This course will explore the legal framework for the provision of public health services in New Zealand.
| Paper title | Special Topic 4: Public Health Law |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LAWS473 |
| 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
- Bachelor of Laws, LLB and Bachelor of Laws Honours), LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- May not be credited with LAWS472 taken in 2017 or LAWS476 taken in 2010.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Iris Reuvecamp, Principal at Vida Law
- Textbooks
Course materials available from the Faculty.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics,
Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, students will understand the following key concepts of public law:
- What is Public Health?
- Public Health Approaches
- Public Health Principles
- Public Health and the Law
- Public Health Ethics
They will understand how the law can be used as a tool to meet public health objectives; and to appreciate the extent to which the law underpins public health initiatives.
