2014 visitors

January

  • Julian Ludbrook, formerly of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is located at the Law Faculty while he works on a research project: "The Principles of the Treaty: their Nature and their Limits".
  • Heijun Zhao, Associate Professor from the China Women's UniversityLaw School, visited the Faculty from November 2013 until March 2014. ;His visit involved research on a project: "Comparative Study on Prostitution Laws in China and New Zealand: A Human Rights Perspective".
  • Blake Brown, Associate Professor from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, visited from January to June to pursue his research project: "The History of Canadian Law: Warfare, Welfare and Women, 1914-1948".
  • Jennifer Llewellyn, Professor of Law at Dalhausie University, Halifax, visited the Faculty from January to June to further her research project: "A Restorative Approach to Human Rights".
  • Monique Costi, former Head of International Affairs, NZ Securities Commission/FMA, has visited the Faculty several times during 2014 to continue work on a number of research projects and conference papers.
  • Naemah Amin, Associate Professor from the Department of Civil Law and Ahmad Ibrahim, Kulliyyah of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia, visited from late January to March. ;During her time as a visit researcher Naemah worked on her paper: "The Quality of Goods and the Rights of Consumers: A Comparative Study of Malaysian and New Zealand Law".

February

  • Mario Patrono, Sapienza University of Rome, again visited to teach an Honours/Master's course on European Union Law. He plans to return in 2015 to teach in the Honours Programme.

March

  • Peter Boshier, former Chief Judge of the Family Court, taught at the Faculty, coordinating LAWS 297 Legal Research, Writing and Mooting which is designed to teach the students how to use the Law Library and databases, how to refer to and cite legal sources and how to prepare legal opinions. Students must also argue a case before a judge in a mock courtroom.
  • Miranda Stewart, Professor at Melbourne Law School visited for a month to work on a monograph: "Tax and Government in the Global Era".

April

  • Liz Campbell, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, visited to work on a Law Foundation funded project on DNA with Nessa Lynch.

July

  • Professor Yan Zhu, from Renmin Law School in Beijing, was the Dan Chan Fellow 2014. He was in residence from July to early September.
  • Yang (Sara) Liu, visited the Faculty under the CUPL Internship Programme.

September

  • Thomas Stipanowich, the 2014 NZ Law Foundation International Dispute Resolution Visiting Fellow, gave a public lecture at the Faculty: "International Mediation and Conflict Management: Near a Tipping Point?" and an off-site public lecture: "Rebels on the Lot: Negotiating and Resolving Conflict in the Golden Age of Hollywood".

October

  • Lina Zhou, Researcher from the Communication University of China, visited while working on her research project: "Comparative Study on Privacy Protection in big data age and the Inspiration to China". Lina is also working with Nicole Moreham on translation of some of Dr Moreham's articles.

November

  • Kent Roach, Borrin Fellow 2014 gave several lectures and seminars.
  • Robert French, Chief Justice of Australia gave the 2014 Robin Cooke Lecture: "Common Law Constitutionalism".