how a landmark legal victory in Europe could affect NZ

  • Written by: Vernon Rive, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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A seven-year campaign by a group of over 2,000 Swiss women – average age 73 – recently ended with a European Court of Human Rights decision variously described as a “landmark”, “monumental”, and “the biggest victory possible”.

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