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*First working paper released from Resource Management Reform Project
This EDS project is taking a first principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system operates and will provide an evidence-based perspective on how it could be improved for the coming decades. Working paper 1 is the first of … Continue reading
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*Two New Law Foundation Trustees are welcomed
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new trustees to the Law Foundation Board. Both bring a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience to our board. Auckland Barrister, Miriam Dean QC, has had 35 years’ experience in commercial … Continue reading
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*Law Foundation brings top Speakers to NZ in 2018
Every year Law Foundation support enables many eminent international legal experts to visit New Zealand and speak at conferences, seminars and lectures. We also fund law student attendance at some of these events. In 2018 the Law Foundation is providing … Continue reading
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Symposium: The Dynamic Evolution of International Law
15-16 DEC 2017, VUW – FACULTY OF LAW This symposium aims to bring together leading scholars and practitioners in international law in New Zealand and internationally to tackle this fundamental question: Where do we take the design of the international … Continue reading
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*2017 Winners of the Foundation’s Annual Awards Announced
2017 NZ Law Foundation International Research Fellowship – Te Karahipi Rangahau ā Taiao The Law Foundation is pleased to announce that Dunedin barrister, Warren Forster is the 2017 recipient of the New Zealand Law Foundation’s International Research Fellowship – New … Continue reading
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LSAANZ Conference 2017 – “A Meeting Place”
6-9 DECEMBER 2017, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO The University of Otago Legal Issues Centre and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence will co-host the annual conference for the Law and Society Association of Australia and … Continue reading
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*2017 Shadow Report Award winners assess how well NZ honours its Human Rights obligations to CRPD, ICESCR, UPR
The Law Foundation has two winners for this year’s Shadow Report Award – Ngā Hau e Whā & Associates and The Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand. Both will receive $10,000 towards the preparation and presentation of their shadow … Continue reading
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*New publication release – “Feminist Judgments in Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Rino; a Two-Stranded Rope”
This publication is the culmination of a long-running project to produce a collection of alternative judgments, based on feminist legal theory, for significant cases across a broad range of legal issues. The recently released Hart publication, Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa … Continue reading
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*New Research Released – Wheels of Justice: Understanding the Pace of Civil High Court Cases
In a New Zealand first, a team of researchers from the University of Otago Legal Issues Centre have investigated the length of High Court civil cases. The goal of this research was to examine if, and where, delays occurred, as … Continue reading
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*New Report – Finding Ecological Justice in New Zealand
The Law Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a report entitled “Finding Ecological Justice in New Zealand”, by Claire Browning. The Foundation-funded report assesses environmental law and injustice in Aotearoa. The report argues that, objectively, environmental law exists … Continue reading
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