International Research Fellowship
The International Research Fellowship Te Karahipi Rangahau ā Taiao was New Zealand’s premier legal research award. It was awarded 17 times between 2002 and 2019.
Applications are no longer being accepted for this Award. This page is retained for information purposes only to provide detail on historic awards made and the purpose of the Award.
It enabled recipients of high ability to pursue a defined course of research either in New Zealand or overseas with the purpose of making a significant contribution to an area of law in New Zealand. The Fellowship value was $125,000, annually.
All International Research Fellows 2002-2019
2019: Sue BarkerSue Barker – Wellington Barrister, LLB (Hons) & BCA Victoria University of Wellington, CA About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2018: Craig ElliffeProfessor in Law, University of Auckland – PhD, LLM (hons) Cambridge, LLB (hons), BCom Otago, FCA About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2017 : Warren ForsterDunedin Barrister, LLB (Hons) Otago About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2016 : Michael CameronLead Legislation Solicitor, Department of Corrections, BSC (Ecology) LLB Otago, DPH Wellington School of Medicine About the recipient and their research |
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2015 : Neil BoisterProfessor in Law at University of Canterbury, BA LLB LLM (cum laude) Natal PhD (Nottingham) About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2014 : Alison DouglassDunedin Barrister and Convener of NZ Law Society’s Health Law Committee, LLB, MBHL About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link to their fellowship work |
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2013 : Ceri WarnockAssociate Professor in Law at University of Otago. University of Auckland, LLM (Hons). About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2012 : Dr Emily HendersonFormer Crown prosecutor in Whangarei. Honorary research fellow at Auckland University’s Department of Psychology About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2011 : Christopher HareTravers Smith Associate Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law and a Fellow of Somerville College at the University of Oxford. Former Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2010 : Professor Campbell McLachlan QCVictoria University of Wellington About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2009 : Professor Ron PatersonOmbudsman, former Professor of Law at Auckland University, and former Health and Disability Commissioner. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2008 : Dr Mark HickfordPro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Law at Victoria University of Wellington, former Legal Adviser in the Department of the Prime Minister of New Zealand. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2007 : No award was made this year |
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2006: Professor Geoff MclayCommissioner with the Law Commission, on leave from lecturing at Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. About the recipient and their research.View Fellow’s web link |
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2005: Dr Matthew S. R. PalmerWellington barrister. Former Deputy Solicitor General (Public Law Group), Crown Law Office, Wellington. Former Pro Vice Chancellor (Government Relations), Dean of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, and Director of the NZ Centre for Public Law. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2004: Dr Alex ConteExecutive Director, Child Rights Connect. Formerly Director of International Law and Protection Programmes, to the UN for the International Commission of Jurists. Formerly a Senior Policy Analyst with the Anti-Corruption Division of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. Formerly a Senior Lecturer in International Law at Canterbury University. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2003: Professor Alexander GillespieProfessor of Law at University of Waikato. About this recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2002: Professor John DawsonProfessor of Law at University of Otago. About this recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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