India earlier questioned such "charades" at Pakistan's behest, terming them as "desperate attempts" to escape accountability for its role as the global epicentre of terrorism ... .
“We were told there were no Treaty principles, and perhaps this review would remove them. Well, the jury is in and the words ‘Treaty principles’ still exist throughout our laws," says Mr Seymour....
“28 acts, such as the Conservation Act, were originally in scope of the review, but this was reduced to 19. Some Acts are being reviewed through other processes, and all existing full and final Treaty settlements are being excluded." ....
"Stripping te Tiriti out of seven acts entirely and dragging the Crown's obligations in another ten down to the weakest possible standard, is a deliberate diminishment of the founding document of this country." ....