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Dr Bevan Marten is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Victoria University of Wellington.

Justice for Baby Justus: the fight to overturn a baby name ban goes on

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Bevan Marten, the lawyer on a one-man crusade to ensure parents can name their children Justice, is still fighting. Back in January I wrote an article for this website arguing that people should be allowed to name a child “Justice”. It is a name that is often rejected by New Zealand’s Registrar of Births, Deaths and … Read more

And Justice For All: The lawyer offering to fight a baby name ban – for free

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Baby names that are also official ranks and titles, like Prince or Lord, are not allowed in New Zealand. In the case of the name Justice, lawyer Dr Bevan Marten thinks the government has it wrong – and he’s offering to represent pro bono any parent who wants to use it. This story was first published … Read more