University of Otago Faculty of Law
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The Otago Faculty of Law (Māori: Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture) is one of the professional schools at the University of Otago. Otago is New Zealand's oldest law school, lectures in law having begun in 1873.[1] The Faculty of Law is currently located in the Richardson Building at Otago's main campus in the city of Dunedin.
Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture (Māori) | |
 Richardson Building in 2008 | |
| Type | Public Law school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1873 |
Parent institution | University of Otago |
| Accreditation | New Zealand Law Society |
| Dean | Shelley Griffiths |
| Location | , New Zealand |
| Website | otago.ac.nz/law |
The Faculty of Law awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). A Bachelor of Laws Honours programme also exists and is reserved for approximately the top 10% of LL.B. students. In 2007, the law faculty had approximately 800 equivalent full-time students. Approximately 200 students are in each of second, third, and fourth-year law, and over 700 students are enrolled in the first-year LAWS 101 course, which is a prerequisite to being admitted into full-time legal studies as a second year law student. Approximately 60% of the law students are female.
The first law lecturer at Otago was Sir Robert Stout.[2] He went on to serve as attorney-general, prime minister, and Chief Justice of New Zealand. Otago's law library is named the Robert Stout Law Library.
Shelley Griffiths is the current dean of the Faculty of Law.[3] The faculty is composed of 27 full-time academic staff members, with 8 full professors, 7 associate professors, 10 senior lecturers, and 4 lecturers.
The faculty leads the Human Genome Research Project, sponsored by the New Zealand Law Foundation, which considers issues in the regulation of human genome-based technologies in New Zealand, on a legal and ethical basis.[4]
References
edit- ^ "History and Governance of the University of Otago". University of Otago. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Law, Faculty of (17 June 2021). "About Law at Otago". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Law, Faculty of (4 March 2022). "Professor Shelley Griffiths". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ University of Otago Faculty of Law. "University of Otago Human Genome Research Project". Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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