Prakriti Bhatt
Thesis—'The Native Land Court as Indirect Rule: Intellectual Origins and Parallels from British India, 1773–1909'
Supervisor: Professor Richard Boast
Secondary supervisor: Dr Ruiping Ye
Current PhD students
The Faculty of Law is delighted to introduce its PhD students. They have presented a seminar to the Law Faculty on their thesis topic and have moved from provisional to full registration to reflect satisfactory progress in their study.
Deborah Deane
Thesis—'The evolving client-firm relationship in United Kingdom financial services law and regulation: can social and ethical norms be part of the business and regulatory relationship under English law?'
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Bennett
Secondary supervisor: Dr Matteo Solinas
Contact Deborah here.
Paul Etone
Thesis—'A Policy of Assimilation: Consolidating An International Law-Based Approach for Minority and Indigenous People.'
Supervisor: Professor Alberto Costi
Secondary supervisor: Dr Marnie Lloydd
Contact Paul here.
Ria Holmes
Thesis—'Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and Employment: Intersections and Pathways'
Supervisor: Reader Māmari Stephens
Secondary supervisor: Dr Carwyn Jones
Iwi: Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga.
Find out about Ria's work and its impact. You can contact Ria here.
Madhushika Jayachandra
Thesis—'Contestability of Artificial Intelligence enabled Automated Decisions'
Supervisor: Professor Nicole Moreham
Secondary supervisor: Professor Graeme Austin
Find out more about Madhushika's research and its impact. You can contact Madhushika here.
Injy Johnstone
Thesis—'Net-Zero: The New Norm?'
Supervisor: Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig
Secondary supervisor: Dr Michelle Zang
Find out about Injy's work and its impact. You can contact Injy here.
Chris Kelly
Thesis—'Trusts without beneficiaries: recategorising trusts for non-charitable purposes and charitable trusts'
Supervisor: Professor Geoff McLay
Secondary supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Bennett
Contact Chris here.
Simon Kieser
Thesis—'The World Heritage System: Towards Indigenous Justice?'
Supervisor: Professor Joanna Mossop
Secondary supervisor: Professor Tony Angelo
Contact Simon here.
Khushbu Kumari
Thesis—'Data Exclusivity: an alternative to patent regime? The Indian Perspective'
Supervisor: Jessica Lai
Secondary supervisor: Professor Susy Frankel
Contact Khushbu here.
Raina Meha
Thesis—'The Taniwha in the boardroom. Navigating conflicts of interest and Maori governance'
Supervisor: Mike Ross
Secondary supervisor: Reader Māmari Stephens
Iwi: Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki
Contact Raina here.
Maria Rabino Neira
Thesis—'The Evolution of United Nations Humanitarian Exemptions and the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts Involving Counter-terrorism Sanctions'
Supervisor: Professor Alberto Costi
Secondary supervisor: Dr Marnie Lloydd
Contact Maria here.
Kent Newman
Thesis—'Common Law's Contribution to the Future Regulation of Targeted Advertising'
Supervisor: Professor Nicole Moreham
Secondary supervisor: Professor Graeme Austin
Contact Kent here.
Yvonne Oldfield
Thesis—'The Scope of Standard Setting in the International Labour Organisation: Developing a definition of 'worker''
Supervisor: Emeritus Professor Gordon Anderson
Secondary supervisor: Amanda Reilly
Contact Yvonne here.
Nima Riahi
Thesis—'Electoral Rights Within International Human Rights Law: Capable of Providing the Individuals with Freedom?'
Supervisor: Professors Alberto Costi
Secondary supervisor: Professor Joel Colon Rios
Contact Nima here.
Etienne Wain
Thesis—'What it Means to be Tangata Tiriti: a Conceptual Framework'
Supervisor: Reader Māmari Stephens
Secondary supervisor: Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown
Contact Etienne here.