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LAW 488 — Statute LawCredit Points: 15 pointsOffered: Second SemesterContact Hours: Lectures — 3 hours per weekLecturer: Dr Richard EkinsPrerequisites: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241Course Description:This course considers the institution of the legislature, legislation as a type of law, and how one should interpretstatutes. The approach taken will be somewhat theoretical but no prior study of philosophy or jurisprudence isnecessary.Content Outline:The topics likely to be included in 2010 are:Part I: Legislatures and legislation in public law and political theory• History of legislation and legislatures• Legislation as a type of law• The authority and legitimacy of legislatures• Critiques of legislation• Deliberation and representation• Models of assemblies (legislative structure)• Legislative procedurePart II: Statutory interpretation• Textualism and dynamic interpretation• Theories of legislative intent• Legislative context• Interpretive rules and presumptions• Legislative history• The use and misuse of statutory purposes• Departures from literal meaning• Equitable exceptions and extensions• Rights-consistent interpretationAssessment:Final Examination (Plussage 30% Opinion)LAW 490 — Law of Capital MarketsCredit Points: 15 pointsOffered: First SemesterContact Hours: Lectures — 3 hours per weekCoordinator: Sacha Judd/Professor Peter WattsPrerequisites LAW 417Course DescriptionAn introduction to regulation of the market for capital. The course covers the raising of capital from the public, and issuesarising in the subsequent trading of publicly listed securities, including the operation of the Takeovers Act, the TakeoversCode, the Securities Act, the Securities Markets Act, and the Listing Rules of the New Zealand Stock Exchange (“NZX”).64 | 2010 Faculty of Law Handbook