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Mr Sascha Daniel Sasa Mueller

School of Law

Fields of Research

  • Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Disaster Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Legal Education
  • Invasion of Privacy

Researcher Summary

My main research interest is in constitutional and comparative constitutional law. I have previously looked at the way the NZ parliament employs the possibility of passing legislation under urgency.
My current research is in the field of disaster law. More specifically, I am investigating legislative and extra-legislative responses to natural disasters. This includes a comparative study of governmental responses across several jurisdictions.
Moreover, I am interested in commercial law, especially in credit contracts, personal property securities, and the enforcement of such securities.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Future Research

  • Constitutional Law: Comparative study of legislative responses to natural disasters
  • Commercial Law - Critical Review of Adequacy of Repossession Legislation
  • Commercial Law - What is 'oppressive' under Part V of the CCCFA 2003?

Affiliations

Prizes and Awards

  • International Law Group Trust Prize for International Law (2006)

Research Service

  • Convenor of the Constitutional Law interest group at the 65th Australasian Law Teachers Association conference in Auckland (2010)
  • Presentation to the Insolvency Interest Group. (2010)
  • Member of the International and Comparative Law Group (2008-present)
  • Member of the School of Law Research Committee (2008-present)

Publications


  • Mueller, S.D. (2012) Improving the effectiveness of large class teaching in law degrees. Sydney, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (ALTA), 1-4 Jul 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Taylor, L., Cheer, U., Boister, N., Toomey, E., Mueller, S. and Wilson, D. (2012) Improving the effectiveness of large class teaching in law degrees. Ako Aotearoa - National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 54pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Mueller, S. (2012) Regulating natural disasters: Emergency powers and recovery legislation. Sydney, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (ALTA), 1-4 Jul 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2012) Regulating natural disasters: The value of pre-existing recovery legislation. Wellington, New Zealand: Australasian Study of Parliaments Group Seminar, 15 Aug 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2011) Accelerating Legislation - The Appropriate Use of Urgency in the House? Brisbane, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference (ALTA 2011), 3-6 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Wilson, D. and Mueller, S.D. (2011) Large Class Teaching in the Law Degree - a progress report on an empirical project, including adaptions made following a severe earthquake. Brisbane, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference (ALTA 2011), 3-6 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2011) Public Private Partnerships in New Zealand. In F. Lichère (Ed.), Partenariats public-privé: Rapports du XVIIIe congrès de l'Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé (Public-Private Partnership: Reports of the XVIII Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law): 425-436. Brussels: Bruylant. (Chapter in Book)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2011) The Busy House - Alternatives to the Urgency Motion. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Public Law Colloquium 2011, 9-10 Jun 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Mueller, S. (2011) The Busy House: Alternatives to the Urgency Motion. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law 9(2): 167-192. (Journal Article)
  • Mueller, S. (2011) Where's the Fire? The Use and Abuse of Urgency in the Legislative Process. Canterbury Law Review 17(2): 316-330. (Journal Article)
  • Wilson, D. and Mueller, S. (2010) Dealing with Bankrupt and Bankrupt's Property. In C. Hawes (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (3rd ed.): 867-894. Wellington: LexisNexis NZ Limited. (Chapter in Book)
  • Mueller, S. (2010) Process of Being Made Bankrupt. In C. Hawes (Ed.), Butterworths Introduction to Commercial Law (3rd ed.): 849-865. Wellington: LexisNexis NZ Limited. (Chapter in Book)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2010) Report on Public Private Partnerships in New Zealand. Washington, DC, USA: XVIIIth International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, 25 Jul-1 Aug 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Mueller, S. (2010) Rushing Urgent Legislation - Between Efficiency and Exploitation. Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference 2010, 4-7 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mueller, S. (2009) Common Law of International Organizations. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6: 434-436. Book Review. (Other)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2009) Europe's Dichotomy - The Matter of Sovereignty. New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review 9: 55-95. (Journal Article)
  • Mueller, S. (2009) The people's right to know - courts as arbiters of public interest. Sydney, Australia: ALTA (Australian Law Teachers Association) 64th Annual Conference, 5-8 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Mueller, S. (2008) Finn Seyersted, Common Law of International Organizations. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2008, xxvi + 606pp. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6: 434-436. Book review. (Other)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2008) Jason Ralph, "Defending the Society of States: Why America Opposes the International Criminal Court and its Vision of World Society", Oxford University Press 2007, 256pp. New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review 8: 159-162. Book Review. (Other)
  • Mueller, S. (2008) The Crime of Aggression in German Law. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: International Aggression as Crime: Implications for International and Domestic Law, 10 Jul 2009. In New Zealand Yearbook of International Law 6 183-193. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Mueller, S.D. (2006) Europe's Dilemma - The Matter of Sovereignty. LLM(IntLawPols), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. (Thesis - Master of Laws (International Law and Politics))