Prakriti Bhatt
Thesis—'British Justice and Native Land Tenure: Indirect Rule in British India, New Zealand, and British Africa from the Late-18th to the Early-20th Centuries'
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.
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—'Indigenous Peoples and World Heritage Governance: Would granting Legal Rights to World Heritage Sites advance Indigenous Peoples’ Rights?'
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.