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    Overview

    General principles of legislation and the legislative process, the structure of legislation (including delegated and subordinate legislation), judicial review of legislation, statutory interpretation and construction, legislative drafting, codification.

    This paper explores contemporary practice and theory on statutory interpretation.

    About this paper

    Paper title Advanced Legislation
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.1
    Points 15 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $730.20
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    96 LAWS points
    Pre or Corequisite
    Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
    Limited to
    LLB, LLB(Hons)
    Notes
    Not all optional papers will be available in any given year.
    Contact
    law@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Professor Andrew Geddis

    Textbooks
    Course materials are provided by the Faculty.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Legislation's status in Aotearoa New Zealand's legal framework has been described as "not just king, but emperor". This course examines legislation from its genesis in policy development through to its application by way of judicial interpretation. It does so by considering:

    • Where legislation comes from (i.e. the process of developing policy)
    • How legislation is drafted (i.e. the transformation of policy into statutory language)
    • The enactment of legislation (i.e. parliamentary law making procedures)
    • The various forms of legislation (i.e. primary and secondary)
    • The application of legislation by the courts by way of interpretation, including:
      • Techniques of statutory interpretation
      • Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi
      • The NZ Bill of Rights Act
      • The impact of international law

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 10:00-10:50 29-35, 37-42
    Wednesday 10:00-10:50 29-35, 37-42
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