Research in law

Our teaching is informed by research conducted by our staff and dedicated research centres, ensuring that we’re at the forefront of developments in the legal profession.

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Research degrees

Kris Gledhill
Allan Beever
Warren Brookbanks
Charles Rickett
Kris Gledhill
Our professors Kris Gledhill Professor of Law Professor Gledhill's more than 30 years in the law, as both a practitioner and an academic, has spanned many aspects of law but has focused on criminal law and human rights law, particularly international human rights. Professor Gledhill's more than 30 years in the law, as both a practitioner and an academic, has spanned many aspects of law but has focused on criminal law and human rights law, particularly international human rights.
Allan Beever
Our professors Allan Beever Professor of Law For Professor Allan Beever, the study of law is important for what it reveals about the deep structure of human civilisation. Professor Beever’s research focuses on tort law. For Professor Allan Beever, the study of law is important for what it reveals about the deep structure of human civilisation. Professor Beever’s research focuses on the private law; the law that deals with interactions between individuals rather than with government, as he believes it is here where matters of the most enduring consequence are raised. His particular focus has been tort law.
Warren Brookbanks
Our professors Warren Brookbanks Professor of Law An internationally recognised expert on criminal law, mental health law, criminal justice and non-adversarial justice, Professor Warren Brookbanks is the director of AUT’s Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice. Therapeutic jurisprudence is one of the most pivotal recent developments in the legal field. Students, lecturers and legal practitioners around the world are exploring this law reforming philosophy and here in New Zealand it’s Professor Warren Brookbanks who is leading the charge. An internationally recognised authority on criminal law, mental health law, criminal justice and non-adversarial justice, Professor Brookbanks is also the founder and director of AUT’s Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice.
Charles Rickett
Our professors Charles Rickett Dean, Law School After completing degrees in jurisprudence as a history scholar at Oxford and law at Cambridge, Professor Charles Rickett had discovered his vocation as a teacher, academic and researcher. Not many teenagers decide they want to pursue a career in interpersonal justice and read the Roman law tome The Institutes of Gaius before even starting university. But that was the beginning of the journey for Professor Charles Rickett, the second Dean of Law at AUT. After completing degrees in jurisprudence as a history scholar (at Oxford) and law (at Cambridge) Professor Rickett had very much discovered his vocation as a teacher, academic and researcher. He embarked on a career in legal academia across England, New Zealand and Australia.
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Corporate diversity is a global trend but quotas (formal or informal) will lead to token appointments which do more harm than good.
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30 Apr, 2019
Growing expertise to help New Zealand and the world
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18 Feb, 2019
AUT Law School researchers have received funding support to investigate solutions for offenders who experience mental health and addiction-related issues.
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Five AUT Marsden Fund grants
08 Nov, 2018
Five projects led by AUT researchers have been granted funding totalling $3.58 million in new research for the university, in this Marsden Fund round.
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