TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palmer,Matthew
AU  - Knight,Dean
TI  - Constitution of New Zealand: a contextual analysis 
T2  - Constitutional Systems of the World
SN  - 9781849469067
AV  - KUQ1749 .P343 2021eb
U1  - 342.93 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London [England]
PB  - Hart Publishing
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Constitutional & administrative law
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers; Also published in print
N2  - "This book examines New Zealand's constitution, through the lens of constitutional realism. It looks at the practices, habits, conventions and norms of constitutional life. It focuses on the structures, processes and culture that govern the exercise of public power - a perspective that is necessary to explore and account for a lived, rather than textual, constitution. New Zealand's constitution is unique. One of three remaining unwritten democratic constitutions in the world, it is characterised by a charming set of anachronistic contrasts. "Unwritten", but much found in various written sources. Built on a network of Westminster constitutional conventions but generously tailored to local conditions. Proudly independent, yet perhaps a purer Westminster model than its British parent. Flexible and vulnerable, while oddly enduring. It looks to the centralised authority that comes with a strong executive, strict parliamentary sovereignty, and a unitary state. However, its populace insists on egalitarian values and representative democracy, with elections fiercely conducted nowadays under a system of proportional representation. The interests of indigenous Maori are protected largely through democratic majority rule. A reputation for upholding the rule of law, yet few institutional safeguards to ensure compliance."--
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781849469067?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
ER  -