God, via the consent of the governed, gives authority to the state to administer justice against those who violate the rights and freedoms of others. Given this, it is important that the citizens can see that justice is being done. My fellow blogger WhaleOil’s very public battle with New Zealand’s name suppression laws and the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rights and Freedoms'
Name Suppression and the Balancing of Rights and Freedoms
December 22nd, 2009 4 Comments
Tags: Due Process · Name Suppression · Rights and Freedoms · Thomas J · Whale Oil
Guthrie Cards as an Inchoate Genetic Database
December 4th, 2008 7 Comments
I just stumbled across this from Kiwipolemicist; it seems that if you were born in New Zealand from 1969 onwards, chances are that the New Zealand government is holding a sample of your blood. Some 2.1 million blood samples taken from newborns via the ‘heel-prick’ test are still on file today stored on “Guthrie cards.” [...]
Tags: Liberty · Rights and Freedoms
A Voting Guide
November 7th, 2008 13 Comments
How to choose who to vote for tomorrow, from Glenn (once again – what can we say? he is brilliant and we ran out of time *ahem*) Extract from: So who AM I voting for? (the election blog, part 3) Basic Human rights/freedomsThere are some bottom line human rights and liberties that should always be [...]
Tags: ACT Party · Christian Parties · Due Process · Elections · Glenn Peoples · National Party · Rights and Freedoms · Role of the State · Welfare