Andrew Geddis and Claudia GeiringerAndrew Geddis and Claudia Geiringer

Andrew Geddis is a professor in the faculty of law at the University of Otago. Claudia Geiringer is the chair in public law at the faculty of law at Victoria University of Wellington.

The legal basis for the lockdown may not be as solid as we’ve been led to believe

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The seriousness of the restrictions we’re living under deserves a much sounder legislative footing, write law professors Andrew Geddis and Claudia Geiringer.  They should have a clear, certain basis in law and be imposed through a transparent and accountable process. Let’s start with the good stuff. New Zealand’s “go hard, go early” lockdown approach looks … Read more