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Professor John Hopkins

Contact

Department: Faculty of Law

Email: w.j.hopkins@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693737

Office: Meremere 412

Languages: English, French

Disasters are about society's response to hazards and law is at the heart of that.
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Fields of Research

  • Disaster Law
  • Federalism, Devolution and Regional Governance
  • New Zealand Public Law
  • Comparative Public Law
  • Pacific Regionalism
  • International Governance
  • The Law of the European Union (particularly its constitutional law)

Researcher Summary

Dr. Hopkins is a comparative public lawyer who specialises in disaster law, multi-level governance, administrative justice and anti-corruption.

He is current Director of the LEAD Institute for Law Emergencies and Disasters based at UC. He is an Associate Investigator with the NZ Centre for Excellence in Seismic Resilience (QuakeCoRE) and leader of the Flagship 3, Regulating For Resilience Project. Other disaster related projects currently managed by Dr. Hopkins include the Pathways to Resilience stream of the National Science Challenge Urban Programme and the IFRC International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) in the Pacific Project.

In the field of Anti-Corruption, Dr. Hopkins currently leads an international European Union funded project examining Anti-Corruption Mechanisms in the South Pacific Region in a comparative context.

He has held a number of visiting positions including at the University of Georgetown (as the NZ Fulbright scholar), Central European University (Budapest), the University of Primorska (Slovenia) and the University of Oxford. In 2013 he was elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law and is the current New Zealand Chair of the Australasian Law Academics Association.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Law: Constitutional and Administrative Law; International Law; Legal History

Resources

  • Staff webpage

Prizes and Awards

  • New Zealand Fulbright Scholar - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Spring 2012. Awarded 2011 ( 2011 - 2012)

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Ball RJ., Hudson-Doyle EE., Nuth M., Hopkins WJ., Brunsdon D. and Brown CO. (2022) Behavioural science applied to risk-based decision processes: a case study for earthquake prone buildings in New Zealand. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems 39(2): 144-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286608.2022.2089980. (Journal Articles)
  • Collins T. and Hopkins W. (2022) Post-Disaster Dispute Resolution: A New Zealand Case Study. International Handbook of Disaster Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8800-3_196-1. (Journal Articles)
  • Masselot A. and Hopkins WJ. (2022) New Zealand Covid Response: Leadership, Communication and Trust. In Zahariadis N; Petridou E; Exadaktylos T; Sparf J (Ed.), Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics: Global Threat, National Responses: 134-153. Oxon and New York: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003137399-11. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J. (2021) Smoke, Mirrors and Legal Uncertainty: The Rights and Wrongs of new Zealand's COVID-19 Response. In Kirchner S (Ed.), Governing the Crisis: Law, Human Rights and COVID-19: 232-248. Zurich: LIT Verlag Münster. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J., Brown C., Nuth M., Brunsdon D., Hudson-Doyle E. and Ball R. (2021) Earthquake prone public buildings: balancing life safety risks and community costs. In Proceedings of the 2021 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference NZSEE. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2021) LAW, LUCK AND LESSONS (UN)LEARNED: NEW ZEALAND EMERGENCY LAW FROM CANTERBURY TO COVID-19. Public Law Review 31(4): 371-376. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ., O'Connor H. and Johnston D. (2021) Regulating for Resilience. New Zealand Law Journal 2021: 10-14. (Journal Articles)
  • John Hopkins W. (2021) Pacific (2019). Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online 2(1): 437-444. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26662531_00201_023. (Journal Articles)
  • Masselot A. and Hopkins WJ. (2021) New Zealand CoVID response: Leadership, communication and trust. online book seminar: Global Threat, National Responses: Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics, 26-29 Apr 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • O’Connor H., Hopkins WJ. and Johnston D. (2021) For the greater good? Data and disasters in a post-COVID world. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51(S1): S214-S231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2021.1900297. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2020) Regional disaster risk reduction: Is there a pacific way? Canterbury Law Review 27: 21-34. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2019) Soft Obligations and Hard Realities: Regional Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe and Asia. In Samuel K; Aronsson-Storrier M; Bookmiller K (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction and International Law: 219-238. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2019) The "Dreadful Truth" and Transparent Fictions: Deference in New Zealand Administrative Law. In Zhu G (Ed.), Deference to the Administration in Judicial Review Comparative Perspectives: 345-362. Switzerland: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31539-9_15. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J. (2018) Powers of Foreign Policy and National Defence in Federal Systems. In Grote R; Lachenmann F; Wolfrum R (Ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2017) Devolution. In Wolfrum R; Lachenmann F; Grote R (Ed.), Max Plank Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law: 14.Oxford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Collins T., Finn J., Holderness H., Hopkins W. and Toomey E. (2016) The Canterbury earthquakes 2010-11 - selected legal issues. Australian Environment Review 31(9) 3: 324-328. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2016) A Silent Saviour? The SEA and European Resilience. Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong: 30 Years after the Single European Act, 29-30 Jun 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2016) Reasons and Reasoning: Does a Requirement to Provide Reasons lead to Reasoned Decision Making. University of Auckland, New Zealand: Administrative Law Workshop on the Work of Jerry Mashaw, 11-11 Feb 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2016) The First Victim: Administrative Law and Natural Disasters. New Zealand Law Review 2016(1): 189-211. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2016) This is the World Calling: The Use of Overseas Case Law in New Zealand's Constitutional Jurisprudence. Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand: 2016 ALTA Conference, 7-9 Jul 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2016) The Ombudsman. In Wolfrum R; Lachenmann F; Grote R (Ed.), Max Plank Encylopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law: 13. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. and Finn J. (2016) The Rule of Law in Emergencies in New Zealand - Theory and Experience. University of Hamburg, Germany: Constitutional and Legal Regulation of Emergencies in Democracies, 11-13 Mar 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. and Roberts S. (2016) Using Legal Resources from other Jurisdictions. In Russell MR (Ed.), Legal Research in New Zealand: 259-288. Wellington: Lexis Nexis. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2015) Falling on stony ground: ASEAN's acceptance of EU constitutional norms. Asia Europe Journal 13(3): 275-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10308-015-0419-9. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2015) The Un-lamented Victim - Administrative Law in Times of Crisis. University of Auckland, New Zealand: Administrative Law in New Zealand, 30-30 Jan 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. and McNeill HS. (2015) Exporting hard law through soft norms: New Zealand's reception of European standards. In Bjorkdahl A; Chaban N; Leslie JC; Masselot AM (Ed.), Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings: 115-130. New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13740-7_8. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2014) Executive Governance and Disaster Recovery. Central European University, Budapest: Department of Public Policy Seminar Series. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2014) “Foreign” Law in New Zealand Constitutional Cases. Vienna, Austria: XIXth International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law,, 20-26 Jul 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2014) Managing State Entities in a Mixed Economy - The New Zealand model. In Bohinc R (Ed.), Corporate Governance as a Tool for Economic Growth: 103-124. Ljubljiana: University of Ljubliana. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2013) Administrative Law on the Edge: Structuring Discretion in a Time of Crisis. University of British Columbia: Law on the Edge, 4-4 Jul 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2013) The EU as a Regional Model: Does it still have Lessons to Teach? University of Macau, Macau: Reassessing the EU- Asia Pacific Relationship in the Context of the EU Crisis, 17-18 May 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2013) Hard Borders and Soft Identities? Non-National Identities in a National World. In Jose J; Imre R (Ed.), Not So Strange Bedfellows: The Nexus of Politics and Religion in the 21st Century: 79-92. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2013) Soft Identities and Hard Realities? The Limits of Governance and Non-Territorial Identity. In Jose J; Imre R (Ed.), Not So Strange Bedfellows: The Nexus of Politics and Religion in the 21st Century: 78-90. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2012) Sub-National Governments and International Institutions: The Case of Europe's Regions. . (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2012) The European Ombudsman - A Model for International Administrative Justice? George Washington University Law School: Research Seminar. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2012) Disasters and Democracy - A Canterbury Tail. . (Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2012) Soft-Law and Hard Realities: Re-Assessing the Concept of International Law. University of Sydney, Australia: Australasian Association of Law Teachers National Conference, 1-4 Jul 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins J. (2011) Missing the Point? Law, Functionalism and Legal Education in New Zealand. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: Justice in the Round: Perspectives from Custom and Culture, Rights, and Dispute Resolution, 18-20 Apr 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2011) Missing The Point? Law, Functionalism and Legal Education in New Zealand. Waikato Law Review: Taumauri 19(2): 188-195. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2011) What's the Point of Administrative Law - Getting it Right or Making it Better? University of Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Public Law Colloquium 2011, 9-10 Jun 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2011) New Zealand. In Shelton D (Ed.), International Law and Domestic Legal Systems: Incorporation, Transformation, and Persuasion: 429-447. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J. (2010) Applying International Law in New Zealand: The Pick and Mix Approach. University of Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference 2010, 4-7 Jul 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) A Tale of Two Europes: European Regions from Berlin to Lisbon. Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies 2(1): 55-68. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) Hard Borders and Soft Identities? Non-National Identities in a National World. University of Newcastle, Australia: Religion and the Nation: Modernity, Secularism, and Politics, 17-17 Apr 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) International Law in Domestic Legal Systems. Washington, DC, USA: XVIIIth International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, 25 Jul-1 Aug 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) Round Pegs Into Square Holes? Governance and Non-Territorial Identity. NEBULA 7.4: 88-94. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) Trans-Tasman Governance - A Quiet Form of Federalism? University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Trans-Tasman Law and Legal Practice Conference, 27-28 Aug 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2010) Trans-Tasman Governance: A Quiet Form of Federalism? Canterbury Law Review 16(1): 23-30. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2009) A Tale of Two Europe's: European Regions from Berlin to Lisbon. Wellington, New Zealand: Europe Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Overcoming "East and West" International Conference, 3-4 Nov 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2009) Building on Unsafe Foundations? International Law making and the European Union. Melbourne, Australia: 2009 Annual Conference: The External Relations of the European Union: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 24-25 Sep 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2009) Order from Chaos? Tribunal Reform in New Zealand. Journal of the Australasia Law Teachers Association 2(1 & 2): 47-54. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2009) Order from Chaos? Tribunal Reform in New Zealand. Sydney, Australia: Australian Law Teachers Association 64th Annual Conference (ALTA), 5-8 Jul 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2009) Supra-National Governance and Constitutionalism: Lessons from the European Union's Constitutional Conundrum. In Park SH; Kim H (Ed.), Regional Integration in Europe and Asia: Legal, Economic, and Political Perspectives: 267-279. Baden-Baden: Nomos. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J. (2007) International Institutions and the Individual: Does Europe's Code of Good Administrative Behaviour Work? University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: EUCN (New Zealand European Union Centres Network) Conference 2007, 12-13 Nov 2007. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) International Administrative Justice: Dealing with the Governance Turn. University of Auckland, New Zealand: Law School Seminar, 08 Nov 2007. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) Constitutionalism and Regional Integration: Lessons from the Europe's Constitutional Conundrum. Korea University, Korea, Seoul: Third EU-NESCA Workshop: Regional Integration in Europe and Asia and Regional Blocs: Legal, Economic and Political Perspectives, 18-19 May 2007. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) International governance and the limits of administrative justice: the European Code of Good Administrative Behavior. New Zealand Universities Law Review 22(4): 710-727. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) Supra-National Governance and Constitutionalism: Lessons from the European Union's Constitutional Conundrum. Asia-Pacific Journal of EU Studies 5(2): 153-166. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) The future of sub-national governments in a supra-national world - lessons from the European Union. Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 38(1): 19-33. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2007) What's wrong with regionalising international criminal law? New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 4(2007): 85-99. (Journal Articles)
  • (2006) 3 SPAIN. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 146-148.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-28. (Chapters)
  • (2006) 6 DEVOLUTION AND THE ‘THIRD LEVEL’. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 357-360.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-61. (Chapters)
  • (2006) DEVOLUTION IN CONTEXT: REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UK. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 191-195.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-34. (Chapters)
  • (2006) EUROPE’S FEDERATIONS. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 83-88.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-16. (Chapters)
  • (2006) RATIONALISING REGIONALISM. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 43-46.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-7. (Chapters)
  • (2006) Table2 . 2 : PoliticaldefinitionsofterritorialdivisionsinEurope. Devolution In Context: Regional Federal & Devolved Government In The EU: 48-48.Routledge-Cavendish. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843144663-9. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2006) A Regional Renaissance? The Future of Regions in the European Union. Auckland, New Zealand: European Union Centres Network Conference 2006 (EUCN), 9-10 Nov 2006. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2006) A Regional Renaissance ? The Future of Regions in the European Union. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2005) Executive Detention: From ‘A’ to Zaoui. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK: Research seminar. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2005) Regional Governments and International Law: The Limits of Paradiplomacy. University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, UK: European Politics Seminar Series. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2005) No Place to Go? Three Walled Prisons and Detention without Trial in the UK and New Zealand. University of Hull, UK: Law and Security Post 9/11, 23 Feb 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2005) Piercing the Veil: Executive Detention and Judicial Deference. Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 8(1): 239-259. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2004) A Considered Judgement: The Nations and Regions Research Project. European Public Law 10(4): 677-682. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2004) An England of Regions? The UK Government. European Public Law 10(2): 245-260. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2004) Power to the Provinces: Labour’s Plans for English Regional Government. European Public Law 6(1): 57-74. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2003) Subnational Crossborder & Foreign Relations. In Blindenbacher R; Koller A (Ed.), Federalism in a Changing World: Learning From Each Other: 149-158. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins J. (2002) Fitting Round Pegs into Square Holes: Multi-layered Governance and International Organisations. Canterbury Law Review 8: 440. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Can the Centre Hold? Recent trends in European Sub-National Governance. Auckland City Council/Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Multi-level Sovereignty and International Relations. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Staff seminar. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Power to the People? A Critique of Local and Regional Government Reform in the United Kingdom. Victoria, University of Wellington: Centre for New Zealand Public Law Lecture. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Power to the Provinces? Labour’s Plans for English Regional Government. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: Research seminar. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Devolution and the British State. University of the Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France: Devolution in the UK, 1 Mar 2002. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Devolution in Context: Regional, Federal and Devolved Government in the European Union. London: Cavendish. (Authored Books)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) Muddling Through: Devolution and the British State. Revue Juridique d’Auvergne 2002. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2002) The Regional Revolution. European Lawyer 2002. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2001) Rapporteur - Closing Remarks. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK: Intergovernmental Relations in Canada and the UK: Processes and Policy Outcomes. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2001) The British Constitution: Past, Present and Future. University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany: Henrich-Heine Lectures 2001. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2001) The end of Britain? Thoughts on the future of national sovereignty in a regional Europe. Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 5(1): 1-23. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2000) Regional Government for England - Some Lessons from Overseas. The House of Commons, London, UK: Briefing Seminar. (Oral Presentations)
  • Hopkins WJ. (2000) Negotiating with an Elephant: Inter-governmental relations in post-devolution Britain. University College London, London, UK: SPTL Annual Conference, 1 Sep 2000. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Marshall JN., Richardson R. and Hopkins J. (1999) The employment implications of civil service reform in the United Kingdom: national and regional evidence from the North East of England. Environment and Planning A 31(5): 803-817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a310803. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (1998) Devolution from a Comparative Perspective. European Public Law 4(3): 323-333. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (1998) The Dog that Didn’t Bark: Regions and the IGC. In Lazarowicz M (Ed.), New Scotland, New Europe: Scotland and the expanding European Union: 23-27. Edinburgh: Centre for Scottish Public Policy. (Chapters)
  • Graham C. and Hopkins WJ. (1997) Recent Developments in British Administrative Law. Annuaire Européen D’Administration Publique 20: 435-449. (Journal Articles)
  • Marshall JN., Hopkins WJ. and Richardson R. (1997) The civil service and the regions: Geographical perspectives on civil service restructuring. Regional Studies 31(6): 604-613. (Journal Articles)
  • Marshall JN., Hopkins WJ. and Richardson R. (1997) The civil service and the regions: Geographical perspectives on civil service restructuring. Regional Studies 31(6): 607-613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713693361. (Journal Articles)
  • Hopkins WJ. (1996) Regional Government in Western Europe. In Tindale S (Ed.), The State and the Nations: The Politics of Devolution: 13-37. London: I.P.P.R.. (Chapters)
  • Hopkins WJ. (1995) The Democratic Imperative - Respondent to Graham Meadows, Director (D.G.XVI, European Commission). Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK: Regional Government for England - An Economic Imperative, 1 Mar 1995. (Conference Contributions - Other)

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  • PhD - Mueller S: Use of Extraordinary Powers During Times of Non-Emergencies
  • PhD - Sitompul I: TBA
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  • PhD - Barber M: Freedom and Uncertainty: Contemporary liberal theory examined from the perspective of moral uncertainty (2008)
  • PhD - Kipp R: The Governance of Disaster Recovery in New Zealand (2016)
  • PhD - Morsch C: The Global Governance and Public Services (2012)
  • Masters - Breach L: The Civil Law Influence on the Evolution of Testamentary Succession (2012)
  • Masters - Harris R: How are specific functional co-management partnerships developing into broader co-governance arrangements? What is the nature of future co-governance in New Zealand? (2015)
  • Masters - Ala-Rashi N: Selecting Highly Skilled Migrants: Law and Policy in New Zealand (2007)
  • Masters - Grillitsch K: NAFTA's Lacking Lacking Legitimacy - A Critical Assessment of the Regulatory Takings jurisprudence of NAFTA Chapter 11 Panels (2007)
  • Masters - Psofiou V: The Cyprus Conflict (2007)
  • Masters - Dawe M: Human Trafficking and Human Rights in the European Union: Does the Proposed Directive on Human Trafficking offer a Solution? (2010)
  • Masters - Fahmy D: Implementing the Maldivian Penal Code: Adherence while maintaining the Maldivian Identity (2015)
  • Masters - Fini M: The EU as a Force to “Do Good”: The EU's Wider Influence on Environmental Matters (2010)
  • Masters - Ganshow J: New European Defence: Legal-Political Security Structures Beyond Worldwide Interventionism (2008)
  • Masters - Gerig M: How is the EU represented at the UN and what are the consequences of the missing UK membership (2008)
  • Masters - Grotjohann C: Can Turkey be a member of the European Union (2007)
  • Masters - Gudlat G: The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2007)
  • Masters - Gudlat G: To what extent does the EU have a military dimension (2007)
  • Masters - Halleem F: Constitutional Reform in the Maldives (2011)
  • Masters - Heinan C: The European Union's Power to regulate the internal market: The proposed seal regulation in the light of the ECJ's jurisdiction on Article 95, 133 EC (2009)
  • Masters - Rawlings M: European Public Law (draft) (2011)
  • Masters - Tan M: Does the European Union make a difference: The impact of prospective EU membership on protection of ethnic minority rights in Turkey? (2009)
  • Honours - Acker J: Maori Customary Title to Rivers (2010)
  • Honours - Bickerstaffe EL: The European Parliament: a talking shop or significant player in the European Union? (2006)
  • Honours - Bremner T: Should New Zealand Law Acknowledge a Substantive Legitimate Expectation? (2015)
  • Honours - Chalken T: Proportionality in New Zealand Administrative Law (2011)
  • Honours - Cox A: How Does European Union Law Apply to Sport? (2013)
  • Honours - Entwhistle B: Do Recent Legislative Changes to The Nationality Law of The United Kingdom Contravene International and Community Law Obligations Regarding Statelessness? (2015)
  • Honours - Ettmuller D: Respecting Human Rights in the Fight against Terrorism (2006)
  • Honours - Gourlay F: A Giant’s Strength: Judicial Review and the Power of Service-Oriented NGOs (2014)
  • Honours - Mannis L: Comparative Executive Accountability to Parliaments (2010)
  • Honours - Nyce O: Extraordinary rendition under International Law (2006)
  • Honours - Pullar A: Determining the scope of the right to Self-Determination (2013)
  • Honours - Stevens W: Maori Claims under the ETS (2010)
  • Honours - Sullivan J: Moral Dilemma – Can a Soldier Refuse to Fight in the Iraq War? (2006)
  • Honours - Varghese K: The failure of multi-lateral treaty law in preventing climate change: is there an effective alternative? (2010)
  • Honours - Watson A: Commissions of Inquiry (2011)

Editorial Work

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  • Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association Editorial Board Member ( 2006 - 2023)
  • New Zealand Yearbook of International Law Editorial Board Member ( 2008 - 2023)

Affiliations

  • Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) (Professional Organisation): Aotearoa New Zealand Chair
  • International Academy of Comparative Law (Professional Organisation): Member, Paris
  • New Zealand Association of Comparative Law (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) (Professional Organisation): Member

Future Research

  • Law and Disasters
  • Anti-Corruption Mechanisms in the Pacific
  • Law and Administration in New Zealand

Key Methodologies

  • Comparative Law (comparing law from different jurisdictions)
  • Socio-Legal Studies (The practical operation of law in society)
  • Law in Context
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