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The myth of sovereignty

2 November 2022

Opinion: The idea of sovereignty underpins all our laws and institutions, and has been used to impose Crown authority over Māori. That’s despite the fact no one knows how it was legally acquired, writes Claire Charters.
Reshaping democracy: letting the people make decisions

31 October 2022

More people live in autocratic regimes than in liberal democracies. Associate Professor of philosophy Matheson Russell talks about ways in which citizens can have a stake in the future.
Justice Dame Susan Glazebrook's promise to forget no one

28 October 2022

Opinion: Justice Dame Susan Glazebrook speaks out about the plight of female judges in Afghanistan.
Pacific-focused research awarded $800k

27 October 2022

International law and organisations expert Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair is one of just 12 recipients to be awarded an $800,000 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship from the Royal Society Te Apārangi this year.
Why are we still waiting for equal pay after 50 years?

26 October 2022

Opinion: The 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act recently reminds us we need to not merely prohibit but instead prevent discrimination in pay on the basis of sex, ethnicity or disability.
Beware surveillance-creep

19 October 2022

Gehan Gunasekara argues that image capture by Police must be both lawful and intelligent.
Mediation mastery: law team takes out title

18 October 2022

A Faculty of Law team took out the 2022 Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition following a three-hour head-to-head mock mediation session.
Legal academic to discuss constitution’s fragile foundations

17 October 2022

The legality of the British Crown’s claims to sovereignty is being examined by legal academic Dr Claire Charters at the 2022 Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture.
Conversion therapy doco tells harrowing story

17 October 2022

A recent TVNZ documentary on the now-banned practice of conversion therapy prominently features the research and expertise of Dr John Fenaughty from the University of Auckland.
Former lawyer rekindles love of law by teaching it

1 October 2022

After practising as a lawyer, it took a return to study to rekindle Nikki Chamberlain’s love of the law.
Anna Hood: observing the frustration at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

1 October 2022

Opinion: With a rise in risk that nuclear weapons might be deployed, Dr Anna Hood says it is frustrating to see mere lip service paid to disarmament.
Pacific scholarship honours first Samoan graduate

29 September 2022

A new Pacific endowment is a tribute to the late Olive Malienafau Nelson, the first Samoan woman to graduate from the University of Auckland Law School.

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