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Carbon capture and storage: taking action under the present law
(Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law, University of Waikato, 2023-08)The report investigates the legal regime for carbon capture and storage as a method of reducing net emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The report is specially focused on options to move forward with limited ... -
The heat goes on: Simplifying the identification of energy hardship
(CellPress, 2023-08-10)Energy hardship affects over 6% of households in New Zealand, defined as the inability to afford and obtain energy services. In late 2021, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment proposed 26 indicators to ... -
Employment Advocate vs Employment Lawyer; A comparative analysis between New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom
(ER Publishing, 2023)New Zealand is facing a burgeoning number of employment advocates in its legal system, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of the enactment of the Employment Relations Act (ERA) 2000, New Zealand’s parliament ... -
When the law is unclear: challenges and opportunities for data and information exchange in the Tigris-Euphrates and Indus river basins
(IWA Publishing, 2023)Data and information exchange are vital for long-term transboundary water cooperation. However, many transboundary river basins lack regular data exchange between riparian States. In many cases, this is simply a feature ... -
Social Media Platforms Duty of Care – Regulating Online Hate Speech
(Australasian Parliamentary Review, 2022)There has been a proliferation of social media usage over the past decade. Social media platforms offer a convenient mode for virtual social interaction by providing relatively simple access to most people. However, there ... -
Disabling access to illegal online content by way of takedowns
(LexisNexis NZ Ltd, 2021-11-11)This article discusses the European Union's approach to regulating illegal content and hate speech online. The report "Digital Services Act — deepening the internal market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services" ... -
Defending the Continued Relevance of Religious Charities Within Society – A Secular Perspective
(2022-12-05)Whilst charity is an ancient concept, it remains a vital contemporary construct that fills social welfare gaps, and charity and religion have had a symbiotic relationship since time immemorial. As result of the importance ... -
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui river claims settlement) Bill – the endless quest for justice
(Maori Law Review Ltd, 2016-08)Linda Te Aho continues her review of the new legal framework for Te Awa Tupua (the Whanganui River system) as part of the settlement of historical claims by Whanganui iwi about the Whanganui River. -
Strawmen and the decolonisation of the academy
(Macquarie University Australia, 2019-07-10)For this piece I take as my point of departure Biko Agozino’s response to a series of questions posed by a member of the audience, to a panel he was a member of during this time in New Zealand. The panel in question was ... -
Doing the Lord’s work or taking His name in vain: Religion and charity—a New Zealand perspective
(Equinox Publishing, 2023-03-03)This article considers the relationship between the law, charity and religion, and specifically, the charitable doctrines of the advancement of religion and public benefit. In doing so, it addresses a number of matters, ... -
Greenpeace, political purposes – “There and back again”; Reflections on New Zealand charity law
(De Gruyter, 2022-12-21)The political purpose doctrine, a key part of the charity law landscape for many common law jurisdictions, has been subject to much judicial and academic criticism over the years. Its continued influence on the charity ... -
Decoding the puzzle: Chinese culture, familial transfers, and disputes in Western courts
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022)More and more Chinese live in Western countries nowadays and many disputes over transfers between Chinese family members are brought to Western courts. Generally, little documentary evidence on such transactions is available ... -
Have a little faith: The advancement of religion and public benefit
(Anthem Press, 2020-02-29)In other words, this book is concerned with the place of religion – and religious institutions – in contemporary society. This chapter demonstrates that religion is still just as relevant in contemporary society as it was ... -
Submission from Myra Williamson to the Education and Workforce Select Committee - Enquiry into Student Accomodation
(Parliament, 2020)This is a written submission from me to Parliament's Education and Workforce Select Committee in response to its call for submissions in relation to the Inquiry into Student Accommodation. The Education and Workforce Select ... -
Sustainability and Indigeneity
(2022)In the lead up to the Rio Conference on Environment and Development 1992, New Zealand enshrined the concept of the sustainable management of natural and physical resources in statute law by enacting the Resource Management ... -
Whither Sustainability?
(2022)This paper will critically analyse the promise inherent in these proposed reforms for the evolution of domestic environmental law and keeping pace with ecological realities by using the writings of Klaus Bosselmann to ... -
Advocating for the environment, charity law and greenpeace: A New Zealand perspective
(Oxford University Press, 2022)In terms of environmental protection (and with reference to the filming location of the Lords of the Rings), New Zealand has been described as ‘a friend to Middle Earth, but no friend of the Earth’, which is in stark ... -
Finding equity without the law of equity: asset management, fiduciary duty and financial consumer protection in China
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)Asset or wealth management is a booming business in Mainland China. In a civil law system, how do Chinese law and Chinese courts deal with disputes arising out of an asset management relationship, in the absence of the ... -
Social conceptions versus legal protections of privacy and information security in the context of encryption
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)This article examines the disconnect between people’s social conceptions of privacy and information security in relation to encryption vis-à-vis the legal protections offered by law. It describes the social conceptions and ... -
Enhancing regulatory compliance by using artificial intelligence text mining to identify penalty clauses in legislation
(Full Court Press, 2018)As regulatory compliance (or compliance governance) becomes ever more challenging, attempts to engage IT solutions and especially artificial intelligence (AI) are on the rise. This paper suggest that regulatory compliance ...
