Comparative examination of a range of issues where law impinges on indigenous peoples.
The purpose for this paper is to explore how the legal systems in Aotearoa New
Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States and elsewhere interact with Indigenous
Peoples. The paper traces the development of international law and the common law
doctrine of native title to help bring alive a range of issues such as rights of consultation,
rights to develop, and rights and responsibilities to be involved in the ownership
and management of natural resources.
All areas of law impact on Indigenous
Peoples, and in many instances it does so in an unique manner. For this reason, students
are offered the opportunity to choose any aspect of law that interests them (be it,
family, criminal justice, medical, intellectual property, environmental, tax, fisheries,
etc.) and to explore the implications of this specific law for Indigenous Peoples
in two systems.
| Paper title | Laws and Indigenous Peoples |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LAWS461 |
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $710.30 |
| 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
- (i) Not all optional papers will be available in any given year. (ii) May not be credited together with LAWS473 passed in 2004, 2005 or 2007.
- Contact
- law@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Faculty of Law's website
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Course readings via eReserve.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will have the ability to critically analyse a range of issues in which law impinges on indigenous peoples.
