Te Piringa - Faculty of Law News
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How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault (12 February 2019)
Dr Brenda Midson examines one of New Zealand’s most notorious sexual misconduct cases.
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Who should govern Mars? (4 February 2019)
Dr Anna Marie Brennan looks at whether Elon Musk could rule a new world.
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Dancing her way to Nepal (29 January 2019)
Kaylee Bird is swapping New Zealand summer for a trek up the Himalayas as she and three other Step Higher Award recipients head to Nepal next month.
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How a default union membership could help reduce income inequality (23 January 2019)
Researchers argue that making union membership the default option would help reduce inequality while protecting workers’ rights to opt out
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Big medal win for law professor (23 January 2019)
Professor Al Gillespie has been awarded two of Belgium's top academic medals for his research and influence in the field of international law.
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Children who kill and child killers - is the current system fair? (10 January 2019)
A University of Waikato researcher is proposing new ‘degrees of murder’ to help make the criminal justice system fairer for both victims and offenders.
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What do Kiwis think of encryption? (17 December 2018)
New research by University of Waikato academics reveals what people value most when using encryption.
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How to live a legacy (30 November 2018)
PhD student Season-Mary Downs has been given an award from the Māori Law Association to recognise her work in the Northland community.
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Waikato students off to Asia and Latin America (20 November 2018)
Waikato students have been awarded a combined total of $304,685 through the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia and Latin America.
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Waikato success at National Kaupapa Māori Moot (23 October 2018)
Waikato Māori law student Edmond Carrucan took out the Manukura Trophy for the winning team at the National Kaupapa Māori Moot competition last week.