Browsing by Supervisor "Morgan, Gay"
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Domestic Violence and Systemic Deception in the Family Legal System: A Compelling Case for Truthful Reform
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis investigates the law and legal philosophy behind New Zealand’s response to domestic violence. As a feature of common law reasoning, legal fiction, asserting something to be true when it is not true, persists ... -
Identity and its protection as the aim and purpose of international human rights law: The case of (inter)sex identity and its protection
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The history of intersex people has demonstrated a life of invisibility with an imposed identity they did not choose. The lack of identity, or at least an autonomous one, led to a theoretical investigation into identity and ... -
Sovereignty, self-determination and the South-West Pacific: A comparison of the status of Pacific Island territorial entities in international law
(University of Waikato, 2012)This paper compares the constitutional arrangements of various territorial entities in the South-West Pacific, leading to a discussion of those entities’ status in international law. In particular, it examines the Cook ... -
What makes constitutions legitimate? A legal analysis of constitutions and legitimacy: The example of Fiji.
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The title of this thesis What makes Constitutions Legitimate? A Legal Analysis of Constitutions and Legitimacy: the Example of Fiji gives an indication of its subject matter and its significance to understanding the ...