Contact
Tel +64 3 479 8864
Office 10th Floor – 10C6
Email andrew.geddis@otago.ac.nz
Teaching
Andrew currently teaches parts of The Legal System and Public Law courses, as well as the Law and the Democratic Process and Bills of Rights: Theory and Practice papers.
Research interests
Election law, constitutional theory, rights law, contract law.
Andrew's research interests lie in the field of public law, rights jurisprudence and democratic theory, with a particular focus on the legal regulation of elections. He serves as the Faculty's co-ordinator of external affairs.
Andrew's extensive media commentary on matters of public importance was recognised by his winning the 2019 Critic and Conscience of Society award. He writes frequent posts for pundit.co.nz, thespinoff.co.nz and rnz.co.nz.
In 2017, Andrew's article, "The Trans-Pacific Partnership in New Zealand's Constitution" won both the Sir Ian Barker Published Article Award and the Rex Mason Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing. His research may be viewed on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
Background
Andrew studied law and political studies at Otago University before attending Harvard Law School on a Fulbright Scholarship, where he completed his LLM degree.