Our series aims to engage with the frameworks for understanding the interaction between tikanga, common law and statute that have been set out in He Poutama.
In this second of three articles (read part one here), we consider part two of He Poutama, which provides an overview of the engagement between tikanga and state law, both historically and at the present time. In summarising part two, we:
- provide an overview of how tikanga and the two main sources of state law (namely, common law and statute) interact; and
- consider how specific areas of state law have engaged with tikanga over time.
You can read part two in the Māori Law Review here.
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