Foreign Study Students Explore the Legal System in New Zealand and Australia

February 11, 2013 - Cooley Law School students on their foreign study experience this semester in Australia and New Zealand heard about "Law Making in New Zealand and the USA" from the Hon. Sir Grant Hammond, KNZM, President of the New Zealand Law Commission, on Jan. 31. Justice Hammond is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Auckland.

He served as a law professor in the United States and Canada before joining the University of Auckland as a professor and dean of law. Justice Hammond’s presentation was part of the Krinock Lecture Series at Cooley, an ongoing series of lectures named for former dean, the late Robert Krinock.

Also in January, students were treated to a lecture by Hamilton City, NZ Mayor Julie Hardaker on "The Challenges of Being a Lawyer and City Mayor in the 21st Century: A New Zealand Perspective."

Each January, Cooley Law School hosts a semester-long foreign study experience in Australia and New Zealand. This year’s program includes law students from Cooley, Seattle University School of Law, and Washburn University School of Law. Cooley also hosts a six-week foreign study experience in Toronto, Canada each May and June.

The Hon. Sir Grant Hammond (center) is greeted by (from left) Cooley students John Gillis, Nathan Chan, Ksenia Khaimova, and Jacqueline Broderick.

Hamilton City Mayor Julie Hardaker (third from left) visits with (from left) University of Waikato Dean of Law Brad Morse, Cooley Professor Otto Stockmeyer, Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford, Cooley Professor Terry Cavanaugh, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof. Alister Jones.

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