Elective courses for Parts III and IV
Course lists on this page are indicative only. Not all elective courses are offered in both semesters or every year. Please note some courses have limited spaces — get in early to avoid missing out.
NOTE: There are no tutorials in elective courses.
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PILO
Students who are granted permission may present a research paper in lieu of an examination (PILO) in any elective course. Read more.
General Law
Code | Title | Points | Lectures |
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LAW 456 | Supervised Research - online form required |
15 | Self-Paced |
LAW 458* | Legal Ethics |
10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 405 | Community Law Internship Please email to query enrolment |
20 | - |
LAWGENRL 407 | Special Topic: Indigenous Peoples, Criminal Law and Justice | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 408 | Special Topic: Technology Law and Policy | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 413 | Animals and the Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 414 | "Justice" in Sentencing | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 415 | Evidence | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 421 | Civil Procedure | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 422 | Women and the Law |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 423 | Legal History | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 424 | Negotiation, Mediation and Dispute Resolution |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 425 | Psychiatry and the Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 427 | Equitable Remedies | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 428 | South Pacific Legal Studies | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 429 | Law of Family Property | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 432 | Health Care Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 433 | Family Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 434 | Trial Advocacy | 15 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 435 | Theories of Private Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 436 | Air and Space Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 439 | Housing Law and Policy | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 444 | Contemporary Issues in Land Law | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 445 | The History of the Law of Obligations | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 447 | Community Law Project Please email to query enrolment |
10 | - |
LAWGENRL 453 | Special Topic: Privacy Law |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 454 | Youth Justice |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 455 | Economic Analysis of Public and Private Law | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 457 | Special Topic: Complex Litigation | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 458 | Pasifika Peoples and the Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWGENRL 459 | Special Topic: Race and the Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
p/w = per week
*Although an elective course for the LLB, the Council for Legal Education (CLE) requires students intending to be admitted to the bar to take this course.
Commercial Law
Code | Title | Points | Lectures |
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LAWCOMM 400 | Contemporary Commercial and Private Law Litigation | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 403 | Tax Law | 20 | 4hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 412 | Restitution | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 413 | Conflict of Laws | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 414 | Law of Personal Property | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 415 | Financial Markets Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 420 | Advanced Tax Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 422 | Competition Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 427 | Vendor and Purchaser | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 428 | Maritime Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 433 | Copyright and Design | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 437 | Iwi Corporate Governance | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 440 | Guarantees and Indemnities | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 442 | Law of Personal Property | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 451 | Construction Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 454 | Trade Mark Law | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 457 | Consumer Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 458 | Intellectual Property | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 459 | Special Topic: Franchise Law | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 461 | Corporate Insolvency |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
Trade Marks and Related Rights | 15 | 3hrs p/w | |
LAWCOMM 464 | Company Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWCOMM 465 | Theories of Contract Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
p/w = per week
Environmental Law
Code | Title | Points | Lectures |
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LAWENVIR 420 | Global Environmental Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWENVIR 433 | Resource Management Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
p/w = per week
Public Law
Code | Title | Points | Lectures |
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LAWPUBL 405 | Special Topic: Law and Social Justice | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 406 | Advanced Criminal Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 407 | Special Topic: Advanced Employment Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 408 | Special Topic: International Organisations | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 409AB | Social Welfare Law, Policy and Action | 15 | 3hrs p/w (only in Semester One) |
LAWPUBL 410 | International Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 413 | Protecting Refugees and Forced Displacement in the 21st Century: Contemporary Law and Practice | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 414 | Administrative Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 421 | Advanced International Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 422 | Contemporary Tiriti / Treaty Issues | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 425 | Employment Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 427 | Māori Land Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 428 | Rights and Freedoms | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 430 | Criminal Procedure | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 432 | International Economic Regulation | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 434 | International Criminal Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 441 | Nga Tikanga Māori | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 445 | European Union Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 458 | Comparative Indigenous Law Topics | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 461 | Indigenous Rights Legal Clinic | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 462 | Law of the Sea | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 465 | Special Topic: International Law in Aotearoa/New Zealand | 10 | 2hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 466 | Contemporary Issues in Disarmament Law |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 467 | Anti-corruption Law and Democracy |
15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 468 | Special Topic: Mātauranga Māori and Taonga | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 470 | Social Security Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
LAWPUBL 471 | Special Topic: Local Government Law | 15 | 3hrs p/w |
p/w = per week