Online Registrations have now closed. But you can still register onsite from 3:00pm Tuesday 5 July at the WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts, Waikato University.

The Interest Group Timetable is now available. Click here to download the PDF (22KB)

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ARCHIVE SITE

Now that ALTA 2005 has finished this site remains merely as an information archive. A full post conference site, including including reports and conference papers will be available soon.

INVITATION

ALTA seeks to advance legal education (and the interests of law teachers) throughout Australasia, and especially focuses on the encouragement of legal research and the dissemination of its results. It is a particular pleasure to welcome ALTA back to New Zealand in 2005. The conference will be held in the pleasant surroundings of the University of Waikato campus, on the outskirts of Hamilton, New Zealand’s fourth largest city.

The theme of 'One Law for All?' could not be more appropriate and reflects both the host Law School’s unique status as New Zealand’s only bi-cultural law school and the wider challenge that faces law in an increasingly global yet diverse world. The plenary sessions focus on the domestic, international and commercial aspects of this topic with speakers drawn from across the region and the globe. More details can be found in the relevant pages of the website or brochure.

As usual, the heart of the conference will be the special interest group sessions and the conference organizers will soon announce a call for papers. We would particularly encourage topics which have relevance to the overall theme but, as usual, papers on any subject will be considered.

After a hard day’s discussion at the conference there can be few places better to relax than in the heart of New Zealand’s North Island. Only 1.5 hours drive from Auckland, Hamilton is a relaxed and lively river city filled with cafes and gardens. Within easy reach of the world famous Waitomo caves, the beaches of Raglan and the hot springs and volcanoes of the Central plateau, Hamilton is a perfect place to relax and discover the Central North Island. Leisure options also include skiing at the Southern hemisphere's two largest ski areas (both 3 hrs away), although Hamilton itself has a mild climate and never experiences snow. The organisers aim to offer a range of leisure options for delegates and their families to sample the delights of this part of New Zealand.

And while you’re here, why not attend the 24th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society on the theme of ‘Trajectories of Law in History: The Future Behind Us’, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand on the 10-12th July 2005. Papers are invited dealing with any aspect of law and history, Abstracts due 25 March 2005. Click here for more information or Contact d.williams@auckland.ac.nz

Professor John H Farrar

Dean of Law