Constitutional & Administrative Law in New Zealand

Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand (2nd edition) is the authoritative guide to New Zealand's constitutional law and administrative jurisprudence. Legal practitioners, judges, officials, and students of law and political studies will find it a most useful reference. Encompassing law and politics, Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand offers a broad context for studying the components of modern New Zealand government and its history. This text provides in-depth discussions of the: Principles and working of the Constitution Institutions of government Exercise of public power Relationship between citizens and the State Controls on the exercise of public power Change has become a way of life in the public sector. Since the publication of the first edition in 1993, practitioners and students have faced many new issues in public law. Mixed-member proportional representation has reconfigured the political landscape, the Treaty of Waitangi settlements process has redressed historic Maori grievances, jurisprudence under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 has developed, the boundaries of parliamentary privilege have shifted, and legislative reforms have greater public accountability. This edition examines these developments within the context of New Zealand’s constitutional law. Contents The Study of the Constitution Establishment of British Rule The Treaty of Waitangi From Crown Colony to Independent Member of the Commonwealth The “Unwritten” Constitution Modern Constitutional Developments The Rule of Law Separation of Powers Conventions of the Constitution Functions of Parliament Officers of Parliament Parliamentary Privilege: Nature of Parliamentary Privilege Foundations of the Constitution Doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty Constitutional Entrenchment The Crown Royal Prerogative Reserve Powers of the Crown Cabinet and the Executive Council Judicial Review of Administrative and Executive Action Illegality Irrationality Procedural Impropriety Delegated Legislation Administrative Law Remedies New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990