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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.
Professor Susy Frankel, FRSNZ, was recently profiled by the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand to discuss her "extensive career", the relationship between academia and practice in intellectual property (IP) law, mātuaranga Māori, international IP law, what IP issues may come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and much more.
The newly established Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) Trust has launched an exciting new fund that will enable staff and students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington to undertake research on environmental law topics in priority areas.
