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"KEI A KOE, CHAIR!" – THE NORMS OF TIKANGA AND THE ROLE OF HUI AS A MĀORI CONSTITUTIONAL TRADITION.
| Title: | "KEI A KOE, CHAIR!" – THE NORMS OF TIKANGA AND THE ROLE OF HUI AS A MĀORI CONSTITUTIONAL TRADITION. |
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| Authors: | Stephens, Māmari |
| Source: | Victoria University of Wellington Law Review; Oct2022, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p463-505, 43p |
| Abstract: | Hui and hui rūnanga, Māori decision-making gatherings, are vital in Māori constitutionalism. Hui demonstrate the practical exercise of tikanga Māori. There is a set of relatively stable Māori legal norms, derived from tikanga Māori, that can be seen at work in such hui-based decision-making. These norms (mana, tapu, whakapapa, whanaungatanga and rangatiratanga) serve to strengthen and demonstrate group processes. They arguably do not establish merely optional guidelines for group behaviour; they can serve to constrain decision-making. A case study set in a hui in a modern Māori urban context serves to demonstrate the exercise of such Māori legal norms in civic decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | CONSTITUTIONALISM, DECISION making, MAORI (New Zealand people), GROUP process |
| Geographic Terms: | NEW Zealand |
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| ISSN: | 1171042X |
| DOI: | 10.26686/vuwlr.v53i3.8005 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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