In responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, governments around the world have imposed unprecedented “lockdowns”. They decided, on the […]
Category Archive: New Zealand
The legality of the Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand has been thrust into the spotlight, with valuable analysis […]
The New Zealand Government recently lifted its “Level 4” COVID-19 restrictions. Significant restrictions, including coercive powers restricting basic […]
The New Zealand Government’s “go hard, go early” response to the COVID-19 pandemic has garnered widespread praise – […]
The issue of whether prisoners should have the right to vote (and, if so, which prisoners) has long […]
New Zealand’s Supreme Court has twice in the past two months turned its attention to the vexed issue […]
On Wednesday, 21 November, the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (the ‘Lords Committee’) held […]
As in the United Kingdom, the question of whether prisoners should be permitted to vote has generated considerable […]
Editors’ note: The blog is inviting constitutional lawyers to comment on the UK Government’s proposal to repeal and replace the […]
Some constitutional tid-bits from New Zealand from the last wee while. Obvious developments to report on include two […]
