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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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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.

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.

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.

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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News

Older and wiser – but worth the price?

21 Jan, 2020

Short-term gain or long-term pain: What is the price of juniorisation in the workplace? Professor Kate Kearins weighs the pros and cons.

AUT gets 5 QS stars in all categories

13 Nov, 2019

AUT has received the maximum five stars for the first time in every category according to the global education analysts QS in their recent results.

Good Leadership by Design

07 Nov, 2019

Read Professor Kate Kearins’ article, Good leadership by Design, which features in Management Magazine.

New Professors and Associate Professors

07 Nov, 2019

AUT has announced the promotion of 12 leading academics to the position of Professor. A further 15 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Law School celebrates top students

24 Sep, 2019

Laughter and waiata marked this year’s AUT Law School awards, an annual event celebrating its top academic students along with their whānau and families.

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Events

Meet AUT in Indonesia

Friday 31 Jan, 3pm - 8pm

Meet AUT in the Philippines

Sunday 2 Feb, 1pm - Thursday 6 Feb, 1pm

Vietnam information session on AUT’s Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences taught at ITEC/HCMU

Friday 7 Feb, 8:30am - 10:30am

ICT & Engineering Careers Fair 2020

Friday 3 Apr, 11am - 2pm

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Great graduatesKaden WilsonPolicy Advisor, Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetMaster of Human Rights
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of LawsHuman rights is a key area humanity needs to grapple with, says Kaden Wilson who is now a policy advisor at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.Human rights is a key area humanity needs to grapple with, says Kaden Wilson who is now a policy advisor at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. To him, AUT is more than a university, says Kaden. After graduating at the end of 2017, Kaden went to New York, working for the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

Great graduatesSupriti SinghDoctor of PhilosophyShe has always been passionate about human rights law, says Supriti Singh who came to AUT from India and is currently completing her PhD in this field.She has always been passionate about human rights law, says Supriti Singh who came to AUT as an international student from India and is currently completing her PhD in this field. For her PhD Supriti is investigating the Special Procedures mechanisms of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council; independent experts whose primary function is the promotion, protection and monitoring of the state parties’ compliance of human rights.

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