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Debating international humanitarian law in Hong Kong
10 April 2018Students from the Auckland Law School, were in Hong Kong recently to debate the legal issues arising from a fictional international armed conflict sparked by climate change and flows of migrants. -
World-leading scientist addresses global sustainability
29 March 2018Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre will visit the country next week, and will present the 'NZCGS 5th Global Affairs Lecture', at the University of Auckland. -
New Zealand’s constitution investigated in new book
19 March 2018Professor Janet McLean from the Auckland Law School has co-authored a book with Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter on the topic of New Zealand’s constitution. -
Law School team awarded for creativity
12 March 2018The University of Auckland Law School has come away from its fifth year at the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris with a Special Award for Best Creative Solution Generation. -
Maori business leader honoured with Distinguished Alumni Award
05 March 2018An East Coast born lawyer, scholar and business leader with a passion for Maori development has been named a 2018 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Auckland. -
Health law expert to head ministerial inquiry
05 February 2018Professor Ron Paterson from the Auckland Law School has been appointed by the Government to head a Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. -
Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism Conference
05 February 2018Part One: Samoan Traditional Leadership, Customary Land Tenure & Religious Rights. -
Deputy Dean appointed to Tax Working Group
01 February 2018Professor Craig Elliffe, Deputy Dean of the Auckland Law School, has been appointed a member of the Government’s Tax Working Group. -
Auckland team triumph in national Red Cross Moot
12 December 2017A team from the Auckland Law School has won the 2017 New Zealand Red Cross Moot, held in Wellington recently. -
Spotlight on research: Innovative civil justice in Christchurch following the earthquakes
29 November 2017Senior Lecturer Nina Khouri from the Auckland Law School has researched and published a paper analysing the innovative civil justice process employed by the Christchurch High Court following the city’s earthquakes, which generated hundreds of thousands of insurance claims, many of which were disputed. -
‘True son of New Zealand’ awarded US Honorary Fellowship
06 November 2017Professor David Williams has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History (ASLH), in recognition of a lifetime of scholarly distinction and leadership in the field. -
John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law
27 October 2017Dr John Mayo, one of the Faculty’s long- standing donors, has made a further substantial gift to establish an endowed Chair in the area of Health Law and Policy. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar for this Chair. -
New internship provides UN experience
25 October 2017A student with a keen interest in the role states can play in improving lives has recently returned from Switzerland where he interned at the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations and World Trade Organisation. -
Team wins host of awards at Air Law Moot
24 October 2017The Auckland Law School Air Law Moot team made it through to the finals and won a host of awards. -
Rutherford Fellowship to research indigenous rights
09 October 2017Associate Professor Claire Charters from the Auckland Law School has been awarded a 2017 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to investigate the ways indigenous peoples’ rights are constitutionally recognised throughout the world. -
Combating multinational tax avoidance
25 August 2017A global tax expert and academic from Auckland Law School is heading to Brazil this week to give a presentation to the International Fiscal Association (IFA) addressing the common methods used by multinational companies to avoid paying tax. -
Law School involved in East meets West Conference
21 August 2017The Auckland Law School co-convened an international conference in Australia last week at the University of Sydney examining corporate governance and regulation. -
High Standard in John Haigh QC Memorial Moot
15 August 2017Over sixty students took part in this year’s John Haigh QC Memorial Mooting Competition with the Final held in the Auckland High Court on 1 August. -
Legal Research Foundation awards recognise outstanding writing
25 July 2017A legal text by Lecturer Dr Jane Norton from the Auckland Law School has jointly won this year’s prestigious JF Northey Memorial Book Award. -
Success at Asia-Pacific mediation competition
21 July 2017A team from the Auckland Law School placed second overall at the inaugural International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Australia Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition, held in Melbourne earlier this month.
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