Nowa Zelandia: Wyrok Sądu Najwyższego z dnia 21 listopada 2022 r. w sprawie Make It 16 Incorporated vs. Attorney-General (dotyczący wieku uprawniającego do głosowania w wyborach), sygn. akt SC 14/2022
New Zealand: Supreme Court Judgement of 21 November 2022 in Make It 16 Incorporated vs. Attorney-General (Concerning Voting Age for Elections), ref. no. SC 14/2022
Author(s): Marcin RulkaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: New Zealand; discrimination; voting rights
Summary/Abstract: In Make It 16 Incorporated vs. the Attorney-General, 21 November 2022, the Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled that existing legislation that does not allow people to vote in elections before the age of 18 is discriminatory because it is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, which guarantees citizens freedom from age discrimination after the age of 16. The New Zealand Supreme Court has issued a declaration of incompatibility in this regard. However, this does not oblige either the government or parliament to lower the voting age.
Journal: Przegląd Sejmowy
- Issue Year: 176/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 195-207
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English, Polish