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Outline of the Presentation 1.Magna Carta: Background &
Objectives 2.Why Commemorate the Magna Carta? 3.MC NZ Committee
members 4.MC NZ experts 5.New Zealand 6.New Zealand Highlight
Events 2015 7.Other information 2
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Magna Carta - Background The original Great Charter was agreed
by King John, 15 June 1215, when he acceded to barons and bishops
demands to limit his powers, first sealed on 19 June 1215 and
distributed throughout the land. The 1215 version of Magna Carta
was revised several times in the 13 th Century, reissued in 1216
after the death of King John, revised in 1217 and 1225. The 1297
version was brought into English law, virtually unchanged from the
1225 version. There are 4 known surviving copies of the 1215 Magna
Carta - at Lincoln (1) and Salisbury (1) Cathedrals and in London
at the British Library (2). There are 13 known surviving later XIII
C. copies Durham (1216) (1225), Hereford (1217), Oxford (1217x3)
(1225), London (1225x2) (1297x2), Canberra, Australia (1297),
Washington, DC, USA (1297). And another 6 (or 7?) of the 1300 Magna
Cartas in the City of London, Durham Cathedral, Faversham Town
Council, Oxford (2), and Westminster Abbey (and Society of
Antiquaries in London as well). Making 24 in all we know of. 3
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Englands greatest export: It is a foundation stone of the
liberties enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people in more than
100 countries The English Church shall be free; it proclaimed
certain religious liberties: Due process: It enshrined the rule of
law in English society No taxation without representation: it
linked taxation to democratic government, the theme of the American
revolution It has influenced constitutional thinking worldwide in
over 100 countries; as well as the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Magna Carta matters: Why Commemorate Magna Carta? No one is above
the law : it limited the power of authoritarian rule Justice
delayed is justice denied: it paved the way for trial by jury
Denials of Magna Cartas basic principles have led to a loss of
liberties and human rights and even genocide in many countries for
centuries 4
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Committee Members (1) Chair Dr Jennifer Lees-Marshment
(Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International
Relations, University of Auckland) [email protected]
Deputy Chair/Lead organiser of the Auckland University lecture
series Dr Stephen Winter (Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics
and International Relations, University of Auckland)
[email protected] Ministerial support/government events Hon
Christopher Finlayson, Attorney-General (via James Christmas,
senior advisor) [email protected] Parliament and
government events liaison Simon OConnor MP
[email protected] Legal History Professor David V
Williams (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland)
[email protected] 5
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Committee Members (2) Law Professor Paul Rishworth (Crown Law
in Wellington, Human rights and constitutional team)
[email protected] New Zealand Law Librarians Association
Anne Paton (President New Zealand Law Librarians Association)
[email protected] Libraries Tracey Thomas (Law Librarian, Davis
Law Library; University of Auckland) [email protected]
Human rights Rosslyn Noonan (Director of The New Zealand Centre for
Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland)
[email protected] Mori/Community Dr Lisa Chant (Senior
Lecturer, School of Interprofessional Health Studies, AUT
University) [email protected] Medieval History Dr Chris Jones
(Senior Lecturer, History, University of Canterbury)
[email protected] 6
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Experts Experts in the area of the history and events
surrounding the Magna Carta Name: Chris Jones
Institution/organization: History department, University of
Canterbury Expertise: Medieval historian, specifically the Magna
Carta and the history surrounding it. Contacts:
[email protected] Name: Dr Lindsay Diggelmann
Institution/organization: Discipline of History, School of
Humanities, University of Auckland Expertise: Medieval Origins and
History of Magna Carta Contacts: Email: [email protected]
Office phone: 09-9237099 Name: Michael Littlewood
Institution/organization: University of Auckland Law School
Expertise: Tax; Magna Carta and Tax Contacts:
[email protected]; 923 5633;
http://www.law.auckland.ac.nz/people/m- littlewood 7
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Experts Mori/Indigenous rights and the Treaty of Waitangi Name:
Professor David V Williams Institution/organisation: Faculty of
Law, University of Auckland Expertise: English and colonial legal
history; commentary on the coincidence of Magna Cartas 800th
anniversary with the Treaty of Waitangis 175th anniversary and the
fact that the Treaty of Waitangi has often been called the Maori
Magna Carta. Contacts: E-mail: [email protected] Phone:
(09) 923 5639 Mobile: 021 147 1971 Website:
http://www.law.auckland.ac.nz/people/dv-williams Name: Carwyn Jones
Institution/organization: Faculty of Law, Victoria University of
Wellington Expertise: Mori/Indigenous rights, Treaty of Waitangi
Contacts: [email protected] (04) 4636313 8
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Experts Rule of law and Bill of Rights in New Zealand and
Beyond (1) Name: Rt Hon Geoffrey Palmer QC (please note away from
March 14th until May 2nd) Institution/organization: Harbour
Chambers Expertise: Magna Carta, the rule of law and the Bill of
Rights. Contacts: [email protected] Name: Grant Morris
Institution/organization: Victoria University of Wellington
Expertise: The Magna Carta and its impact on the NZ legal system.
Contacts: [email protected] 0276568556 Name: Professor Janet
McClean Institution/organisation: Faculty of Law, University of
Auckland Expertise: Bills of Rights and rights protection.
Contacts: E-mail: [email protected] 9
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Experts Rule of law and Bill of Rights in New Zealand and
Beyond (2) Name: Alexander Gillespie Institution/organization:
University of Waikato Expertise: rule of law, civil rights, legal
history and its importance today Contacts: Email: [email protected]
Phone: +64 7 838 4466 x 6438 Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/
Name: Dean Knight Institution/organization: Victoria University of
Wellington, Faculty of Law and New Zealand Centre for Public Law
Expertise: Judicial review and the rule of law Contacts:
[email protected] Name: Stephen Winter
Institution/organization: The University of Auckland, Politics and
International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
Expertise: Rule of law, legal philosophy, jurisprudence Contacts:
[email protected] 10
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Experts Human rights and the Magna Carta Name: Stephen Hoadley
Institution/organization: The University of Auckland, Politics and
International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
Expertise: How Magna Carta grew from a truce among English rebel
warlords to became an international symbol of human rights. How
power relations produced the Magna Carta and continue to shape the
realisation of Magna Carta ideals in the 21st century. How Magna
Carta-inspired human rights can be meaningfully protected only if
embedded in authoritative institutions. Contacts:
[email protected] 0274-921-333 Name: Dr Petra Butler
Institution/organization: Victoria University of Wellington
Expertise: Human rights Contacts: [email protected] Name:
Scott Walker Institution/organization: Political science
department, University of Canterbury. Expertise: Human rights,
political rights, and civil liberties Contacts: Phone: 03 364 2160
Email: [email protected] Name: Dr Stephen May
Institution/organization: Faculty of Education, University of
Auckland Expertise: Language rights Contacts: [email protected]
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New Zealand Highlight Events 2015 2015 Identity Conference:
Enabling Digital Identity and Privacy in a Connected World 18-19
May UK Professor Paul Brand Talk Auckland University 21 May
Canterbury Historical Association Panel: Magna Carta Rights &
Legacies 9 June Judicial Review and Rule of Law Talk, Victoria
University Special feature in the NZ Law Societys magazine LawTalk
19 June Reception at Parliament commemorating the 800th anniversary
15 June Lighting of Auckland War Museum University of Auckland
Lecture Series on Magna Carta Week beginning 6 July NZ Professor
talk on Maori Magna Carta in the UK 8-11 July Annual Gardner
Lecture on Magna Carta 26 July New Zealand Law Librarians
Association 2015 conference 10-11 September Attorney Generals essay
prize Now - 1 May 16 Touring exhibition Magna Carta to Commonwealth
Charter 13-18 September
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Lettermans Questions Q. Where was Magna Carta signed? A.Nowhere
it was sealed Q. Where was Magna Carta agreed? A.Runnymede Q. When
was Magna Carta agreed? A. 15 June 1215 13
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Q) I am going to read out a list of some historical documents.
Which, if any, of these have you heard of before this interview?
85% of adults and 60% of young people have heard of the Magna Carta
90% 89% 87% 85% 70% 39% 13% 5% 2% US Declaration of Independence UN
Declaration of Human Rights Domesday Book Magna Carta King James
Bible Lindisfarne gospels Codex Sinaiticus Textus Roffensis None of
these 87% 82% 73% 60% 57% Total 18-24s 18-65+ 15% Base: 1,005 GB
adults, 20-24 October 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI / Magna Carta 800 th
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A quarter of those who have heard of Magna Carta know about it
in some detail...when was Magna Carta sealed?...where in England
was Magna Carta agreed?...which King agreed to Magna Carta? 1215 /
1200s Runnymede King John Other answer/DK Dont know Base: 887 GB
adults who have heard of Magna Carta, 20-24.10.2012 Source: Ipsos
MORI /Magna Carta 800 TH Q) As far as you know 15 Other
answer/DK
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60% 49% 38% 36% 35% 25% 21% 9% 2% The rule of law Trial by jury
Democracy Freedom of speech Basic human rights Freedom of religion
The right to vote Equal rights for women Nothing / none Q) Which,
if any, of these rights do you think the Magna Carta guaranteed?
12% Dont know 30% Freedom from arbitrary arrest Six in ten whove
heard of Magna Carta know it guaranteed Rule of Law Base: 887 GB
adults who have heard of Magna Carta, 20-24 October 2012 Source:
Ipsos MORI / Magna Carta 800th 16
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