HANDBOOK 2017 This handbook is a guide for law students at the University of Otago. It describes the degrees offered, gives outline descriptions of the papers available in 2017, and notifies students of teaching arrangements and important dates. It also contains general information about the Faculty and the University that may be of use. Courses, examinations and other similar matters are governed by the regulations contained in the University Calendar, which should be consulted in cases of doubt. For ease of reference the regulations particularly concerning the Law Faculty are also reprinted in this handbook. If you need further help or advice, at any time during your studies, members of staff will always be available to assist you. Do not hesitate to approach us. Postal address: Street address: P O Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Floors Telephone: 64 3 479 8857 Richardson Building Fax: 64 3 479 8855 85 Albany Street Email: [email protected] Dunedin, New Zealand Web Site: http://www.otago.ac.nz/law CONTENTS Introduction by Faculty Dean, Mark Henaghan .............................................................. 3 Historical note ....................................................................................................................... 6 Law Faculty Staff ................................................................................................................... 8 Law Faculty Staff Administrative Responsibilities .......................................................... 10 Law Staff Research Interests ................................................................................................ 11 Help and advice in the University ...................................................................................... 13 Degrees in the Faculty of Law ............................................................................................. 15 Enrolment .......................................................................................................................... 17 LLB Compulsories ........................................................................................................... 18 Research and Writing (Laws 498) .................................................................................. 19 Advocacy Skills — Mooting (Laws 499) ....................................................................... 21 Double Degrees — Requirements ................................................................................. 22 Course Loads .................................................................................................................... 24 Choosing Your Papers ..................................................................................................... 25 First Year Law .................................................................................................................. 30 Second Year Law .............................................................................................................. 31 Compulsory 30 point papers .......................................................................................... 33 Optional 30 point papers ................................................................................................ 34 Optional 15 point papers ................................................................................................ 35 Summer School papers .................................................................................................... 55 Schedule of papers ........................................................................................................... 59 Lecture timetable ............................................................................................................. 61 Honours ............................................................................................................................. 62 Classes ............................................................................................................................... 65 Internal Assessment ........................................................................................................ 65 Plagiarism ......................................................................................................................... 66 Examinations .................................................................................................................... 67 Professional qualification Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Dunedin branch ..................................... 71 Professional Legal Studies — College of Law ....................................................... 71 Study Overseas (Exchange) ................................................................................................. 72 Postgraduate Degrees ........................................................................................................... 72 Libraries Sir Robert Stout Law Library .................................................................................... 74 Otago District Law Society’s Library ....................................................................... 75 Faculty activities F W Guest Memorial Lecture .................................................................................... 75 Visiting Academics ..................................................................................................... 76 Otago Law Review ..................................................................................................... 76 Competitions .............................................................................................................. 77 Student Organisations Society of Otago University Law Students (SOULS) ............................................ 79 Te Roopu Whai Putake ............................................................................................. 80 Pacific Island Law Students Association ................................................................ 81 Law centres ........................................................................................................................... 81 Scholarship, prizes and awards ......................................................................................... 83 Regulations: LLB; LLB(Hons) .............................................................................................. 92 2 INTRODUCTION FROM THE DEAN OF LAW, PROFESSOR MARK HENAGHAN Welcome to the University of Otago Faculty of Law. The Law Faculty was established in 1873 making it the first Law Faculty in New Zealand. Law is one of the University of Otago’s oldest disciplines. Lectures started two years after the University opened. Its founding lecturer, Sir Robert Stout, went on to become Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chief Justice. Many other prominent New Zealanders, including Ethel Benjamin, the first woman to be admitted to the Bar in New Zealand and the Commonwealth, and former Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright, have studied Law at Otago. The Otago Law Faculty has a very experienced team of legal academics who have international reputations in their fields. Otago Law Faculty lecturers have worked and studied all over the world – from Oxford to Harvard, Yale to Cambridge and from British Columbia to Stanford. The University of Otago Faculty of Law continues to lead the way in legal research. Otago was ranked first in the country in the most recent (2012) PBRF assessment of the quality of research performance by all eligible academic and research staff in New Zealand universities, in the subject area of Law. This is a credit to the depth and breadth of legal research that is carried out at Otago, which enhances our teaching and our ability to influence Law reform through our publications. The Law Faculty produces the Otago Law Review, which law libraries from around the world subscribe to. The Law Faculty prides itself on ensuring that students receive the best possible legal education at all stages of their law degree. Our staff are always willing to assist students with any concerns they may have. The Faculty has also received the most number of national teaching awards in New Zealand, including Selene Mize and most recently Jacinta Ruru who have both won the Prime Minister’s Supreme award for their teaching in Law. The Otago Law Faculty is proud of its long history and tradition of providing a world-class legal education second to none. In recent times the Otago Law Faculty has produced ten Rhodes Scholars (Susan Lamb, Jenny Cooper, Damen Ward, Sally McKechnie, Christopher Curran, Glen Goldsmith, Jesse Wall, Laura Fraser, Alice Irving and Louis Chambers), more than any other faculty or school in any discipline in any other university in New Zealand. A Rhodes Scholar needs to be outstanding academically but also has to be a well rounded person of character who excels in cultural, community and sporting endeavours. A large number of Otago law students also achieve success in national and international law competitions – a barometer of the Faculty’s ability to educate and prepare top quality graduates. Some of the recent highlights include: • 2016 Mitch East and Taoran Li won the Mahony Cup in the New Zealand Law Foundation National Family Law Moot. • 2016 Alice Tiffany and Amalie Blackman won the Mooting Competition at the Pasifika Law and Culture Conference held in Wellington. Alice was also named best speaker. 3 • 2015 Megan Paterson won the Allen's Witness Examination Competition at the Australian Law