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Dr Sascha Daniel Sasa Mueller

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Department: Faculty of Law

Email: sascha.mueller@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693763

Office: Meremere 306

Languages: English, Croatian, German

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Fields of Research

  • Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Biosecurity Law
  • Disaster Law
  • Legal Education
  • Commercial Law

Researcher Summary

My main research interest is the use of exceptional powers by public actors, also known as government overreach.

I have recently completed research on the use of economic risk rhetoric to justify the securitisation of false threats, i.e. to create the public perception of an impending existential economic catastrophe to justify exceptional government action, even if the risk of such catastrophe is exaggerated or non-existent.

I am also interested in the degree to which public discourse influences the focus of biosecurity policy, and how the popular perception of biosecurity issues aligns with the reality of biosecurity policy.

Finally, I am interested in legal education, specifically in how the increased use of online teaching and learning affects student success.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Law: Business and Commercial Law; Comparative Law; Constitutional and Administrative Law

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Mueller SD. (2018) Trimming the fringe: Should New Zealand limit the cost of borrowing in consumer credit contracts? Waikato Law Review 25: 79-99.
  • Mueller S. (2017) Local Democracy and the Agency Model of Local Governance. Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association 10: 76-84.
  • Mueller SD. (2017) Extraordinary powers and political constitutionalism. Canterbury Law Review 23: 65-84.
  • Mueller SD. (2017) Incommensurable Values: Environment Canterbury and Local Democracy. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law 15(2): 293-312.
  • Mueller SD. (2016) Consumer Repossession Reform in New Zealand. Insolvency Law Journal 24(1): 83-90.
  • Mueller SD. (2016) Turning Emergency Powers Inside Out: Are Extraordinary Powers Creeping into Ordinary Legislation? Flinders Law Journal 18(2): 295-319.
  • Mueller S. (2013) Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (NZ): A Summary of Recent Cases. Insolvency Law Journal 21(1): 85-91.
  • Taylor L., Cheer U., Wilson D., Toomey E. and Mueller S. (2013) Improving the Effectiveness of Large Class Teaching in Law Degrees. New Zealand Law Review 2013(1): 101-136.
  • Mueller S. (2011) The Busy House: Alternatives to the Urgency Motion. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law 9(2): 167-192.
  • Mueller S. (2011) Where's the Fire? The Use and Abuse of Urgency in the Legislative Process. Canterbury Law Review 17(2): 316-330.
  • Mueller SD. (2009) Europe's Dichotomy - The Matter of Sovereignty. New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review 9: 55-95.
Theses / Dissertations
  • Mueller S. (2022) Economic securitisation and the normalisation of exceptionalism : how economic risk rhetoric is used to justify and normalise exceptionalism. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.
  • Mueller SD. (2006) Europe's Dilemma - The Matter of Sovereignty. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Mueller S. (2008) The Crime of Aggression in German Law. In New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6: 183-193.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Mueller S. (2022) Deliberative Risk Governance. Melbourne, Australia: Australasian Law Academics Conference 2022, 7-9 Jul 2022.
  • Mueller S. (2022) Economic Risk Rhetoric and Exceptionalism in New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Law Academic Assossiation - Aotearoa New Zealand Symposium 2022, 4 Jul 2022.
  • Mueller S. (2022) Workshop: Lessons from Covid. Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Law Academics Association Aotearoa New Zealand Symposium 2022, 4 Jul 2022.
  • Mueller S. (2021) Emergency Rhetoric and Executive Creep. Christchurch: Australasian Law Academics Association One-Day Symposium, 9 Jul 2021.
  • Mueller S. (2019) Disaster or Emergency? Could Knowing the Difference Counter the Rise of Exceptionalism? Southern Cross University, Queensland, Australia: Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand 2019 Conference, 5-8 Dec 2019.
  • Mueller SD. (2017) Local Democracy and the Agency Model of Local Governance. Adelaide, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference 2017, 5-8 Jul 2017.
  • Wu Y., Brogt E. and Mueller S. (2017) Optimising complex case studies as teaching tools in accounting and law education. Christchurch: Ako Aotearoa 2017 Southern Hub Projects Colloquium, 13-13 Nov 2017.
  • Mueller SD. (2016) The Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill: Governmental Integrity during non-emergency times.. Wellington, New Zealand: Australasian Law Teachers' Association Conference 2016, 6-9 Jul 2016.
  • Mueller SD. (2015) Codifying Emergency Powers: Furthering Democracy of Executive Creep? Adelaide, Australia: Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference 2015, 30 Nov-3 Dec 2015.
  • Mueller S. (2012) Regulating natural disasters: Emergency powers and recovery legislation. Sydney, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (ALTA), 1-4 Jul 2012.
  • Mueller SD. (2012) Improving the effectiveness of large class teaching in law degrees. Sydney, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (ALTA), 1-4 Jul 2012.
  • Mueller SD. (2011) Accelerating Legislation - The Appropriate Use of Urgency in the House? Brisbane, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference (ALTA 2011), 3-6 Jul 2011.
  • Mueller SD. (2011) The Busy House - Alternatives to the Urgency Motion. University of Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Public Law Colloquium 2011, 9-10 Jun 2011.
  • Mueller S. (2010) Rushing Urgent Legislation - Between Efficiency and Exploitation. Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference 2010, 4-7 Jul 2010.
  • Mueller SD. (2010) Report on Public Private Partnerships in New Zealand. Washington, DC, USA: XVIIIth International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, 25 Jul-1 Aug 2010.
  • Mueller S. (2009) The people's right to know - courts as arbiters of public interest. Sydney, Australia: ALTA (Australian Law Teachers Association) 64th Annual Conference, 5-8 Jul 2009.
  • Mueller SD. (2009) The Crime of Aggression in German Law. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: International Aggression as Crime: Implications for International and Domestic Law, 10-10 Jul 2009.
Chapters
  • Mueller S. (2014) Process of being made bankrupt. In Hawes C (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (4th ed.): 577-592. Wellington: LexisNexis.
  • Mueller S. and Wilson D. (2014) Dealing with bankrupt and bankrupt's property. In Hawes C (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (4th ed.): 593-620. Wellington: LexisNexis.
  • Mueller SD. (2011) Public Private Partnerships in New Zealand. In Lichère F (Ed.), Partenariats public-privé: Rapports du XVIIIe congrès de l'Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé (Public-Private Partnership: Reports of the XVIII Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law): 425-436. Brussels: Bruylant.
  • Mueller S. (2010) Process of Being Made Bankrupt. In Hawes C (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (3rd ed.): 849-865. Wellington: LexisNexis NZ.
  • Wilson D. and Mueller S. (2010) Dealing with Bankrupt and Bankrupt's Property. In Hawes C (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (3rd ed.): 867-894. Wellington: LexisNexis NZ.
Other
  • Mueller S. (2022) Focus on Parliamentary Urgency. Wellington: Freeman Media. [Capital Letter].
  • Mueller S. (2009) Common Law of International Organizations. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6: 434-436. [Book Review].
  • Mueller S. (2008) Finn Seyersted, Common Law of International Organizations. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2008, xxvi + 606pp. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6: 434-436. [Book review].
  • Mueller SD. (2008) Jason Ralph, "Defending the Society of States: Why America Opposes the International Criminal Court and its Vision of World Society", Oxford University Press 2007, 256pp. New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review 8: 159-162. [Book Review].
Additional Publications
  • Mueller SD. (2016) Mrs Hampton's Sewing Machine - Using real world context to improve student success. University of Canterbury: Spotlight on Tertiary Teaching and Learning.
  • Cheer U. and Mueller SD. (2013) Improving the Effectiveness of Large Class Teaching in Law Degrees. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
  • Mueller SD. (2013) Encouraging students to prepare for lectures through short online assessments. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: UC Teaching Week.
  • Mueller SD. (2012) Regulating natural disasters: The value of pre-existing recovery legislation. Wellington, New Zealand: Australasian Study of Parliaments Group Seminar.
  • Taylor L., Cheer U., Boister N., Toomey E., Mueller S. and Wilson D. (2012) Improving the effectiveness of large class teaching in law degrees.Commissioned by Ako Aotearoa - National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 54pp.

Editorial Work

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  • Law Emergencies and Disasters Research Collection Editor ( 2020 - 2023)
  • New Zealand Yearbook of International Law Editorial Board Member ( 2008 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Canterbury Law Review ( 2016 - 2023)

Affiliations

  • Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) (Professional Organisation): Honorary Treasurer (NZ)
  • Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law Incorporated (Industry): Member

Future Research

  • Risk rhetoric and its affects to responses to Covid 19
  • Economic Risk Rhetoric and Exceptionalism
  • The effects of public rhetoric on biosecurity policy focus
  • Deliberative Risk Governance

Key Methodologies

  • Socio-legal studies
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