris (eds) The New Zealand Politics Source Book, (3rd Edition)(Dunmore
Press Ltd.: Palmerston North, 1999) (call number JQ5811.N535)
M Mulholland and V Tawhai (eds) Weeping Waters: the Treaty of Waitangi and
constitutional change (Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2010) (call number KUQ1870
.W1W44 2010)
C Orange The Treaty of Waitangi (Allen & Unwin New Zealand Limited: Wellington, 1987)
(call number DU418.2 .O63)
M Palmer The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand Constitutional Law (Victoria University
Press, Wellington, 2008) (call number KUQ354 .P38)
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G Palmer and M Palmer Bridled Power - New Zealand Government under MMP (4th ed)
(Oxford University Press: Auckland, 2004) (call number JQ5881 .P3)
 S. Penk & MR Rose, New Zealand Method Handbook (2014, Thompson- Reuters,
Wellington)
 P Rishworth The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Oxford University Press, Auckland, 2003)
(call number KUQ2095.N44 2003)
 Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System (1986) (call number
JQ5892.N585)
Further material may be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), the
University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following
terms:
University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site,
or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te
Piringa Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single
copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in
the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials may not under any
circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to
any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be
otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form
without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please
contact the Te Piringa Faculty of Law.
7.
Online support
Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.
8.
Assessment
a)
Requirements for assessed work
Te Piringa Faculty of Law procedures for the presentation, submission and referencing of course
work are set out in the Te Piringa Faculty of Law Undergraduate Handbook @ p.33 which is
available from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate.
Assignment resources are available online at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/student/
b)
Coursework: Final Examination Ratio:
Course Work:
Final Examination:
c)
Assessment Components
Component
Component
Essay
In class test
5
40%
60%
Percentage of overall mark
% Final Mark
20%
13 %
Date Assigned
28 April
Due date
Due Date
June 15
August 18
Quizzes
5%
Tutorial Attendance &
Prepared Participation
Final Exam
2%
60%
7 over the year, see lecture
schedule for Quiz weeks
5 per semester, see lecture
schedule for tutorial weeks.
To be announced
ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS:
Quizzes
Completion of (generally) tri-weekly quizzes throughout Semesters A and B, are worth 5% of your
total grade. Research indicates that completion of preparatory material significantly increases
student success rates so we allocate marks for successful preparation. You can use any materials
you wish while you are doing the quizzes and they can be accessed from anywhere that you can
log onto Moodle. The quizzes will be opened at 12pm on the Friday each quiz week, and you will
have 24 hours to access and complete the quiz. Once accessed, you have up to 3 hours (way way
more than enough time!) to complete the quiz. After 3 hours, your access will be closed. The
entire quiz enterprise will close completely at 12pm Saturday, so you must COMPLETE the quiz
before that time. There are 7 quizzes in all and your final mark for this component will be
calculated by adding up the 5 best quiz marks. Quizzes are designed both to help your learning
and to give you the chance to earn marks that can improve your overall grade. There will be no
make-up quizzes, no extensions, no exceptions.
Short Essay
An essay, of 5 pages in length, analyzing a topic to be given out the week of 17 March, must be
submitted via Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), by June 15 at 4.00pm. The essay question
will be available on Moodle. The mark awarded for this essay will constitute 20% of the final
mark. COMPLETION OF THE ESSAY IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT OF THE COURSE, students
who do not complete the essay are not eligible to pass the course, except if special
consideration has been granted. See section 8f(ii) below.
Test
A class test will be take place in the first hour of the lecture of the 18 August. The mark awarded
for the Class Test will each constitute 13% of the final result in the Constitutional Law paper.
Both the Essay and the Class Test are designed to give students the opportunity to analyse a
Constitutional Law topic, to recognize Constitutional Law issues, and to use relevant material and
concepts to explore those issues in a critical and sound manner. The Class Test also provides the
students an opportunity to experience working under exam conditions.
SITTING THE CLASS TEST IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT OF THE COURSE, students who do not
sit the IN CLASS TESTS are not eligible to pass the course, unless special consideration has been
granted.*
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*If you are prevented from sitting a test, you must file for special consideration in order to
PERHAPS be eligible for a make-up test. See section 8f(ii) below for instructions should the
situation arise. The University regulations referred to therein impose strict conditions on
eligible circumstances and a strict deadline, so act immediately should this occur for you.
Tutorials
Attendance and prepared participation at tutorials is an important part of consolidating your
learning, and developing your skills at constitutional and legal problem solving, as well as working
with and analysing constitutional and legal material. Your regular attendance and prepared
participation at tutorials will count towards 2% of your final mark.
Attendance at tutorials is also required for satisfactory completion of the paper
End of Year Examination
In the formal end of year examination (worth 60% of the final grade), students will be required to
answer a number of questions covering the content of the entire paper including tutorial topics.
The time and date of the exam will be announced during the second semester of the paper. This
exam is a closed book 3 hour exam.
d)
Handing in, marking time and collection
All assignments must be submitted electronically through Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz).
See
Te
Piringa
Faculty
of
Law
Undergraduate
Handbook,
available
at
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate. It is the policy of Te Piringa Faculty of Law to
return marked work to students within five weeks of submission.
If you require assistance with Moodle, or encounter any problems, please contact the Help Desk.
You can send a message to Help Desk by using the instant message service in your paper (from
the participants list within the People block). Alternatively, you can email them directly at
help@waikato.ac.nz or call 838 4008.
e)
Measurement of Achievement
Achievement in examinations and tests will be measured primarily in terms of levels of
understanding and knowledge gained. Achievement in assignments will be measured also in
terms of fluency and accuracy of expression and referencing.
Major deficiencies in structure, style, grammar and spelling will result in lower marks.
f)
Management of assessment deadlines, process for requesting extensions and special
consideration, and for appeals
(i)
Extensions
Students are required to complete and submit all internal assessments by specified dates. The
meeting of deadlines is a mark of professionalism and its enforcement is essential for fairness to
all students taking the paper. Handing in course work on or before the due date also facilitates
the timely return of marked work by academic staff. Students should meet requirements as to
time deadlines for course work, or make a request for an extension or special consideration in
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appropriate circumstances (see Undergraduate Programmes Manual available from the School of
Law Undergraduate website http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/). Failure to comply
with requirements as to the time deadlines for internal assessment without having successfully
applied either for an extension or special consideration with supporting evidence before the due
date will result in deduction of 2.5 marks for each day the work is late. Lateness of more than a
week may result in the work not being marked. No deadlines may be extended beyond two
weeks after the last teaching day of the semester(s) in which the paper is taught as final grades
must go to the Board of Examiners at this time. Unless an extension in writing has been granted,
a lecturer may refuse to accept a piece of work which is submitted after the specified date, and
automatically award it no mark, or may lower the mark as a penalty for lateness.
Applications for extension, on the form obtainable from the Law Reception, must be submitted to
the Chief Examiner or nominee. Students should not submit the extension form to the lecturer,
nor should students seek extensions from the lecturer via other forms of communication.
Extensions will be granted only on evidence of illness, family bereavement, or serious personal
accidents or circumstances. Please note that too many assignments due at the same time is NOT
an acceptable reason, neither are claims that computers and/or printers have crashed. Account
will be taken of the time in which the student has had to complete the internal assessment before
the intervening event occurred. It will be important to consider if the grant of the extension will
give the student in question an unfair advantage over other students. A maximum period of 14
days will be given as an extension unless there are exceptional circumstances. In determining
applications the Chief Examiner or nominee may consult with the Convenor or lecturer of the
relevant paper.
When the Chief Examiner or nominee has made a decision on the application for extension, the
nominated Administrative Assistant will advise the student of the decision by email. Following
this, the extension form will be given to the relevant lecturer who will retain it until after the
assignment is marked and returned to students. The form will then be placed on the student’s
file. It should be noted that if an extension of longer than 14 days is granted, the assignment will
not be automatically printed out and delivered to the lecturer, therefore the lecturer is
responsible for ensuring the assignment is printed. In appropriate cases, when a student’s
application for extension is declined the Chief Examiner or nominee will inform the student of the
process for applying for special consideration.
ii)
Special Consideration
The Assessment Regulations 2005 as set out in the University Calendar 2015 list in detail the
university-wide policies and procedures, which apply concerning missed examinations, impaired
performance or impaired preparation time for an examination, and missed or impaired course
work. Students are responsible for ensuring that they comply with these regulations. Application
forms for special consideration for internal assessment are available from law reception.
iii)
Appeals (University Calendar 2015, Assessment Regulations 2005, Reg. 24)
A student may appeal against any decision taken under these regulations.
An appeal, comprising a written statement of the circumstances of the appeal, together with
supporting evidence if available, must be submitted by the student in writing to the Head of
Student & Academic Services not more than seven days after the date on which notification of the
relevant decision is received.
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Appeals under this section are considered and decided by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor by
delegated authority of the Education Committee.
A decision by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor is notified in writing, and is final.
iv) No electronic devices are allowed in any internal tests or exams.
v) If you wish to submit your Internal Assessment in Māori, you need to obtain an application
form from the Law Reception at least 14 days before the assessment is due.
vi) If you wish to apply to write your official exams in Māori, you need to complete the official
application form from the University’s Assessment Office.
(refer to the Policy on the Use of Māori for Assessment in the University Calendar)
9.
University Calendar Regulations and Policies
Your attention is drawn to the following regulations and policies, which are published in the
University Calendar 2015:
Assessment Regulations 2005
Student Discipline Regulations 2014
Computer Systems Regulations 2005
Policy on the Use of Māori for Assessment
Student Research Regulations 2008
Ethical Conduct in Human Research and Related Activities Regulations 2008.
10.
Links to other papers
Constitutional Law is fundamental to a student’s understanding of the constitutional system in
New Zealand, and is integral component to the development of students’ analytical and writing
skills across the Law One programme. The Paper has strong linkages with Systems and Societies,
Legal Method, Jurisprudence and Administrative Law.
11.
Fees
Refer to http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/admission/tableoffeesandcharges.html.
12.
(a)
(b)
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Referencing guidelines and caution against plagiarism
Referencing must be in accordance with the New Zealand Law Style Guide (2nd Ed)
Thomson Reuters 2011.
All written work submitted for the purposes of assessment must be your own work.
Copying or paraphrasing all or part of another person’s work, be it published or
unpublished, without clear attribution, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is misconduct and is dealt
with under the disciplinary procedures of the University as outlined in the Student
Discipline Regulations 2014 in the University Calendar.
“Plagiarism means presenting as one’s own work the work of another, and includes the
copying or paraphrasing of another person’s work in an assessment item without
acknowledging it as the other person’s work through full and accurate referencing; it
applies to assessment presented through a written, spoken, electronic, broadcasting,
visual, performance or other medium.” See section 3, Assessment Regulations (2015
Calendar)
(c)
The Te Piringa Faculty of Law’s policy regarding plagiarism is Te Piringa Faculty of Law
Undergraduate Programmes Manual, available from:
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/.
13.
Health and safety
The Law School’s Health and Safety representative is Ms Renee Rewi in LAW.G 71 on extension
6727, but if she is not available, please report the incident to the Law Reception - Room Law G.44
or call ext 4167.
14.
Class representation
Contact details for the Student Representation Coordinator, Academic Services Division, are as
follows: Jeanie Richards, Student Services, ext. 8221, email: student.reps@waikato.ac.nz.
15.
Complaints procedures
The brochure Student Concerns and Complaints Policy provides details of the University’s process
for handling concerns and complaints and is available from Faculty and School Offices, The
Gateway and Student Services Division and is contained in the Calendar 2015. See also the
document Student Support Structure at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, available from law reception.
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Lecture Schedule A Semester
Week Commencing
Programme of lecture topics
2 March (Semester A Starts)
PART 1:
Constitutionalism: What is it, why and
how does (or doesn’t) it work?
Introduction: Constitutional Law Tools
for Balancing and Taming the Power of
the State
Law, Power & The State – Its Changing
Nature
Legal Fundamentals, Rule of Law &
Separation of Powers: considering a
primary NZ Constitutional Case
9 March
Constitutionalism and Constitutional
Concepts in New Zealand and globally
Constitutional Concepts:
Constitutions Written and Unwritten;
Constitutional culture, rules and
understandings.
Constitutional Conventions
16 March
QUIZ WEEK
TUTORIAL WEEK
Constitutional Legitimacy, Authority and
Effectiveness:
What are these and how do constitutions
attain and retain them?
23 March
Public Power, Constitutionalism and New
Zealand’s First (Indigenous) Peoples
The Treaty of Waitangi and the Doctrine
of Aboriginal Title as limitations on public
power
Founding Documents
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30 March (3 April Good Friday)
TUTORIAL WEEK
The Doctrine of Aboriginal Title
6 April (Easter Monday & Tuesday)
Teaching Recess
13 April
Teaching Recess
20 April (25 April Anzac Day)
QUIZ WEEK
Historical Developments post-founding
documents and understandings.
27 April (27 April ANZAC Day - observed)
TUTORIAL WEEEK
New Zealand’s Constitutional
Arrangements Overview
What is the New Zealand Constitution?
Contested History
4 May
New Zealand’s Matured Constitutional
Arrangements –
Have they worked? Late 20th Century
Crises of Public Trust and Legitimacy
Public Choice Theory and Capture of
Institutions of Power
11 May
QUIZ WEEK
TUTORIAL WEEK
New Zealand’s Electoral Reforms of the
1990s: Repairing Legitimacy
New Zealand’s Electoral Reform
18 May
Post Electoral Reform Developments:
Indigenous rights v ‘Bridled’ majoritarian
power: Statutory case studies
25 May
TUTORIAL WEEK
Constitutionalism
Colonisation
1 June (1 June Queen’s Birthday)
QUIZ WEEK
Where to from here?
Other methods of protecting rights and
restraining power?
8 June
Study Week
12
in
the
Context
of
15 June ESSAY DUE
Examinations
22 June
Examinations
29 June
Teaching Recess
6 July
Teaching Recess/Enrolment
Lecture Schedule B semester
Week Commencing
Programme of lecture topics
13 July (Semester B Starts)
PART 2:
Details of Constitutional Conventions and
Institutions: Separation of Powers
(Functions) and Rule of Law as tools to
constrain public power in theory and in
Fact Conventional Rules and Doctrines and
Parliamentary Sovereignty, what separates
Parliamentary Sovereignty from Mob
Rule?
20 July
Conventional Rules and the Executive:
Representative Responsible (Cabinet)
Government - Parliamentary Agent or
Master?
27 July
QUIZ WEEK
TUTORIAL WEEK
Conventional Rules and the Constitutional
Role of the Judiciary: Rule of Law and how
Judges
DO
Rule
of
Law
and
Constitutionalism.
3 August
The Royal Prerogative: The Conventional
and Legal Roles of the Governor General in
our Constitutional Arrangements – an
Effective Constitutional Guardian?
10 August
TUTORIAL WEEK
The Convention of ‘The Fourth Estate’ - The
Freedom of speech, freedom of
information and freedom of the press as
essentials to the legitimacy of democratic
constitutionalism and electoral oversight
of Parliamentary Sovereignty
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17 August
IN CLASS TEST: 1 Hour
Review: In search of NZ’s constitutional
grundnorm(s?)
24 August
Teaching Recess
31 August
Teaching Recess
7 September
PART 3:
Controls on the exercise of public powers
under Law: Rights as Restrictions of Public
Power
Rule of Law and Crown Liability:
Remedies against the State? Liabilities and
Immunities under Statute, Torts, and
Contracts
14 September (17 September Kingitanga Day)
TUTORIAL WEEK
Introduction to enumerated rights:
The International and Comparative
Context:
The French and American Bills of Rights
of the late 18th century and their
Australian, Canadian and European
Progenies
The International Covenants of 1966
(ICCPR, ICESCR)
21 September
QUIZ WEEK
The Domestic Framework for Rights
Protection
NZBORA 1990; Human Rights Act 1993 as
amended 2001;
28 September
TUTORIAL WEEK
The New Zealand Bill of Rights 1990;
sections 4, 5 and 6
5 October
Substantive rights case studies: Bill of
Rights Act and/or the Human Rights Act in
action
12 October
TUTORIAL WEEK
QUIZ WEEK
The Attorney General’s Duty to Report to
Parliament; s 7 NZBORA 1990
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19 October
Study Week
26 October (26 October Labour Day)
Examinations
2 November
Examinations
15