Public Law
Books
The authoritative text on public law in New Zealand.
Covers structure, processes and procedure of judicial review.
An outsider's guide to the insider's view of government
Case Law
Selected decisions of New Zealand Courts, Tribunals and Authorities on significant issues of Administrative and public law.
NZLR are New Zealand's only official law reporting series. They report cases of significance from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of New Zealand. Coverage from 1883 onwards.
Databases
Lexis Advance is an innovative online research platform that contains New Zealand and international legislation, case law and secondary material. Use the Lexis.com link on the Lexis Advance home screen to locate material not available on the New Zealand platform.
Coverage: Coverage varies (Full text)
The New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) provides free access to legal information in New Zealand.
Comprehensive database of primary and secondary legal research materials, including cases, statutes, and journal articles from a number of jurisdictions. Extensiveness of coverage differs between jurisdictions.
Westlaw New Zealand allows you to view relevant cases, commentary and authorised reports in a single search.
Contains the current constitution for every country, constitutional histories, texts on constitutional law, links to scholarly articles about constitutional development, and a bibliography of selected constitutional books. Browsable by country or resource. Part of HeinOnline.
Encyclopedias
The Laws of New Zealand is an encyclopaedic work, updated quarterly, which reflects the need to have a New Zealand equivalent to Halsbury's Laws of England. Provides a reliable statement of the whole of the law of New Zealand – statutory, regulatory and judicial. It is a comprehensive source of primary comment required by both practitioners and academics.
Journals
Statutes
Websites
A primary source of information on New Zealand's constitutional arrangements.
Provides legal advice and representation services to the government, particularly in the areas of criminal, public and administrative law.
The Commission undertakes systematic review, reform and development of New Zealand law.
Parliamentary information including current business, debates, etc.
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