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New Zealand has been an active supporter of human rights legal development internationally, and the Law Foundation has often backed work in this area. Earlier this year we launched a new human rights award – the New Zealand Law Foundation … Continue reading →

Two lawyers have won the 2012 New Zealand Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize. Catherine Harwood and Rebecca Rose were announced as this year’s winners at the Law Foundation’s 2012 Annual Awards Dinner, hosted by Justice Minister Judith Collins at Parliament’s … Continue reading →

Dr Emily Henderson will research the reform of cross-examination as the 2012 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellow. Her award of the fellowship was announced at the New Zealand Law Foundation 2012 Annual Awards Dinner, hosted by Justice Minister … Continue reading →

The inaugural New Zealand Law Foundation International Dispute Resolution Lecture takes place on 7 November at Victoria University Law School. The inaugural lecture will be given by Lucy Reed, a top-ranked international arbitration practitioner and past President of the American … Continue reading →

Recently released research suggests Youth Justice Lawyers are doing a good job of protecting young people’s rights in our New Zealand justice system. Researcher Alison Cleland, Senior Lecturer in law at University of Auckland, launched her research report “Youth advocates … Continue reading →

The conference Law and Culture 2012: Pacific Law and Aotearoa/New Zealand, was held at the University of Auckland from 29-31 August, and hosted by the Faculty of Law. The focus for the conference was on the NZ-Pacific relationship and current … Continue reading →

Podcasts are now available for presentations given at the Conference of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) in Wellington on 2-4 August 2012. Of particular interest is the keynote address “Global to Local” given by Professor Ingeborg … Continue reading →

The 13th International Criminal Law Congress is being held in Queenstown this week, with the theme “The Shrinking International Criminal Code”. The programme covers a diverse range of criminal justice topics including: cybercrime, future forensic challenges, brain-injured criminal justice detainees, … Continue reading →

Applications for the International Research Fellowship applications close on 1 September and the Cleary Prize applications/nominations close on 30th September. Applications for the Doctoral Scholarship close on 1 October. Please contact Lynda Hagen (04 499 1038; email: lynda@lawfoundation.org.nz) if you … Continue reading →

The 20th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) was held 5-7 July in Wellington and hosted by the NZ Centre for Public Law, at Victoria University. The conference titled “International Law in the … Continue reading →