PSGRNZ question to ChatGPT. The Role of Equity in Administrative and Constitutional Law in New Zealand & how democracies might navigate scientific & technical controversies. April 2025
This is a great question John. Interesting, the term 'equity' is used in public discourse fairly much exclusively as a social justice term. PSGRNZ draw attention to the traditional legal use, in public (constitutional and administrative) law. It might appear that the term has been re-appropriated in the past decade or two. This has the effect of society being ignorant of the historic, and legally important understanding of equity, which has particular import for preserving representative democracy, i.e. government of or by the people. Henry E. Smith has described equity as a meta-law, for example.
Are you in agreement upon the meaning of equity?
https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-equity/
This is a great question John. Interesting, the term 'equity' is used in public discourse fairly much exclusively as a social justice term. PSGRNZ draw attention to the traditional legal use, in public (constitutional and administrative) law. It might appear that the term has been re-appropriated in the past decade or two. This has the effect of society being ignorant of the historic, and legally important understanding of equity, which has particular import for preserving representative democracy, i.e. government of or by the people. Henry E. Smith has described equity as a meta-law, for example.