Beyond the RMA: An In-Depth Exploration of the Resource Management ACT, 1991conference Proceedings

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

When the Resource Management Act 1991 came into force it was generally recognised as a world-leading piece of legislation. But is the Act able to address the significant environmental issues facing New Zealand sixteen years later? In May 2007, the Environmental Defence Society hosted a conference which focused on answering this question. These proceedings of the conference bring together a considered body of thought on the performance of the Resource Management Act. They include a wide range of high quality papers from both international and local commentators. The proceedings should be of considerable interest to everyone concerned with the effective design and implementation of environmental legislation in New Zealand. ...Show more

Corporations and Criminal Responsibility by Celia Wells

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice Ser. | Reading Level: near fine

Gathering ideas from a wide range of literature, this book argues that there is no magic answer to corporate power, to issues of personal safety, and their inter-relationship with criminal law and justice. This edition has been revised and updated, taking account of the burgeoning scholarly literature. Yet, it remains distinctive in combining legal analysis and discussion of law reform debates with a theoretical account of the relationship between legal institutions and the role of risk and blame in shaping criminal law and the practices of the criminal justice system. ...Show more

Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice - Competing or Reconcilable Paradigms

$30.00 NZD

Category: Law | Series: Studies in Penal Theory and Penal Ethics | Reading Level: near fine

Restorative Justice has emerged around the world as a potent challenge to traditional models of criminal justice, and restorative programmes, policies and legislative reforms are being implemented in many western nations. However, the underlying aims, values and limits of this new paradigm remain somewh at uncertain and those advocating Restorative Justice have rarely engaged in systematic debate with those defending more traditional conceptions of criminal justice. This volume, containing contributions from scholars of international renown, provides an analytic exploration of Restorative Justice and its potential advantages and disadvantages. Chapters of the book examine the aims and limiting principles that should govern Restorative Justice, its appropriate scope of application, its social and legal contexts, its practice and impact in a number of jurisdictions and its relation to more traditional criminal-justice conceptions.These questions are addressed by twenty distinguished criminologists and legal scholars in papers which make up this volume. These contributions will help clarify the aims that Restorative Justice might reasonably hope to achieve, the limits that should apply in pursuing these aims, and how restorative strategies might comport with, or replace, other penal strategies. Contributors: Andrew Ashworth, Anthony E Bottoms, John Braithwaite, Kathleen Daly, James Dignan, R A Duff, Carolyn Hoyle, Barbara Hudson, Leena Kurki, Allison Morris, Kent Roach, Julian V Roberts, Paul Roberts, Mara Schiff, Joanna Shapland, Clifford Shearing, Daniel van Ness, Andrew von Hirsch, Lode Walgrave, Richard Young. ...Show more

The Prosecution of Corporations by Jonathan Clough; Carmel Mulher

$14.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: very good

The Prosecution of Corporations and their Officers examines corporate prosecutions and sentencing in Australia. The book provides an exposition of existing laws and provides critical analysis of the legal complexity, and possibilities for reform.

The Supreme Court of New Zealand, 2004-2013 by Mary-Rose Russell; Matthew Barber

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

The Permanent New Zealand Court of Appeal - Essays on the First 50 Years by Rick Bigwood (ed.)

$45.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: very good

This volume of essays celebrates the first 50 years in the life of the New Zealand Court of Appeal. The move, in 1958, to a Court of Appeal comprising permanent appellate judges was an important landmark in the development of New Zealand law.The chapters highlight areas where the Court of Appeal has mad e a significant contribution to New Zealand and wider Commonwealth law, showing how the Court's jurisprudence has both reflected and contributed to resolving some of the pressing issues of the times.They are a critical reflection on the changing work and achievements of the permanent Court over the past half-century.In addition to recording the perspectives of a former President on the Court's achievements, the essays in this volume deal with such varied topics as: the role and use of precedent by the Court of Appeal; the Court's contribution to Commonwealth administrative law; criminal appeals; relationship property; accident compensation and tort litigation; company law; equity in commercial dealings; and the rights of Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. ...Show more

Important Judgments Delivered in the Compensation Court and Native Land Court 1866-1879

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Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Safeguarding Our Oceans. Strengthening marine protection in New Zealand by Kate Mulcahy, Raewyn Peart and Abbi Bull

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Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand is fortunate to have a very large and biodiverse marine area, hosting over 17,000 known marine species, with many thousands yet to be discovered. But this rich variety of marine life is coming under increasing pressure. Three endemic marine mammals are threatened, as are over sixty per cent of ocean-going seabirds and many species of sharks and marine invertebrates. Historically, New Zealand has achieved significant success in marine protection. But today the country is far behind international best practice. Fiordland is the only mainland coastal biogeographic region which has more than one percent pf its area safeguarded by marine reserves. Several regions have no protection at all. Extensive benthic protection areas have been created in the exclusive economic zone, but these are not representative, and none are fully protected. This report reviews New Zealand's current marine protection framework, developments in other countries, and international best practice. It identifies weaknesses in New Zealand's current approaches in the context of its international obligation to achieve a representative network of marine protected areas. The report then provides recommendations for the design of new marine protection legislation, which is essential if New Zealand is to effectively manage its oceans. ...Show more

New Zealander's Guide to the Resource Management Act 1991 (revised edition 2008) by Raewyn Peart

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

A concise, user-friendly guide to this important legislation "The New Zealander's Guide to the Resource Management Act 1991", now in its third edition, is invaluable to anyone concerned with environmental management issues, such as planners and developers, landscape architects and farmers, local authorities and business, teachers and students, individuals and community groups. This revised edition first published July 2008. ...Show more

Looking Out to Sea New Zealand as a model for ocean governance by Raewyn Peart

$15.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand is a maritime nation, settled by some of the greatest seafaring peoples in the world. The country's ocean area is vast and has abundant marine life and mineral resources. New Zealanders are passionate about their coasts and oceans. New Zealand has been a world leader in some aspects of ocean management, and in other critical areas it has fallen behind. This publication makes a major contribution to the debate on how New Zealand could better manage its oceans. It reviews international thinking about oceans governance. It looks at how Australia, Canada and the USA have developed national oceans policies and assesses New Zealand's performance in light of this overseas experience. It sets out what a world leading oceans governance system for New Zealand might look like and how an oceans policy might help the country to get there. Raewyn Peart is a senior policy analyst for the Environmental Defence Society and is also the author of "A Place to Stand: The Protection of New Zealand's Natural and Cultural Landscapes", "The Community Guide to Coastal Development Under the Resource Management Act 1991" and "Landscape Planning Guide for Peri-urban and Rural Areas". ...Show more

Essays on the Constitution by Philip A. Joseph (Editor)

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Category: Law | Reading Level: very good

The Secret Barrister - Stories of the Law and How It's Broken by The Secret Barrister

$10.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: very good

"I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone taske d with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea."Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving and ultimately life-changing.How can you defend a child-abuser you suspect to be guilty? What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent? What is the law and why do we need it? And why do they wear those stupid wigs?From the criminals to the lawyers, the victims, witnesses and officers of the law, here is the best and worst of humanity, all struggling within a broken system which would never be off the front pages if the public knew what it was really like. Both a searing first-hand account of the human cost of the criminal justice system, and a guide to how we got into this mess, The Secret Barrister wants to show you what it's really like and why it really matters. ...Show more