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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC49/2019
14 November 2019, 25 June 2020; 1 September 2020; 7 October 2022
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook , O’Regan , Williams and Arnold JJ
SC49/2019
14 November 2019, 25 June 2020; 1 September 2020; 7 October 2022
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook , O’Regan , Williams and Arnold JJ
Criminal practice and procedure — Appeals — Appellant dying after grant of leave to appeal — Whether appeal to continue — Framework for deciding such cases — Role of tikanga Māori in such decisions — (NZ) Supreme Court Rules 2004 r 5(2).
Tikanga Māori — Relationship with common law — Criteria for recognition as customary law — Role in legal issues — Processes for ascertaining and applying tikanga.