Indigenous Legal Issues, Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous Law in the New Zealand LLB Curriculum

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Carwyn Jones

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

The teaching of Indigenous content in an LLB course can have a great impact on the learning of students. This article identifies three key types of Indigenous content that can be incorporated in an LLB course: Indigenous Legal Issues, Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous Law. The author draws on his experience as a lecturer of Public Law and Māori Customary Law in order to show the benefits that teaching this content will have in a legal education, as well as the difficulties one may face when incorporating the content into the curriculum.

Keywords: Law Degree, Public Law, Indigenous Legal Issues, Māori Customary Law, Indigenous Perspective, Indigenous Law, Teaching.

JEL Classification: K10, K39

Suggested Citation

Jones, Carwyn, Indigenous Legal Issues, Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous Law in the New Zealand LLB Curriculum (2009). (2009) 19 Legal Educ Rev 257-270., Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 146/2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2545541

Carwyn Jones (Contact Author)

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )

PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand

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