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3351

LAWPUBL 400

: Social Justice Lawyering
2023 Semester One (1233)
A clinical legal education course that provides students with real-life lawyering opportunities under the mentorship of experienced practitioners. Students will attend preparatory seminars and trainings and then work alongside legal practitioners to apply these skills in a real-life context.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241, 398 or 458
3352

LAWPUBL 405

: Special Topic: Law and Social Justice
2022 Semester Two (1225)
The role of law and legal practice in the advancement of social justice, including an introduction to theories of social justice and their application in diverse areas of social policy including criminal justice, housing, welfare, immigration, tax, and in relation to the Māori and Pasifika dimensions of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201 and 211
3353

LAWPUBL 405

: Special Topic: Law and Social Justice
2021 Semester Two (1215)
The role of law and legal practice in the advancement of social justice, including an introduction to theories of social justice and their application in diverse areas of social policy including criminal justice, housing, welfare, immigration, tax, and in relation to the Maori and Pasifika dimensions of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201 and 211
3354

LAWPUBL 407

: Special Topic: Advanced Employment Law
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Advanced study of selected issues in employment law including legal developments relating to modern slavery, health and safety, independent contractors, work-related personal injury, whistleblowing, fair pay agreements, social media, workplace investigations, education law, sports law, health law and transfer of undertakings. Involves individual research resulting in a substantial individual research essay.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAWPUBL 425
Restriction: LAWPUBL 457
3355

LAWPUBL 407

: Special Topic: Advanced Employment Law
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced study of selected issues in employment law including legal developments relating to modern slavery, health and safety, independent contractors, work-related personal injury, whistleblowing, fair pay agreements, social media, workplace investigations, education law, sports law, health law and transfer of undertakings. Involves individual research resulting in a substantial individual research essay.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAWPUBL 425
Restriction: LAWPUBL 457
3356

LAWPUBL 408

: Special Topic: International Organisations
2022 Semester One (1223)
An introduction to the law, practice, and politics of international organisations such as the United Nations, technical agencies, and international financial institutions, including: the historical evolution of international organisations; and cross-cutting doctrinal issues such as membership, organs, decision-making, legal powers, and accountability.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 211
3357

LAWPUBL 409A

: Social Welfare Law, Policy and Action
2025 Semester One (1253)
This course is devoted to social security. Students will study the legal regime and engage with policy debates and critical theories about social security. Students will then use this foundation to engage in clinical work, writing submissions and acting as advocates for social security claimants who are seeking to challenge decisions.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241
Restriction: LAWPUBL 470 To complete this course students must enrol in LAWPUBL 409 A and B
3358

LAWPUBL 409A

: Social Welfare Law, Policy and Action
2023 Semester One (1233)
This course is devoted to social security. Students will study the legal regime and engage with policy debates and critical theories about social security. Students will then use this foundation to engage in clinical work, writing submissions and acting as advocates for social security claimants who are seeking to challenge decisions.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241
Restriction: LAWPUBL 470 To complete this course students must enrol in LAWPUBL 409 A and B
3359

LAWPUBL 410

: Special Topic: International Law
2023 Semester One (1233)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3360

LAWPUBL 417

: Special Topic: Comparative Criminal Law: Aotearoa New Zealand and the USA
2025 Summer School (1250)
An examination of criminal law and criminal justice in the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand, with an emphasis on how different histories and values have shaped and continue to shape the criminal justice systems of these jurisdictions.
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3361

LAWPUBL 465

: Special Topic: International Law in Aotearoa/New Zealand
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Students will consider international law from a New Zealand perspective. The course evaluates how international law shapes New Zealand and operates with(in) its legal system, and focuses on New Zealand’s interaction with, contribution to, and attitude towards different areas of international law.
Subject: Law Public
Corequisite: LAWPUBL 402
3362

LAWPUBL 468

: Special Topic: Mātauranga Māori and Taonga/Cultural Property and Indigenous Intellectual Property
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Cultural property topics include: the preservation of cultural heritage; the protection of cultural property during armed conflict; and the restitution and repatriation of cultural objects. Indigenous intellectual property topics include: Māori claims to mātauranga Māori and taonga, with a particular emphasis on Wai 262; and the interface between intellectual property norms and proposals for reform.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 211
3363

LAWPUBL 468

: Special Topic: Mātauranga Māori and Taonga/Cultural Property and Indigenous Intellectual Property
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Cultural property topics include: the preservation of cultural heritage; the protection of cultural property during armed conflict; and the restitution and repatriation of cultural objects. Indigenous intellectual property topics include: Māori claims to mātauranga Māori and taonga, with a particular emphasis on Wai 262; and the interface between intellectual property norms and proposals for reform.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 211
3364

LAWPUBL 470

: Special Topic: Social Welfare Law, Policy and Action
2021 Semester One (1213)
Topics include: social security, social welfare benefits, social housing and ACC. Students will study the legal regimes in these areas, and engage with policy debates and critical theories about social security. Students will then use this foundation to engage in clinical work, writing submissions and acting as advocates for social security claimants who are seeking to challenge decisions.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 211 To complete this course students must enrol in LAWPUBL 470 A and B, or LAWPUBL 470
3365

LAWPUBL 471

: Special Topic: Local Government Law
2023 Semester One (1233)
The law relating to the structure, powers and service delivery functions of local government. This course examines the history of local government, powers and administrative principles, civil liability, elections, council procedures, works contracts, land valuation, rating systems, environmental functions, bylaws, licensing, roads, public reserves, community services, and civil defence.
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3366

LAWPUBL 481

: Special Topic
2025 Semester Two (1255)
An in-depth analysis of the history of tangata whenua in Aotearoa, the source of tangata whenua rights and interests, and the enduring truth that Māori never ceded their rights to the British Crown, thereby providing a critical lens through which to discuss current social, legal and political issues in Aotearoa.
Subject: Law Public
Prerequisite: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241, 298 or 299
3367

LAWPUBL 740

: Special Topic: International Human Rights Law
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Provides an overview of International Human Rights Law (IHRL), including its principal instruments and enforcement mechanisms. Students will explore case studies of the application of IHRL in some of today’s most challenging contexts, including armed conflict and climate change, and also explore how the application of a state’s international human rights obligations can inform its domestic case law.
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3368

LAWPUBL 740

: Special Topic: Advanced Employment Law
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3369

LAWPUBL 741

: Special Topic: International Peace and Security
2024 Semester One (1243)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3370

LAWPUBL 741

: Special Topic: International Peace and Security
2023 Semester One (1233)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3371

LAWPUBL 744

: Special Topic: Freedom of Speech as Constitutional Principle
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3372

LAWPUBL 746

: Special Topic: Comparative Health Law and Policy
2024 Semester One (1243)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3373

LAWPUBL 746

: Special Topic: Comparative Health Law and Policy
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3374

LAWPUBL 747

: Special Topic: Patients' Rights
2022 Semester One (1223)
This wide-ranging course examines key current issues in patients’ rights. Topics may include: access, quality and information, rights to access health care, how the quality of health care is assessed, limits of information disclosure, outcomes data, complaint history, resolution of patient concerns and access to justice, patient protection from incompetence and abusive practitioners and the role of professional discipline.
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3375

LAWPUBL 747

: Special Topic: Patients' Rights
2020 Semester One (1203)
This wide-ranging course examines key current issues in patients’ rights. Topics may include: access, quality and information, rights to access health care, how the quality of health care is assessed, limits of information disclosure, outcomes data, complaint history, resolution of patient concerns and access to justice, patient protection from incompetence and abusive practitioners and the role of professional discipline.
Subject: Law Public
No pre-requisites or restrictions