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Auckland University Law Review |
There may be minor differences between the printed and electronic versions of the Review. Each document has two forms of citation. One refers to the print citation and the other refers to the medium neutral citation. For example, in the reference "The Social Capital Argument for Federalism - [2001] AukULRev 1; (2001) 6 Auckland University Law Review 200", the medium neutral citation is "[2001] AukULRev 1" and the print citation is "(2001) 6 Auckland University Law Review 200". Please refer to NZLII's explanation of medium neutral citations for more information. You may consider using both for ease of cross referencing.
The Auckland University Law Review is published annually.
The Auckland University Law Review began life in 1967 under the Editorship of J M Priestley BA (now Justice Priestley of the High Court of New Zealand) and A R Galbraith (now A R Galbraith QC). The then Dean, J F Northey, commented that “[l]egal education in Auckland has passed another milestone with the appearance of the Review.” The catalyst for its formation was the institution of the LLB Honours degree and the associated research work students produced. The intention of the founding editors and the Dean was that the Law Review should be an undergraduate enterprise. It has remained so to this day, with subscribers all over the world and a strong commitment to academic excellence.
Editorials over past years reflect many long-standing themes in the AULR’s production. In 1981, the editors aimed to “include material of interest and relevance to undergraduates, practitioners, academics and overseas subscribers alike. Papers which have both international and local significance.” Ten years later, the editors noted that the “Review achieves four things. It exposes students to a broad range of legal learning. It informs practitioners of the current state of the law. It contributes to academic debate. But most important of all, it gives the best students an opportunity to share their ideas with a large sample of the legal community at the start of their careers.”
Many careers which began with the Law Review have gone on to great heights. Past editors of and contributors to the Auckland University Law Review include the current Chief Justice of New Zealand (Dame Sian Elias, Editor-in-Chief 1970), at least three Members of Parliament, several members of the Judiciary, leading academics, legal publishers, and many leading lawyers in New Zealand and overseas. We hope that the AULR’s traditions of intellectual rigour and academic excellence serve all its former members well.
While the essential character of the Review has remained the same, there have been many changes over the past forty or so years. The size and style of the Review have changed greatly; an editorial staff of two in 1967 has, in recent years, expanded to almost 20. Since 1996, the Law Review has been publishing a Ko Ngaa Take Ture Maori section, a forum for the discussion of legal issues of significance to Maori. In 1998, the Review adopted Te Mata Koi (which translates to “the sharp blade”) as its Maori title, representing the Law Review’s philosophy of being at the cutting edge of New Zealand law.
The early 21st century saw the Law Review become financially independent of the Law Faculty with the formation of the Auckland University Law Review Charitable Trust. (It can now accept donations, and will do so gratefully.) The Review now enjoys a wide domestic and international readership, including practitioners, law school libraries and court libraries around the common law world. From 2004, the complete back catalogue (except the most recent issue) is also available electronically via the Hein OnLine database.
2005 looks to be a year of more positive change, with substantial training programmes for staff, revised editorial policies, staff assisting the law faculty with research, more contact with alumni, and an even greater sense of the AULR as a community of intelligent students interested in Legal Research. On that note, should you have any legal research or editing that needs to be done, and you are in Auckland, the AULR has trained, capable and intelligent staff.
Contact Details
Auckland University Law Review
The Law School
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland, New Zealand
Email: aulr@auckland.ac.nz