Sunday 24 Nov 2024
5.30pm for drinks and nibbles, 6pm - Lecture starts
The Pā, University of Waikato, Gate8, Hillcrest Road, Hamilton
2024 Postgraduate Conference
The Norris Ward McKinnon Lecture Series
- Sunday 24 Nov 2024
- 5.30pm for drinks and nibbles, 6pm - Lecture starts
- The Pā, University of Waikato, Gate8, Hillcrest Road, Hamilton
The Norris Ward McKinnon Lecture Series presents 'The Common Law of Tikanga - ngā tohu o te ture' by Justice Whata
In this lecture Justice Whata will re-examine the leading authorities on tikanga from across the benches to address the claim that tikanga recognition is destabilising the law. He will respond to claims of tikanga's uncertainty and irreconcilability with common law fundamentals. In so doing, he will also consider the issues of what when and how tikanga claims should be litigated. He will describe the common law’s tohu or signposts for engagement with tikanga that provide both the markers for stability and ultimately for safe and effective tikanga advocacy in the Courts.