Law: Theses and Dissertations
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The implications of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill 2020 (317 – 2) on the labelling of prescription medications : the case for benzodiazepines..
(2022)There is an increasing number of car accidents in New Zealand associated with drug driving. This led to the creation of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill 2020, which will, if enacted, implement per se drug ... -
'Stuff the transactional shit’: Learning through the lived experience of the Rangatahi Court
(2022)Criminal justice initiatives and policy have been guided almost exclusively by a Pākehā worldview. The exclusion of Māori perspectives within the realm of justice is just another example of the reach the colonial project ... -
Cybercrime : International Implications on New Zealand Strategy
(2022)The prevalence of cybercrime continues to rapidly increase as the internet becomes more accessible and advanced, causing substantial harm to individuals, businesses and governments. Digital forensics is an essential component ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on illicit drug trafficking in New Zealand.
(2022)Illicit drug trafficking requires stable supply chains, which depend on social stability generally. In turn, the trafficking, supply, and harms associated with drug consumption can quickly change alongside disruptions to ... -
Prisoner experiences of case management in the Aotearoa New Zealand prison system.
(2022)The Department of Corrections introduced case management to Aotearoa New Zealand’s prisons in 2011, replacing an approach of Sentence Planning. Corrections has stated that this led to improvements in four areas: the ... -
Employment security and employment protection in the light of the New Zealand Minimum code : including a comparison with German law
(1997)Generally, the employee is interested in the continuous existence of his or her employment, the provision of fair employment contract conditions and their observance, and respectful treatment concerning his or her activity ... -
Mediation in civil and commercial disputes in New Zealand : an empirical and theoretical approach to how to raise its acceptance
(2001)Mediation has many advantages over the traditional ways of dispute resolution such as litigation and negotiation1 . Yet in many countries it is struggling to become a "mainstream" movement like it has been in the USA. ... -
Economic securitisation and the normalisation of exceptionalism : how economic risk rhetoric is used to justify and normalise exceptionalism.
(2021)The research question of this thesis is to what extent exaggerated or false economic securitisation threatens constitutional and democratic processes and structures. People’s growing aversion to risks, and in particular ... -
Judicial reasoning and a common law duty of contractual good faith
(2002)Mr Livingstone owned a valuable motor car which Mr Roskilly, a motor car repairer, agreed to repair. The car was stored in Mr Roskilly's premises in an inadequately locked garage and was stolen. A sign on Mr Roskilly's ... -
The legal impact of artificial intelligence on the New Zealand health system.
(2021)This thesis provides an analysis of the legal impact that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have on New Zealand’s healthcare system. The focus is on whether the established rights and protections afforded to ... -
Cultural Property at the Crossroads: An Examination of the issue of the Restitution of Cultural Property to Indigenous Peoples in Article 11 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(Aberystwyth University, 2015)Over the past thirty years, Indigenous Peoples have turned to international human rights law (IHRL) to help secure the return of their cultural property. In 2007 the United Nations [U.N.] passed the Declaration on the ... -
Consideration of the best interests of children with convicted parents : a new sentencing principle.
(University of Canterbury, 2022)In May 2020, New Zealand imprisonment rate was 198 per 100,000 of population, which was the 5th highest in the OECD. This has raised some serious questions about the collateral effects of imprisonment on offender’s children. ... -
Prevention of forest fires in Indonesia: evaluation of international and regional legal frameworks.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis explores the effectiveness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiatives, relevant international environmental agreements, and principles of international environmental law on the prevention of ... -
Administrative law principles in multilateral environmental agreements and regional fisheries management organisations.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Over the last century it has become clear that many environmental problems require cooperative action and so a multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) ... -
Plant-based meat substitutes: understanding consumers’ motivators, barriers, knowledge and consumption practices
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the plethora of interrelated environmental, social, economic, ethical, and health issues associated with global industrialised food production—particularly concerning animal ... -
From disaster to resilience : a comparative study of legal frameworks for managing the seismic risk of existing buildings.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Though rare and unpredictable, earthquakes can and do cause catastrophic destruction when they impact unprepared and vulnerable communities. Extensive damage and failure of vulnerable buildings is a key factor which ... -
A Grounded Theory exploration of the role of relationships beyond the formal contract in public sector construction management
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This research explores the differing understandings of the concept of relationships and the associated approaches used by construction managers in delivering public sector projects. Relationship-based social processes ... -
Essays on commodity markets
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Agricultural Commodities are a large portion of the New Zealand Economy, and a better understanding of commodity markets is useful for New Zealand market participants, especially in the dairy sector. This thesis studies ... -
The international economic order : a trigger for global justice and the right to development?
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The international economic order is unfair. The global order continues to maintain values and practices that sustain the dominance of certain states, entities, and interests to the detriment of the fundamental freedoms and ... -
Three-strikes sentencing in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The issue of reducing reoffending has been an age-old challenge in criminological research and sentencing policy. Three-strikes sentencing purports to achieve this goal by imposing mandatory minimum sentences for repeat ...
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