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LEGAL106-23D (HAM)
Legal Systems and Societies
30 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
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Alexander Gillespie
6438
N.5.07
alexander.gillespie@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Claire Breen
6037
N.4.12
claire.breen@waikato.ac.nz
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Dee Raman
dee.raman@waikato.ac.nz
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Sue Wardill
6496
N.5.13
sue.wardill@waikato.ac.nz
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Librarian(s)
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What this paper is about
How this paper will be taught
This is an full year paper. The teaching component comprises a 2 hour lecture every week. This is an asyncronous FLEXI paper. This means lectures will be live and in person (as much as circumstances permit) and also recorded.Te Piringa Faculty of Law places great emphasis on providing students with opportunities for high achievement in law papers. Physical attendance is recommended to get the best out of the learning experience at university.
Office hours
1. Professor Gillespie's office hours are every Wednesday during term time, 1pm to 3pm. He is also available via email and zoom, within the normal hours of the working week.
2. Professor Breen's office hours every Tuesday from 11am to 1pm. She is also generally available by email and zoom (by appointment) between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
3. Dr Raman's office hours are very Monday from 11am to 1pm; in N.4.13. She is also available via email and zoom during the normal hours of the working week.
4. Sue Wardill's office hours are every Monday during term time, 3pm to 5pm. She is also available via email and on zoom or in person by appointment, within the normal hours of the working week.
Required Readings
Required Readings
Each week, materials relevant to the forthcoming class will be provided in advance, via the Moodle page for this course. These will be the required readings for each session.
The only legal text that students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, is a copy of the New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition, Thomson Reuters (2018). This is written by Alice Coppard, Geoff McLay, Christopher Murray and Jonathan Orpin-Dowell. Copies of this should be available from the book shop, beneath the library.
In addition to the material provided via moodle, a number of recommended readings are also useful, stretching over more than one topic. These are recommended, but not compulsory to purchase. They include, inter alia,
A Gillespie & C Breen, People, Power and Law: A New Zealand History (Bloomsbury, London, 2022).
J Ruru, P Scott & D Webb
The Aotearoa New Zealand Legal System: Structures and Processes (7th ed, LexisNexis, Wellington, 2022).Grant Morris, Law Alive: The New Zealand Legal System in Context (4th ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2019).
ATH Smith (ed), Glanville Williams: Learning the Law (16th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2016)
P Spiller & GW Hinde (eds) New Zealand Law Dictionary (9th ed, LexisNexis, Wellington, 2019)
HP Glenn Legal Traditions of the World (5th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014)
S Bottomley & S Bronitt Law in Context (4th ed, Federation Press, Annandale, 2012)
W Mansell, B Meteyard & A Thomson A Critical Introduction to Law (3rd ed, Cavendish Publishing, London, 2004)
M Jackson The Maori and the Criminal Justice System: He Whaipaanga Hou - A New Perspective.
The Law Commission Access to Justice Reports: Striking the Balance, Seeking Solutions, Delivering Justice for All, Wellington: New Zealand Law Commission, 2004), available at www.lawcom.govt.nz and www.nzlii.org
SM Mead Tikanga Maori: Living by Maori Values (Revised ed, Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2016)
R Benton, A Frame & P Meredith Te Matapunenga – A Compendium of References to the Concepts and Institutions of Maori Customary law (1st ed, Victoria Press, Wellington, 2013)
Please note, with all reading materials provided that the University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site, or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te Piringa Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials may not under any circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please contact the Te Piringa Faculty of Law.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 50:50. The final exam makes up 50% of the overall mark.