Across the globe, there are numerous examples of treaties, compacts, or other negotiated agreements that mediate relationships between Indigenous peoples and states or settler communities. Perhaps the best known of these, New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi is a living, and historically rich, illustration of this types of negotiated agreement, and both the symmetries and asymmetries of Indigenous-State relations. This collection refreshes the scholarly and public discourse relating to the Tre...

This collection of essays in honour of Sir Geoffrey Palmer is based on a symposium held in October 2022. Leading judges, scholars and politicians discuss themes that have animated Palmer's career in public affairs, including: constitutional government; democracy and its integrity; indigenous-state relations and Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi; the environment and climate change; law reform and human rights