If NZ consumers took on online giants
Professor Mary Keyes looks at how New Zealand law would protect consumers in cases against foreign companies.
2018 news
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Time's right to start developing a true partnership of Māori and non-Māori
“Mutually beneficial relationships between Māori and government shouldn't be dependent on the existence of historical breaches of the Treaty”, writes Dr Carwyn Jones.
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Where paths meet
Victoria alumnae Kerensa Johnston (Ngāti Tama, Ngāruahine, Te Ātiawa, Tainui), and Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Koata) studied Law together and years later ended up working for the same organisation and involved in an important Māori land case. In between, their careers took vastly different paths.
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Humanising legal history
The Faculty of Law became a hub of legal history and ideas in July last year when it hosted one of the world’s most high-profile legal minds, the Honourable John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States.
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And Justice For All
Baby names that are also official ranks and titles, like Prince or Lord, are not allowed in New Zealand. In the case of the name Justice, Dr Bevan Marten thinks the government has it wrong – and he’s offering to represent pro bono any parent who wants to use it.
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A rare chance to help our oceans
Associate Professor Joanna Mossop argues that a proposed UN treaty to protect oceans will be vital in creating new legal obligations.