Postgraduate research supervision

At Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, research supervision at both PhD and Master’s levels is second to none.

Applicants are welcome to contact prospective supervisors—our Faculty members’ areas of interest are listed below. Click on a person’s name to view their detailed profile and contact details.

Subject Area Faculty Member
Administrative Law Eddie Clark; Dean Knight
Children's Rights Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown
Chinese Law Ruiping Ye
Citizenship Marnie Lloydd; Ignacio Giuffre
Climate Change Bjørn-Oliver Magsig; Catherine Iorns
Company law Victoria Stace; Da Lin
Comparative Law Richard Boast; Alberto Costi; Ruiping Ye; Ignacio Giuffre
Competition Law Paul Scott
Constitutional Law Dean KnightIgnacio Giuffre
Contract Law Paul Scott
CopyrightGraeme Austin
Corporate GovernanceDa Lin
Counter-Terrorism and foreign fighting Marnie Lloydd
Criminal Law and Justice Danica McGovern; Zoë Prebble; Yvette Tinsley
Decolonisation (after Te Tiriti o Waitangi) Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown
Democratic TheoryIgnacio Giuffre
Employment Law (relating to personal grievances) Grant Morris
Environmental law Alberto CostiCatherine Iorns; Bjørn-Oliver Magsig; Joanna Mossop
European Law  Michelle Zang
Family Law Bill Atkin; Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown
Feminist Legal Theory Zoë Prebble
Financial RegulationDa Lin
Human Rights Marnie Lloydd; Ignacio Giuffre
Immigration and Refugee Law Marnie Lloydd
Indigenous rights Richard Boast; Catherine Iorns
Insolvency Law Victoria Stace
Intellectual Property Law Graeme Austin; Susy FrankelNikita Melashchenko
International Criminal Law Marnie Lloydd
International Economic Law Meredith Kolsky Lewis; Michelle Zang; Nikita Melashchenko
International Environmental LawCatherine Iorns; Bjørn-Oliver Magsig;
International Humanitarian Law Marnie Lloydd
International Intellectual Property Nikita Melashchenko; Graeme Austin
International Law Alberto Costi; Bjørn-Oliver Magsig;
International Trade Law Susy Frankel; Meredith Kolsky Lewis; Michelle Zang; Nikita Melashchenko
Judicial review Dean Knight; Ignacio Giuffre
Land Law Richard Boast; Ruiping Ye
Law and Economics Paul Scott
Law and Forensic Science Yvette Tinsley
Law and Language Māmari Stephens
Law and Literature Grant Morris
Law and Psychology Yvette Tinsley; Danica McGovern
Law and Religion Māmari Stephens
Law and Sexuality Eddie Clark
Law of Armed Conflict Alberto Costi
Law of Freshwater Resources Bjørn-Oliver Magsig
Law of Privacy Nicole Moreham
Law of the Sea Bjørn-Oliver Magsig; Joanna Mossop
Legal History Richard Boast; Grant Morris; Ruiping Ye
Legal Theory/Jurisprudence Mark BennettIgnacio Giuffre; Zoë Prebble
Local Government Dean Knight
Māori Land Law Richard Boast
Media Law Nicole Moreham
Medico-legalFiona McDonald
Negotiation and Mediation Grant Morris
Pacific Law Mele Tupou Vaitohi
Pacific Legal Systems Mele Tupou Vaitohi
Peace and Security Law Marnie Lloydd
Political and Social Theory Mark Bennett
Property Law Mark BennettVictoria Stace; Ruiping Ye
Public Law Eddie ClarkAlberto Costi; Dean Knight, Fiona McDonald; Ignacio Giuffre
Resource Management LawCatherine Iorns
Securities Regulation Victoria Stace; Da Lin
Sentencing and penal policy Yvette Tinsley; Danica McGovern
Socio-legal Studies Yvette Tinsley, Fiona McDonald
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown
Torts Geoff McLay; Nicole Moreham
Trusts Law Mark Bennett; Geoff McLay
Welfare Law Bill Atkin; Māmari Stephens