TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,David V.
TI  - A simple nullity?: the Wi Parata case in New Zealand law and history 
SN  - 9781869404840
U1  - 346.930432 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Auckland University Press
KW  - Parata, Wi.
KW  - Hadfield, Octavius,
KW  - Treaty of Waitangi
KW  - (1840 February 6)
KW  - Tiriti o Waitangi
KW  - reo
KW  - Ture whenua
KW  - Mana whenua
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Ngati Toa (New Zealand people)
KW  - Tino rangatiratanga
KW  - Noho-ā-iwi
KW  - Kōrero nehe
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Race relations
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-273) and index
N2  - When the New Zealand Supreme Court ruled on "Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington" in 1877, the judges infamously dismissed the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi. During the past 25 years, judges, lawyers, and commentators have castigated this "simple nullity" view of the treaty
ER  -