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We are delighted to announce three NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships, awarded this week. The winners are: Rez Gardi, who will study for her LLM at Harvard focussing on the interface between refugee law and Human rights, particularly with … Continue reading →

PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July and August as the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of Canterbury and … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Bernadette Arapere as a new trustee to its Board. Bernadette (Ngati Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto) is Crown Counsel in one of the Public Law teams in … Continue reading →

Law change is needed soon to ensure driverless vehicles can be used legally on New Zealand roads, a major Law Foundation study concludes. Study author Michael Cameron says a complete overhaul of law and policy around driverless vehicles is required. … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation is pleased to announce that Michael Morrison has been awarded a Doctoral Scholarship to carry out research into the legal mechanisms that regulate the placement of children in State care. He is a PhD candidate at Otago … Continue reading →

Michelle Bonetti’s recently released research report “Communication Assistants (Intermediaries) – Structure, training and support – Lessons for New Zealand” provides a comprehensive overview of the introduction of *Communications Assistants (CAs) into the judicial system in New Zealand. And as the … Continue reading →

“Towards Democratic Renewal”, by Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Dr Andrew Butler, was launched at a function at Unity Books on Thursday 5th April. It sets out the authors’ vision for a modern constitution that is aimed at strengthening democracy, protecting … Continue reading →

The report “Disability Legislation and Outcomes” examines international models of disability and accessibility law. It evaluates the effectiveness of different legislative models in ensuring that the rights of People with Disabilities (PwD) under the UNCRPD** are delivered effectively, particularly under … Continue reading →

NZ Law Foundation 2016 International Research Fellow, Michael Cameron, has provided comment on the first pedestrian fatality involving a driverless vehicle. Michael is the author of a major study on regulation of driverless vehicles which will be released in April. … Continue reading →

The Iwi Chairs Forum has just released “Rangatahi Maori and Youth Justice – Oranga Rangatahi”. The report prepared by the Henwood Trust, and funded by the Law Foundation, seeks to understand the involvement of rangatahi Māori (14- to 16-year-olds) in … Continue reading →