Magna Carta and New Zealand : history, politics and law in Aotearoa /: history, politics and law in Aotearoa. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Winter, Chris Jones, editors.
• Editors: Winter, Stephen; Jones, Chris
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 " ... a Document of Our Times." Magna Carta in Aotearoa New Zealand ; Constitutional Arrangements; The 800th Anniversary; Magna Carta Celebrated; Magna Carta Redux?; References; Part II Remembrance; Chapter 2 Magna Carta and Memorialization: The Perils of Historical Anniversaries ; Memory and Memorialization; Commemorating Magna Carta in 2015; Commemorating Magna Carta in 1915; Novocentenaries and Demisemiseptcentennials; New Zealand and Historical Commemorations; References. Chapter 3 Myths and History: The Treaty of Waitangi as "The Magna Charta of New Zealand" Founding Documents; Magna Carta and the Treaty of Waitangi; One Legal History Perspective: Lord Sumption; Legal Values not Found in Magna Carta Itself; Coke's Inventions; Proponents of the Mythic Magna Carta; Myths and Falsehoods Distinguished; Interpretative Traditions in the Common Law; The Purity of Historical Method Doubted; The Fabric of New Zealand Society; Choosing One's Myths with Care; References; Part III Reception; Chapter 4 Magna Carta and a Paradox of Authority. The Ghost of the Great CharterAlan of Lille and the Paradox of Authority; The English Background: Traditionalist, Conservative and Radical Uses of the Charter; The Survival of the Great Charter and the Exceptionalism of Aotearoa New Zealand: An Agenda for Study; References; Chapter 5 Symbol and Myth: Magna Carta in Legal and Public Discourse About Law and Rights in New Zealand, 1840−1940 ; Introduction; Magna C(h)arta in the Courts; Magna Carta and Māori Issues; Magna Carta in Other Contexts; Newspapers and Public Debate; Usage of Magna Charta/Magna Carta Magna Carta Promised a Right to JusticeTrial by One's Peers; Habeas Corpus; But Magna Carta Was not for Māori; Nor for Samoans; Magna Carta as Palladium of Liberty and Constitutional Principle; Revisionism; The Magna Carta Day Society; The Charter in Politics; References; Chapter 6 The Politics of Magna Carta and the Ancient Constitution in New Zealand, 1642-c.1860 ; A Passage to New Zealand; The "Old Land Claims" and the Ancient Constitution; The Birthright of Self-government; "Native Offenders" and Free Englishmen; References; Chapter 7 The Myth of the "Māori Magna Carta." The Treaty of Waitangi and Magna CartaMagna Carta and the New Zealand Constitution; References; Chapter 8 Mekana Tata: Magna Carta and the Political Thought of Aperahama Taonui ; Aperahama Taonui: A Life; Sources of Political Thought; Taonui and the Kīngitanga; References; Chapter 9 The Utility of a Medieval Charter in New Zealand Litigation: The Case of the Magna Carta ; Magna Carta's Role in New Zealand's Constitution; In New Zealand Litigation; As an Expression of the "Rule of Law"; References; Chapter 10 Magna Carta and the Righteous Underdog in Modern Popular Culture.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 342.93; History; Civil rights -- New Zealand; Human rights -- New Zealand; Law -- New Zealand; LAW -- Constitutional; LAW -- Public; Civil rights; Human rights; Law; Politics and government; History -- General; History -- World; Law -- Legal History; Political Science -- History & Theory; Colonialism & imperialism; General & world history; Legal history; Political science & theory; Imperialism; World history; World politics; History -- Australia & New Zealand; Australasian & Pacific history; New Zealand -- Politics and government -- 21st century; New Zealand; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319584393; 3319584391
• Related ISBNs: 9783319584386
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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