The principles of the Treaty flow from its words
Wednesday 9 October 2024, 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street or on Zoom.
Join Dr Carwyn Jones as he examines the concept of ‘the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’ — where they come from, what they are, and how they have been defined and applied in law and policy over the past 50 years.
The Treaty principles in context
In this talk, Carwyn Jones will examine the concept of ‘the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’, specifically where the concept comes from and how the principles relate to the text of te Tiriti.
This will include identifying some key features of how Treaty principles have been defined and applied in law and policy over the past 50 years. Exactly what the principles of the Treaty are, and how they operate within our legal and constitutional system, is important to understand.
The advantages and the limitations of the principles
This talk aims to provide some clarity on this area of law and explain where the principles of the Treaty have provided a useful legal framework.
The talk will also examine what are some of the limitations of using the ‘principles’ as opposed to the text of Te Tiriti o Waitangi itself.
About the speaker
Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is Kaihautū (Director) of Te Whare Whakatupu Mātauranga at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and teaches in the Ahunga Tikanga (Māori Laws and Philosophy) programme there. He is an Honorary Adjunct Professor in Te Kawa a Māui (the School of Māori Studies) at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi.
More information can be found here.