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The principles and working of the constitution, the institutions of government, the exercise of public power and relations between the citizen and the state. Controls on the exercise of public power, including an introduction to judicial review.
The subject provides students with an understanding of the New Zealand constitution – its history, institutions, laws and conventions. It covers two broad areas of law – constitutional law and administrative law. Constitutional law concerns the functioning of central government, involving anexamination of the three branches of government - the executive, the legislature and the courts. It involves the study of law, politics, history and convention. Administrative law concerns judicial review of executive and official action. It involves study of citizens’ rights in dealing with central government, public decision-makers and local bodies.Students will acquire knowledge of the workings of the constitution and will engage critically with developments within the discipline.Students will learn the role and place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's legal system and will understand the nature of biculturalism in New Zealand.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
LAWS101 and LAWS110
LAWS203 and LAWS205
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Tutorials in LAWS206 will be held according to the timetable you will be given at the start of Term One. Enrolment in Tutorials will be advised via email closer to the start of the course.
John Hopkins
Assessment may include a mid-year test and a compulsory Essay and a Final Examination.The assessment will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.
Joseph, Philip A; Joseph on constitutional and administrative Law ; 5th edition; Thomson Reuters New Zealand Ltd., 2021.
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This is a compulsory core course for the LLB degree.
Domestic fee $1,893.00
International fee $9,700.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 345
For further information see Faculty of Law .