Law news

Ordinary activities or petty crimes?

Managing “difficult” people in public spaces poses a challenge to authorities balancing the interests of ordinary people against those deemed problematic.

To prosecute or not?

Decisions to prosecute must be supported by transparency and oversight to ensure the process is consistent, equitable and reflects public input.

Three strikes creates law vs justice gap

The challenge is having a law-making process that can keep pace with changing social and cultural values, without being knee-jerk reactive.

Legal aid crisis erodes right to justice

Just as access to health is a good thing, so is access to justice - they are both prerequisites for a decent society, writes Law Professor Kris Gledhill.

Who or what are Māori?

Calls for a specific vaccination target for Māori raise questions of identity and show why a more nuanced approach is required when we talk about “Māori”.

New Professors and Associate Professors 3

Eight AUT academics have been promoted to the position of Professor, and a further 22 have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Meet law graduate Natalie

Meet Natalie Devery, one of the four graduates featured in AUT’s Find Your Greatness Campaign.

Listen to - and trust - the experts

I trust the Covid experts – including Rawiri, Collin and Siouxsie – because I broadly trust the systems and institutions in which they honed their crafts.

Khylee Quince NZ’s 1st Māori Dean of Law

Following an international search, AUT has appointed the country’s first Dean of Law who is Māori, Associate Professor Khylee Quince.

Uni students and online learning

A new, multi-university study examines how online learning impacts those who are, arguably, at the heart of the COVID-19 education crisis: our students.