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My research interests lie in the intersection between the fields of criminal law and international law. My initial specialisation was in international drug control law, the topic of my PhD, and I retain an interest in the international drug control system, but I have since written extensively on international tobacco smuggling, the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, and the law of extradition. I am particularly interested in the developing field of transnational criminal law, as that part of international criminal law in a general sense which is concerned with the suppression of transnational crime by states, and have published extensively on this topic. In addition, I have worked in the international criminal law in a strict sense, particularly on the law and history of the International Tribunal for the Far East.My research interests lie in the intersection between the fields of criminal law and international law. My initial specialisation was in international drug control law, the topic of my PhD, and I retain an interest in the international drug control system, but I have since written extensively on international tobacco smuggling, the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, and the law of extradition. I am particularly interested in the developing field of transnational criminal law, as that part of international criminal law in a general sense which is concerned with the suppression of transnational crime by states, and have published extensively on this topic. In addition, I have worked in the international criminal law in a strict sense, particularly on the law and history of the International Tribunal for the Far East.- Faculty of Law
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- Professor - Director
- National Centre for Research on Europe
- Professor - DirectorNational Centre for Research on Europe
Research interests include EU development policy, EU relations with the Pacific, EU relations with New Zealand/Australia, EU-ASEM process, CFSP (theory & case studies), integration theory, good governance & conditionality, EU diplomatic service and EU identity in the Asia-Pacific region.Research interests include EU development policy, EU relations with the Pacific, EU relations with New Zealand/Australia, EU-ASEM process, CFSP (theory & case studies), integration theory, good governance & conditionality, EU diplomatic service and EU identity in the Asia-Pacific region.- Faculty of Arts
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- Associate Dean Research
- Faculty of Law
- Associate Dean ResearchFaculty of Law
- Professor
- Faculty of Law
- ProfessorFaculty of Law
Professor John Hopkins is a comparative public lawyer specialising in disaster law, emergency management law, multi-level governance, administrative justice, and anti-corruption. He is the Director of the LEAD Institute for Law, Emergencies and Disasters at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury, and Co-Lead of Disciplinary Theme 3 (Law, Planning and Economics) for the NZ Centre for Earthquake Resilience Te Hiranga Rū (QuakeCoRE). He also chairs the International Disaster, Emergency and Law Networks (IDEAL) and serves as Pacific Editor of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law.
His research focuses on disaster risk reduction, emergency powers, crisis governance, resilience policy, and legal frameworks for natural hazards across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. Dr Hopkins has lead major projects funded by Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, NHC-Toka Tū Ake (The NZ Hazards Commission), DEVORA (Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland), the United Nations and the IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) Disaster Law Programme, advancing evidence-based approaches to urban resilience, volcanic risk, and earthquake governance.
In anti-corruption law, John specialises in Pacific governance, money laundering, and regional integrity systems. His recent work with Dr Chat Nguyen, in collaboration with Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ), examines the links between corruption, financial crime, and regulatory capacity in the South Pacific. Dr Hopkins is a former Board member of TINZ.
His earlier scholarship on European regionalism, devolved governance, and comparative constitutional systems remains widely cited and his still regularly contributed to this field. He continues to publish on comparative law, constitutional law, administrative law, international law, and public sector accountability both in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand and globally.
John has held visiting positions at Georgetown University (NZ Fulbright Scholar), Central European University (MUNDUS-MAPP Scholar), the University of Primorska (KEENZ Scholar), and the University of Oxford (Canterbury Scholar). He was elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law in 2013 and is the current New Zealand Chair of the Australasian Law Academics Association.
Professor John Hopkins is a comparative public lawyer specialising in disaster law, emergency management law, multi-level governance, administrative justice, and anti-corruption. He is the Director of the LEAD Institute for Law, Emergencies and Disasters at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury, and Co-Lead of Disciplinary Theme 3 (Law, Planning and Economics) for the NZ Centre for Earthquake Resilience Te Hiranga Rū (QuakeCoRE). He also chairs the International Disaster, Emergency and Law Networks (IDEAL) and serves as Pacific Editor of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law.
His research focuses on disaster risk reduction, emergency powers, crisis governance, resilience policy, and legal frameworks for natural hazards across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. Dr Hopkins has lead major projects funded by Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, NHC-Toka Tū Ake (The NZ Hazards Commission), DEVORA (Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland), the United Nations and the IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) Disaster Law Programme, advancing evidence-based approaches to urban resilience, volcanic risk, and earthquake governance.
In anti-corruption law, John specialises in Pacific governance, money laundering, and regional integrity systems. His recent work with Dr Chat Nguyen, in collaboration with Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ), examines the links between corruption, financial crime, and regulatory capacity in the South Pacific. Dr Hopkins is a former Board member of TINZ.
His earlier scholarship on European regionalism, devolved governance, and comparative constitutional systems remains widely cited and his still regularly contributed to this field. He continues to publish on comparative law, constitutional law, administrative law, international law, and public sector accountability both in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand and globally.
John has held visiting positions at Georgetown University (NZ Fulbright Scholar), Central European University (MUNDUS-MAPP Scholar), the University of Primorska (KEENZ Scholar), and the University of Oxford (Canterbury Scholar). He was elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law in 2013 and is the current New Zealand Chair of the Australasian Law Academics Association.
- Faculty of Law
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- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 13 Climate Action
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Collaborative research projects
- Consulting & advisory services
- Industry partnerships & innovation
- Media enquiries
- Outreach & community engagement
- Policy advice & government consultation
Fields of Research- Asian and Pacific law
- Public law
- Public international law
- Disaster and emergency management
- European Union law
- Comparative law
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- Faculty of Law
- ProfessorFaculty of Law
Annick Masselot's research interests focus upon European Union and comparative law, specifically with regards to gender equality and equal treatment, social and employment law, reconciliation between work and family life, pregnancy and maternity rights. Her expertise on the achievement of gender equality represents a primary reference point and has both shaped the field conceptually as well as impacted directly on policy making, especially in the fields of reconciliation between work and family life, and pregnancy and maternity rights in the context of employment law and social policy. She has also researched and written extensively on the interconnection between gender equality and a wide breadth of law and societal areas, including corporate and financial governance; international trade negotiations; diversity in the sciences; aid and development; disaster risk management; democratisation, intersectional disadvantages and gender mainstreaming.Annick Masselot's research interests focus upon European Union and comparative law, specifically with regards to gender equality and equal treatment, social and employment law, reconciliation between work and family life, pregnancy and maternity rights. Her expertise on the achievement of gender equality represents a primary reference point and has both shaped the field conceptually as well as impacted directly on policy making, especially in the fields of reconciliation between work and family life, and pregnancy and maternity rights in the context of employment law and social policy. She has also researched and written extensively on the interconnection between gender equality and a wide breadth of law and societal areas, including corporate and financial governance; international trade negotiations; diversity in the sciences; aid and development; disaster risk management; democratisation, intersectional disadvantages and gender mainstreaming.- Faculty of Law
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- Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
- Global, Cultural and Language Studies
- Senior Lecturer Above the BarGlobal, Cultural and Language Studies
Dr Milenko Petrovic is Jean Monnet Chair, and Senior Lecturer Above the Bar at the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) and at the Department of Global, Cultural and Language Studies. He is the Deputy Director of NCRE and the President of Australasian Association for Euro-Asian Studies (AAEAS). His research and publications focus on problems of post-communist democratisation and socio-economic transition in East Central and South-Eastern Europe and the EU’s eastern enlargement. He is the author of The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and the co-editor of A Quarter Century of Post-Communism Assessed (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) and EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: The geopolitical turn or another postponement? (SI, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 29:2, 2021). He has authored or (co-)edited several other volumes and numerous journal articles and shorter contributions on comparative politics, post-communist transition, European integration and EU enlargement.
Dr Milenko Petrovic is Jean Monnet Chair, and Senior Lecturer Above the Bar at the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) and at the Department of Global, Cultural and Language Studies. He is the Deputy Director of NCRE and the President of Australasian Association for Euro-Asian Studies (AAEAS). His research and publications focus on problems of post-communist democratisation and socio-economic transition in East Central and South-Eastern Europe and the EU’s eastern enlargement. He is the author of The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and the co-editor of A Quarter Century of Post-Communism Assessed (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) and EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: The geopolitical turn or another postponement? (SI, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 29:2, 2021). He has authored or (co-)edited several other volumes and numerous journal articles and shorter contributions on comparative politics, post-communist transition, European integration and EU enlargement.
- Faculty of Arts
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students