Faculty of Law
International and Comparative Law
Courses in international law aim to bridge the international and New Zealand legal contexts and the relationship between international and domestic law.
The Faculty of Law has been developing an exciting and dynamic international law programme since the early 1990s. Specialisations range from private law areas such as maritime, taxation, comparative family law and arbitration to public international law areas of environmental, security, criminal and trade law.
Currently approximately one quarter of the School of Law’s lecturers teach, research and supervise in areas of international law.
Many of our students have written their LLB Honours dissertations and Masters and Doctoral theses in international-related subjects.
Recent topic areas include:
- Conflict of Laws
- Maritime Law
- Free Trade Agreement
- Globalisation and Imperialism
- Indigenous Rights
- International Criminal Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Family Law
- International Human Rights
- Multinational Corporations
- Refugees
The following members of staff conduct teaching or research in the area of International Law:
| Name | Fields of research |
|---|---|
| Bosselmann, Klaus | Sustainability Ethics and Governance, Ecological Justice, Environmental and Property Rights, State Sovereignty, Sustainable Development |
| Dunworth, Treasa | Relationship between Domestic and International Law, Customary International Law, Law of Arms Control, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law |
| Foster, Caroline | Public International Law, Trade, Human Rights, International Environmental Law, Law of the Sea, Antarctica, International Courts and Tribunals, International Dispute Resolution |
| Hare, Chris | Trade Finance, International Sales, Commercial Aspects of Private International Law |
| Kawharu, Amokura | Investment Arbitration, WTO Disputes Settlement, Trade in Goods |
| Kelsey, Jane | Trade in Services, Investment Agreements, Structural Adjustment, International Policy Transfer, Regional Economic Integration |
| Michael Littlewood | International Tax, Comparative Tax, International Tax Planning, Constitutional Aspects of Taxation |
| Myburgh, Paul | Maritime Law, International Sales, International Trade Finance, International Carriage of Goods, Private International Law |
| Chris Noonan | Department of Commercial law - International Competition Law, World Trade Organization, Regional Economic Integration |
| Schoeman, Elsabe | Jurisdiction in cross-border litigation, Choice of Law, International Contracts, International Torts, International Family Law, Comparative Conflicts, Conflicts Justice |
