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Reality and Myth: The New Zealand Media and the Chilling Effect of Defamation Law
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2008)
In 2001, I began the field work in an empirical study of the laws of defamation in New Zealand. This study involved a comprehensive mail-out survey of the New Zealand media, and an adapted survey of defamation lawyers, ...
The Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands Dispute
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2008)
The territorial conflict over the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands sovereignty has dragged on since the 1970s. Today, Japan administers the islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan and the Peopleʼs Republic of China. All claimants ...
The Etridge influence on undue influence: attempts at fusion with duress and unconscionability
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2008)
The doctrine of undue influence has undergone reconsideration by the House of Lords in Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge (No 2) [2004] 4 All ER 449. The case was an attempt by the House of Lords to clarify the law and dispel ...
Aspects of specific performance
(University of Canterbury. Law, 1985)
Specific performance while being but one of numerous equitable remedies is a broad and many sided equitable doctrine. The nature of this paper does not allow an exhaustive examination of specific performance. Instead one ...
Freedom and Uncertainty: Contemporary liberal theory examined from the perspective of moral uncertainty
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2008)
This thesis aims to use general assertions of moral uncertainty as a perspective by which to explore and illuminate contemporary strands of liberal theory. It examines the work of the earlier contemporary liberal theorists, ...
Integrating a human rights-based approach in development – with a focus on Afghanistan’s National Solidarity Programme
(University of Canterbury, 2016)
Afghanistan is a conservative country with deeply entrenched traditional values. It is also a
country facing numerous challenges. In the 1990s, Afghanistan suffered from a disastrous
civil war. Before that, it was the ...
Juvenile Justice: A comparison between the laws of New Zealand and Germany
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2007)
The main objective of this thesis is to make a contribution to the controversial subject of how the German youth justice system could be reformed. In this context, this thesis aims to discover innovative strategies that ...
Weeding out vectors of non-native species: Biosecurity in the Antarctic
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2010)
Globally, invasive non-native species introduced by human vectors are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and the damage to the functioning of global ecosystems is arguably irreversible. Antarctica is the only ...
Tortious Interference with Goods in New Zealand: The Law of Conversion, Detinue and Trespass
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2010)
The thesis describes the place in New Zealand law of the torts which cover interference with goods. The history of the torts is reviewed and the relation between these torts (conversion, detinue and trespass) and relevant ...
The doctrine of frustration, commercial leases and the Canterbury earthquakes
(University of Canterbury, 2016)
The Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 had a significant impact on landlords and tenants of commercial buildings in the city of Christchurch. The devastation wrought on the city was so severe that in an unprecedented ...
