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1 An overview of the Bill of Rights Act and its place in New Zealand's Constitution 2 Background to and History of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 3 The Legal Protection of Human Rights in NZ: A Short History and Overview of the Contemporary Scene 4 Interpretation – Principles and Sources 5 Burden and Benefit of BORA 6 Limiting Rights 7 Interaction with Other Enactments 8 Attorney-General's Duty to Report to Parliament 9 Life 10 Torture, Cruel, Degrading or Disproportionately Severe Treatment or Punishment 11 Right against Medical and Scientific Experimentation and Right to Refuse Medical Treatment 12 Electoral Rights 13 Freedom of Expression 14 Freedom of Religion 15 Freedom of Assembly and Association 16 Freedom of Movement 17 Non-discrimination and Minority Rights 18 Unreasonable Search and Seizure 19 Arbitrary Arrest and Detention 20 Rights of Persons Arrested or Detained 21 Rights of Persons Charged with an Offence – Threshold Issues 22 Rights of Persons Charged with an Offence 23 Minimum Standards of Criminal Procedure 24 Retroactive Criminal Liability and Double Jeopardy 25 Natural Justice, Judicial Review and Crown Litigation 26 Remedies – General Observations 27 Compensation 28 Declaration of Inconsistency 29 Exclusion of Evidence 30 Stay, Discharge, Appeal and Sentence Reduction 31 Extraordinary Remedies, Specific Performance, Judicial Review, Declarations, Habeas Corpus and Torts 32 Supervisory Remedies 33 Costs 34 Litigation Issues 35 Reflections