Overview
This course will explore the legal framework for the provision of public health services in New Zealand.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic 4: Public Health Law |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Summer School (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
- 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 gain an understanding of the following:
- A definition of public health and public health law
- The legal and regulatory framework relating to public health services
- The use of the law as a tool to achieve public health objectives
- Balancing individual rights with the health of the population
- The law as it relates to specific topics such as Infectious Diseases, COVID-19, Childhood Immunisation, Smoking and Vaping, Drugs, Alcohol, Junk Food, Mental Health
Timetable
Overview
This course will explore the legal framework for the provision of public health services in New Zealand.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic 4: Public Health Law |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2025 have not yet been set |
| 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 gain an understanding of the following:
- A definition of public health and public health law
- The legal and regulatory framework relating to public health services
- The use of the law as a tool to achieve public health objectives
- Balancing individual rights with the health of the population
- The law as it relates to specific topics such as Infectious Diseases, COVID-19, Childhood Immunisation, Smoking and Vaping, Drugs, Alcohol, Junk Food, Mental Health