Podcasts and webinars
Catch up with seminars, podcasts, and lecture recordings from the Faculty of Law.
Selected event recordings
Employee, contractor, or business?
Watch a recording of British experts Keith Ewing and John Hendy discussing a new approach to determining who is entitled to the protections of labour law.
In the legal and political weeds
Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick delivered the 2022 Lecretia Seales Memorial Lecture on the topic of the 2020 cannabis legalisation referendum.
Indigenous peoples and COVID-19
In this series of webinars, Dr Carwyn Jones—in collaboration with the Māori Law Review and with support from the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law—focuses on the experiences of Indigenous Peoples in the context of COVID-19 and state responses to the pandemic, particularly considering issues of law and justice.
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Aotearoa / NZ
Chaired by Māmari Stephens Speakers: Margaret Mutu, Julia Whaipooti, Rhys Jones
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Canada
Chaired by Carwyn Jones Speakers: Courtney Skye, John Borrows, Jess Housty, Jeff Corntassel
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USA
Chaired by Claire Charters Speakers: Miriam Jorgensen, Kelsey Leonard, Aliza Organick
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Australia
Chaired by Fleur To Aho Speakers: Alison Whittaker and Larissa Behrendt
Lex and Lore
We all know ‘lex’ is Latin for law, and ‘lore’ represents what’s interesting about the law—the gossip, the intrigue, the debates.
In this podcast, you'll explore the development of the new legal system in New Zealand with Geoff McLay. Professor McLay is a barrister, Professor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington, and editor of the New Zealand Law Reports. He dissects cases and judgments with esteemed colleagues and legal experts.
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Episode 1
The push-me-pull-you of ACC coverage: The saftey valve of three-strikes sentencing
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Episode 2
The big hot ball of wax: Legalities of the lockdown
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Episode 3
The lockdown: Resurgence—A constitutional brouhaha
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Episode 4
Drive-by surveillance—Desperately seeking a platform for repugnant opinions—Borrowdale and the first nine days of lockdown
LEX & LORE: Legal Lowdown on the Lockdown
COVID-19 podcasts
In this series of podcasts convened by Professor Geoff McLay, academics from Victoria University of Wellington discuss the legal implications of the government’s response to COVID-19 and ongoing developments.
COVID-19 and domestic law
Presented by Professor Gordon Anderson, Māmari Stephens, Dr Ruiping Ye, Victoria Stace.
Subjects discussed
- Employment
- Social Welfare
- Residential tenancies and commercial leases
- Insolvency
COVID-19 and international law—Part 1
Presented by Professor Geoff McLay, Professor Alberto Costi, Dr Michelle Zang, Professor Susy Frankel, Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig, Professor Joanna Mossop.
Subjects discussed
- UN and WHO
- Trade law
- Intellectual property
- Environmental law
- Law of the sea
COVID-19 and international law—Part 2
Presented by Professor Petra Butler, Professor Alberto Costi, Professor Joanna Mossop, Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig.
Subjects discussed
- US threat to stop funding the activities of, and withdraw from, the WHO
- Call for an independent inquiry into the outbreak of COVID-19
- Effects of border closures on the resettlement of UN refugees
- COVID-19 vaccines in the face of international patent law and public health
- When global demand for a vaccine spurs innovation patents should not stand in the way of equitable access, but they may do
- COVID-19 and flags of convenience
- The impact of COVID-19 on international negotiations for a new oceans treaty
- COVID-19 and climate change
- The need for ‘cooperative sovereignty’ to bridge the gap between (in)action and responsibility
International law workshop on COVID 19 and Beyond
This workshop was held on 24 November 2020 with participants from local and international academics.
The workshop was co-sponsored by the University of Auckland Law Faculty and the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law's COVID-19 Project.