Law Alive: The New Zealand Legal System in Context, 3rd Edition

The third edition of Law Alive: The New Zealand Legal System in Context helps you take the first step to studying law by showing how the law is a living part of the political, social, economic and cultural life of New Zealand.

Student-focused, relevant and interactive

• Covers all the key areas of study in a legal system course
• Contains exercises, examples, case studies, essay topics, puzzles, and problem-solving features
• Includes discussion of the law beyond the courts-in:luding jurisprudence and dispute resolution

New to this edition:-

• Updated case law and legislation, including new details on important Supreme Court decisions
• Updated case studies, with new material on the alcohol purchase age and same-sex marriage
• Updated chapter 'The New Zealand Legal System and International Issues that looks at Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine, the expiry of the original Kyoto Protocol, and a discussion of Kim Dotcom and cybercrime
• Updated end-of-chapter exercises and further reading