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Statement of Support in Response to the Death of George Floyd and the Ongoing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement

Statement of Support in Response to the Death of George Floyd and the Ongoing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement

The Equal Justice Project6 June 2020

Māori and the Criminal Justice System: Why New Zealand’s Drug Laws Need to Change

Māori and the Criminal Justice System: Why New Zealand’s Drug Laws Need to Change

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project3 June 2020maori, Drug Law, drugs, Discrimination, cannabis reform, marijuana, criminal justice system

Concerns and Justifications: The Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill

Concerns and Justifications: The Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project1 June 2020immigration, immigration new zealand, bill, Covid-19, Migrant Workers

“Bullying and Intimidation”: Workers' Rights in the COVID-19 Era

“Bullying and Intimidation”: Workers' Rights in the COVID-19 Era

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project28 May 2020Employment, workers rights, Covid-19

Striking the Right Balance: Vaping Amendment Bill

Striking the Right Balance: Vaping Amendment Bill

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project25 May 2020vaping, vape, e-cigarette, Smokefree 2025, health, smoking, tobacco, NZBORA, Ministry of Health

As Democracy Crumbles: Why Hong Kong is Still Protesting One Year Later

As Democracy Crumbles: Why Hong Kong is Still Protesting One Year Later

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project22 May 2020hong kong, democracy, protest, china, government

The COVID-19 Health Response Act 2020 deserves debate, not the silent treatment

The COVID-19 Health Response Act 2020 deserves debate, not the silent treatment

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project18 May 2020Covid-19, coronavirus, urgency, lockdown, police powers

Unbridled Power? Executive Powers in Times of Crisis

Unbridled Power? Executive Powers in Times of Crisis

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project16 May 2020executive powers, government, emergency legislation, e, emergency powers, immigration act 2009, Covid-19, christchurch, civil defence emergency management act 2002, Canterbury Response and Recovery Act 2010, health act 1956, lockdown

Life in the Legislative Fast Lane: Urgency in Parliament

Life in the Legislative Fast Lane: Urgency in Parliament

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project15 May 2020urgency, standing orders, lawmaking

The Taranaki Iron Sands Mining Appeal: An Environmental Precedent

The Taranaki Iron Sands Mining Appeal: An Environmental Precedent

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project12 May 2020taranaki, mining, iron sands, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, Trans Tasman Resources, katiakitanga, environmental bottom lines, adaptive management

The Trial as a Spectacle: Critiquing the Role of the Media in Mythologising Court Trials

The Trial as a Spectacle: Critiquing the Role of the Media in Mythologising Court Trials

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project11 May 2020Media, trial, Grace Millane, Broadcasting Act 1989

Balancing Complainant Rights Against Defendant Rights: New Zealand’s Sexual Violence Legislation Bill

Balancing Complainant Rights Against Defendant Rights: New Zealand’s Sexual Violence Legislation Bill

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project7 May 2020sexual law, New Zealand, sexual law reform, sex crimes, Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the evidence act 2006, sexual violence, victim rights act 2002, the rights of victims, sexual assault victims

"Burdens" and Borders: Disability Discrimination in New Zealand Immigration Law

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project4 May 2020disability, human rights, Discrimination, Immigration New Zealand, immigration, disability rights

WHO’s to Blame? New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, and Human Rights

WHO’s to Blame? New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, and Human Rights

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project30 April 2020china, Covid-19, World Health Organisation, human rights, health

The Fourth Estate in Critical Care: COVID-19 and the Media

The Fourth Estate in Critical Care: COVID-19 and the Media

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project28 April 2020Covid-19, Media, crisis response, Bauer, journalism, Public Interest Journalism, NZ News Media

COVID-19 and the Homeless Community: an Inequality Crisis?

COVID-19 and the Homeless Community: an Inequality Crisis?

Cross-ExaminationThe Equal Justice Project24 April 2020homelessness, homeless, Covid-19, coronavirus, Auckland City Mission, food poverty

'Way Out of Date', 'Discriminatory', and 'Not Fit for Purpose' – the Adoption Act 1955 Needs to be Reformed

'Way Out of Date', 'Discriminatory', and 'Not Fit for Purpose' – the Adoption Act 1955 Needs to be Reformed

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project22 April 2020adoption, the Adoption Act 1955

The TraceTogether Trade-Off

The TraceTogether Trade-Off

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project16 April 2020technology, data privacy, Privacy, Covid-19

Childcare Disputes in Court: are Family Justice Reforms Working as Intended?

Childcare Disputes in Court: are Family Justice Reforms Working as Intended?

Amicus CuriaeThe Equal Justice Project13 April 2020care of children act 2004, family justice, family court, parenting order, without-notice

Can We Really Treat Men and Women Equally By Treating Them the Same?

Can We Really Treat Men and Women Equally By Treating Them the Same?

Amicus Curiaeejp_comms20 October 2019gender, gender equality, Women’s rights