The New Zealand Legal System

By Fiona Crichton, LLB

This essay provides an overview of the New Zealand legal system, and was written specifically for the ADLS website. It is designed for legal studies courses or for any member of the public wishing to understand the basis of the law and the working of the legal system in New Zealand.

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Funding assistance for preparation of this essay was provided by the New Zealand Law Foundation.

Related sites elsewhere:

• Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Government and nation
• Legal rights - consumer.org.nz
• How to law - gives useful introduction to wide range of areas of the law
• DecisionMaker - Guide to Parliament and Government: How the law works
• An Introduction to New Zealand Law & Sources of Legal Information by Margaret Greville - August 2005
• Access to Justice - An overview of New Zealand's court system by the Ministry of Justice. Also suitable as a teaching tool for year 9 - 13 social studies students.