New Zealand law recognises three forms of adult relationships: marriage, registered partnership (referred to in New Zealand as ‘civil union’), and unregistered cohabitation (referred to in New Zealand as ‘de facto ...

On death there is an inevitable tension in succession law between property and family, between testamentary freedom and the deceased’s duty to provide for family members. This paper considers the relationship property ...

The breakdown of a marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship inevitably affects children of the relationship. The question this paper addresses is whether the interests of children should be taken into account in the ...

Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand is a collection of key New Zealand judgments, re-written from feminist perspectives. The collection is part of a global series that includes collections from Australia, UK, Ireland, ...

The concept of human rights and the Internet is new. Both the theoretical framework and the practical application of human rights to the Internet and our online lives are not yet clear. The concept that the Internet could ...

This chapter discusses the role that equality plays within liberal theory. We show how the concept of treating citizens as equals is integral to the legitimisation of the state and its regulations, including those involving ...

This chapter discusses authentic decision-making as it relates to depression based on three parallel concepts found in philosophy, psychology, and the law. Since major depression is characterised (amongst other things) by ...

This chapter considers different methods used to identify the relationships that qualify for relationship property sharing in Western jurisdictions. In particular, the chapter considers both the ‘formal’ approach premised ...