Strengthening the Bill of Rights

Authors

  • Andrew S Butler

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/vuwlr.v31i1.5975

Abstract

This article was presented as a Victoria University of Wellington Centennial Lecture during Law Festival week in 1999.  The author critically examines two aspects of the current operational structure of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990—the subordination of the Bill of Rights to all enactments (section 4) and the issue of "positive vets" of proposed legislation by the Attorney-General (section 7). The author identifies them as weaknesses, and makes suggestions as to possible improvements. 

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Published

2000-04-03

How to Cite

Butler, A. S. (2000). Strengthening the Bill of Rights. Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 31(1), 129–148. https://doi.org/10.26686/vuwlr.v31i1.5975

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2000): Victoria University of Wellington Law Review

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Articles

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