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• Related torts• Statutory protection of aspects of privacy in New Zealand• International privacy developments of relevance to New Zealand Privacy law• The Privacy Act 1993 — scope and application• Codes of practice• Protection of privacy under the Broadcasting Act 1989• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — extent of recognition of privacy interests• Selected applications (including privacy in employment; surveillance; privacy of health information; privacy, publicityand the media; data matching; transborder data flows)Assessment:Final two-hour (open book) examinationLAW 475 — European Commercial LitigationCredit Points: 10 pointsOffered: Second SemesterContact Hours: Lectures — 2 hours per weekLecturers: Christopher Hare and Dr Elsabe SchoemanPre-requisites: LAW 231, 241Course Description:The course involves a study of jurisdiction, choice of law, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in crossbordercommercial litigation within the European Union. The course will deal with specific European UnionRegulations, such as the Brussels I Regulation (jurisdiction in “civil and commercial matters”), the Rome I Regulation(choice of law for contractual obligations) and the Rome II Regulations (choice of law for non-contractual obligations).Although the course is closely related to the Conflict of Laws course, that course is not a pre-requisite (although someprior knowledge of the conflict of laws would be helpful). The course is designed for those who are intending to spendtime involved in commercial litigation anywhere in the European Union and those who may become involved ininternational commercial disputes in New Zealand.Content Outline:The course will study the text of the Brussels I, Rome I and Rome II Regulations and the case law related thereto.Assessment:Final Exam (Plussage 30% Opinion).Prescribed Text/s:Reference to the following texts held by the library may prove useful for the course: Briggs & Rees, Civil Jurisdictionand Judgments (4th ed, 2005); Dicey, Morris & Collins, The Conflict of Laws (14th ed, 2006); Cheshire, North &Fawcett, Private International Law (14th ed, 2008); Bogdan Concise Introduction to EU Private InternationalLaw (2006).60 | 2010 Faculty of Law Handbook