Focus on Resource Management Law

By Ceri Warnock and Maree Baker-Galloway

The main target audience is junior practitioners and tertiary students. The authors explain the basic principles and mechanisms of resource management law and explore the structure, concepts, processes and tests contained in the RMA. Practice questions and answers are also included.

LexisNexis NZ Ltd, February 2015, 978-1-927248-74-4, 339 pages, paperback and e-book, $120 (GST included, p&h excluded).

Human Rights Acts: The Mechanisms Compared

By Kris Gledhill

Auckland University senior law lecturer Kris Gledhill considers statutes in a number of jurisdictions which offer non-constitutional protection for human rights. He looks at the jurisprudence which has developed in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria relating to these mechanisms for the promotion of human rights.

Hart Publishing, March 2015, 978-1-849460-96-5, 592 pages, paperback, £35 (p&h excluded).