Stephen Franks on Judicial Activism 

If judges want to be activists, then they must expect to be brought to heel. The judges must learn to apply the law as Parliament intended when the law is passed. If a judge considers activism more important than Parliament, then they are being a commentator not a judge. If they consider a law to be wrong they should send it back to the Parliament.

we have a judicial revolt on our hands where the lawyers of our country have decided we all serve them. Couple of quick sackings from the supreme court for a start, time for parliament to take action and show these idealogues who is really in charge, then move on to our universities and the law society

Parliament makes laws. The duty of judges is to uphold those laws. I reckon Parliament should be able to simply dismiss any judge deemed to fail in that duty.

Waitangi Tribunal Judges are now working in District Courts with no accountability.

Government and the legal system cover each other’s backs , nice little gentleman’s club

If a government makes a mistake the people decide they're not up to it and they go. The next government changes that wrong and the courts follow. The principles, which there is only one, maori ceded sovereignty should be brought front and center, and the courts follow. If this system breaks down I can only see anger and rebellion abounding.

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NEVER be afraid to criticise judges

We should recall that the Waitangi Tribunal is NOT part of the judicial branch, as under its Act it is an advisor to Government - via the Minister of Maori Affairs (and analogous titles). It is not a court, because it makes no judgements. Its findings are not "true", nor are they history. They are (mostly) fair depictions of the facts and interpretation of claims. They have no precedent value because every claim is unique. Every remedy is also unique, in treatment and legislation. Comity between the branches is critical. But it's a cooperative game, and it doesn't go only one way. Judges - and political supporters - cannot hide behind "comity" principles if brazenly subverting Parliament. The Tribunal has become way too possessed of its own stature and influence and begun politicised critique of Executive policies and intentions. To attack the Executive is to nullify any right one might expect to the protections of comity. Simply: if you sound like the Opposition, you will be treated like the Opposition. This is where angels fear to tread, and rightly so - no judge, or official of the Tribunal, is remotely capable of footing it in real political debate on the House floor. The Tribunal attacks on the Government for the non-existent principles bill were a colossal political blunder. Which rather reinforces my point above.

What is the LAW not activism

Beware the rath of the SHEEP ♾️

Distortions and shinangans from lack of definitions of Treaty principles will continue as long as the principles remain in legislation so they and indeed all references to the Treaty should be removed. Trying to define principles from a referendum would be highly problematic. For starters if a referendum asked explicit questions those would likely be the wrong ones.

Well done you found someone with a brain cell

Is judicial activism anything to do with the way people remove regulations whilst singing the praises of deregulation when most of our law does not prohibit behaviours above our regulations so we can assume the deregulation is about allowing a lesser standard of behaviours.

NO MORE TREATY WITH THE CROWN

Your talking about holding big international corperation's liable, so how is this not good? I don't despise your position, just don't understand it. If government can't make decisions that protect us from big corporations, then at least judges will

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