Category Archives: Events
Symposium – Implementation of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa
24 Jul 2014 UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO To be held at the University of Waikato from 24-25 July, the aim of the symposium is to explore and promote greater understanding of the implications of New Zealand’s endorsement of the UN Declaration … Continue reading
Public Lectures on Litigating Climate Change by Professor Gerald Torres
28 July 2014 – VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON 30 July 2014 – UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO 31 July 2014 – UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Professor Gerald Torres from Cornell University NY is touring New Zealand Law Schools in July/Aug 2014. He is … Continue reading
Professor Helen Alvare will deliver the 2014 Sir John Graham Lecture
31 Jul 2014 HERITAGE HOTEL, AUCKLAND The Maxim Institute’s 2014 Sir John Graham Lecture, will be delivered by Professor Helen Alvare of the George Mason School of Law in Virginia, USA. Her topic will be “The fundamental right to freedom … Continue reading
Bill of Rights conversation continues after the NZ Constitutional Advisory Panel Report (Nov 2013)
3 Jun 2014 OLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON This free public seminar “New Zealand Bill of Rights: Continuing the Conversation” will be held 8.50am till noon on Tues 3 June in the Old Legislative Chamber at Parliament Buildings, … Continue reading
Lecture – Collection and Retention of DNA from Suspects in NZ
14 Apr 2014 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (VUW) Dr Nessa Lynch of VUW and Dr Liz Campbell of the University of Edinburgh are giving a public lecture on Monday 14 April at VUWs School of Law. The focus of their … Continue reading
New Thinking on Sustainability Conference
14-16 Feb 2014 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (VUW) The ‘New Thinking on Sustainability Conference’ is being held by the Earth Law Alliance Aotearoa NZ and the German Australian Pacific Lawyers Assn, and hosted by the NZ Centre for Public Law … Continue reading
NZ Law Foundation International Arbitration Lecture by Professor Catherine Rogers
26 November 2013 UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Professor Catherine Rogers of Penn State University is giving this year’s lecture. Her topic is ‘Procedural Arrangements as a Window into the Soul of International Arbitration Regimes: Arbitrator Selection, Transparency and Stakeholder Interests’. While … Continue reading
Australian New Zealand Law and History Conference 2013
25-27 November 2013 UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, DUNEDIN The theme for this years conference is ‘People, Power and Place’. This is an interdisciplinary conference for people interested in the connections between law and history. The conference provides an opportunity to come … Continue reading
NZ Centre for Public Law Conference: Unearthing New Zealand’s Constitutional Traditions
29-30 August 2013 HOSTED BY HON CHRIS FINLAYSON QC, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON This conference, arranged by NZ Centre for Public Law at VUW, aims to shed light on the fundamental ideals on which our constitution is based. It will carry … Continue reading
Legal Executives’ Conference
19-20 August 2013 RYDGES WELLINGTON The Legal Executives biennial Conference will be held in Wellington 19-20 August. NZILE President Pam Harliwich says ‘this will provide an opportunity for legal executives to upskill and keep abreast of what is happening in … Continue reading