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The fifth lecture in honour of Lecretia Seales delivered an unprecedented insight into the way New Zealand’s legal and parliamentary systems work when faced with moral decisions that affect all New Zealanders.
Professor Joel Colón-Ríos has marked the end of four years of research into constituent power with the publication of his book Constituent Power and the Law, published by Oxford University Press.
Professor Dr Petra Butler and Dr Timo Bauer-Savage both “missed” the first three and a half weeks of the lockdown. Professor Butler assisted the Embassy’s repatriation effort of tourists and volunteer-workers who were in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. Dr Bauer-Savage, Deputy Ambassador of Germany in New Zealand, who is currently pursuing further studies at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, was in charge of Germany’s repatriation programme in New Zealand.
Join our academics as they discuss the most striking features of the lockdown, what we can learn for the future and more.
Join our academics as they discuss legal issues and level 2: balancing expediency and procedural rights in criminal courts, state surveillance, and more.
Join our panelists as they discuss relevant developments in Germany and Ireland, warrantless entry and process problems with level 2 legislation, and more.
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