The Māori Experiment

The articles in this special issue of the 'University of Toronto Law Journal' were first presented at a symposium held at the New York University School of Law in October 2000. Flawlessly conceived and organized by Benedict Kingsbury and Kirsty Gover, the symposium brought together an impressive group of students, scholars, and activists from around the world to shed light on the challenges facing New Zealand in its efforts to promote just legal relations between the Maori and settler populations. The result is an internationally significant collection of articles that not only provides profound insight into the legal and constitutional position of the Maori in New Zealand but also illuminates, the nature and complexity of the challenges facing indigenous peoples and cultural minorities located in liberal democratic states worldwide.