Andrew Geddis studied law and political studies at Otago University before attending Harvard Law School on a Fulbright Scholarship, where he completed his LLM degree. In 2000 he returned to Otago to take up a lecturing position. He was appointed an Associate Professor in 2007, and Professor in 2011.
Andrew currently teaches Public Law at the 200 level, as well as the 300-400 level papers “Law and the Democratic Process” and “Bills of Rights: Theory and Practice”. His 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 for staff seminars.
Andrew is a member of the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee External Expert Subcommittee. He also is a prolific media commentator on legal matters and writes self-indulgent blog posts at pundit.co.nz. His all-time favourite song is “Margin Walker” by Fugazi, his favourite food is fish tacos and he regularly chases a football around at UniPol. If his door is open, he’ll talk with you. Unless he’s busy, in which case he can’t.
Research Interests
Election Law, Constitutional Theory, Rights Law, Contract Law
Contact
Tel: +64 3 479 8864
Office: 7th Floor - 7C16
Email: andrew.geddis@otago.ac.nz
Publications
Geddis, A., & Rodriguez Ferrere, M. B. (2018). New Zealand: The state of liberal democracy. In R. Albert, D. Landau, P. Faraguna & S. Drugda (Eds.), 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law. (pp. 199-203). I•CONnect and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3215613
Geddis, A. (2017). The philosophical underpinnings of human rights. In M. Bedggood, K. Gledhill & I. McIntosh (Eds.), International human rights law in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 19-60). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Geddis, A. (2017). The case for allowing aid in dying in New Zealand. New Zealand Criminal Law Review, 3-28.
Hailes, O., & Geddis, A. (2016). The Trans-Pacific Partnership in New Zealand's constitution. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 27, 226-262.
Geddis, A. (2016). Parliamentary government in New Zealand: Lines of continuity and moments of change. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 14(1), 99-118. doi: 10.1093/icon/mow001
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Geddis, A., & Rodriguez Ferrere, M. B. (2018). New Zealand: The state of liberal democracy. In R. Albert, D. Landau, P. Faraguna & S. Drugda (Eds.), 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law. (pp. 199-203). I•CONnect and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3215613
Other Research Output
Geddis, A. (2017, June). "Declarations of inconsistency" under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. UK Constitutional Law blog. Retrieved from https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2017/06/19/andrew-geddis-declarations-of-inconsistency-under-the-new-zealand-bill-of-rights-act-1990/
Geddis, A. (2016, March). New Zealand's experience with an "ordinary law" Bill of Rights Act. Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament, Brisbane, Australia. [Government Submission].
Authored Book - Research
Geddis, A. (2014). Electoral law in New Zealand: Practice and policy (2nd ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: LexisNexis, 325p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Geddis, A. (2017). The philosophical underpinnings of human rights. In M. Bedggood, K. Gledhill & I. McIntosh (Eds.), International human rights law in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 19-60). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Geddis, A. (2015). The judiciary. In J. Hayward (Ed.), New Zealand government and politics. (6th ed.) (pp. 165-176). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Geddis, A. (2011). Inter-institutional 'Rights Dialogue' under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. In T. Campbell, K. D. Ewing & A. Tomkins (Eds.), The legal protection of human rights: Sceptical essays. (pp. 87-107). Oxford University Press.
Geddis, A. (2011). The press: The media and the ‘Rupert Murdoch problem’. In K. D. Ewing, J. Rowbottom & J.-C. Tham (Eds.), The funding of political parties: Where now? (pp. 127-152). Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Geddis, A. (2013). You can't say 'God' on the radio: Freedom of expression, religious advertising and the broadcast media after Murphy v. Ireland [Reprint from European Human Rights Law Review, 9(2) (2004): 181-192]. In A. Koltay (Ed.), Butterfly upon a wheel? Selected papers on free speech and on free press. (pp. 207-218). Budapest, Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Media Studies Research Group.
Journal - Research Article
Geddis, A. (2017). From people's revolution to partisan reform: Recent electoral change in New Zealand. Election Law Journal, 16(2), 222-229. doi: 10.1089/elj.2016.0411
Geddis, A. (2017). The case for allowing aid in dying in New Zealand. New Zealand Criminal Law Review, 3-28.
Geddis, A., & Rodriguez Ferrere, M. B. (2016). Judicial innovation under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act: Lessons for Queensland? University of Queensland Law Journal, 35(2), 251-282.
Geddis, A. (2016). New Zealand: Prisoner voting and consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Public Law, (April), 352-360.
Geddis, A. (2016). Rights scrutiny in New Zealand's legislative processes. Theory & Practice of Legislation, 4(3), 355-379. doi: 10.1080/20508840.2017.1289608
Geddis, A., & Gavaghan, C. (2016). Aid in dying in New Zealand: Recent legal developments. Journal of Law & Medicine, 23, 849-863.
Hailes, O., & Geddis, A. (2016). The Trans-Pacific Partnership in New Zealand's constitution. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 27, 226-262.
Geddis, A. (2016). Parliamentary government in New Zealand: Lines of continuity and moments of change. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 14(1), 99-118. doi: 10.1093/icon/mow001
Geddis, A. (2015). End-of-life choice in New Zealand's parliament and courts. Public Law Review, 26, 237-241.
Tucker, K., & Geddis, A. (2015). Litigating for the right to die. New Zealand Law Journal, 5, 172-175, 202.
Geddis, A. (2015). Law and New Zealand's 2014 election campaign. Otago Law Review, 14(1), 117-145.
Geddis, A. (2015). Aid in dying in the Hight Court: Seales v Attorney General. Policy Quarterly, 11(3), 27-29.
Geddis, A. (2014). Dedicated indigenous representation in New Zealand's parliament. Public Law Review, 25, 240-244.
Geddis, A. (2013). Freedom of expression and civility in the New Zealand Supreme Court. Common Law World Review, 42, 324-350. doi: 10.1350/clwr.2013.42.4.0258
Palmer, J., & Geddis, A. (2012). What was that thing you said? The NZ Supreme Court's vexing Vector Gas decision. University of Queensland Law Journal, 31(2), 287-305.
Geddis, A. (2011). Prisoner voting and rights deliberation: How New Zealand's Parliament failed. New Zealand Law Review, 443-474.
Journal - Research Other
Geddis, A. (2017). Third party electioneering on New Zealand's broadcast media. Public Law Review, 28, 103-108. [Commentary].
Geddis, A. (2017). Judicial enforcement of New Zealand's reserved provisions. Public Law Review, 28, 289-292. [Commentary].
Geddis, A. (2016). Foreword. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 39(1), 312-317.
Geddis, A. (2014). New Zealand's Parliamentary Privilege Bill: The empire finally strikes back [Comment]. Public Law Review, 25(2), 89-92.
