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Professor Ursula Jan Cheer

School of Law

Fields of Research

  • Censorship
  • Contract
  • Defamation, nuisance, trespass, privacy
  • General media law issues
  • Law reform
  • Bill of Rights

Researcher Summary

Research interests lie in a combination of Torts, such as Defamation, Civil Liberties, in particular, Censorship, Bill of Rights and the broad range of topics making up Media Law, such as Privacy, and regulatory systems such as the Broadcasting Standards Authority and the Press Council.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Affiliations

Publications


  • 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)
  • Cheer, U. (2012) NZ media law update. Media & Arts Law Review 17(3): 305-325. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2011) Defamation: Meanings, Parliamentary Privilege and Negligence. The Tort Law Review 19(1): 53-58. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2011) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 16(3): 288-310. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2010) Compelling Journalists to Disclose Sources: Two Recent Decisions from Europe and New Zealand. The Journal of Media Law 2(1): 15-23. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2010) Lifting the Shroud - access to court records in New Zealand. University of Melbourne, Australia: Centre for Media and Communications Law Annual Conference 2010 (CMCL), 25-26 Nov 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Burrows, J. and Cheer, U. (2010) Media Law in New Zealand. (6th ed.). Wellington: LexisNexis NZ Limited. 856pp. (Authored Book)
  • Cheer, U. (2010) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media & Arts Law Review 15(2): 242-257. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2010) New Zealand Media Law Update: Part II. Media & Arts Law Review 15(3): 391-402. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2010) The Influence of Canadian Charter Jurisprudence on Freedom of Expression in Defamation in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Canada and New Zealand: Connections, Comparisons and Challenges, 9-10 Feb 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4874. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cheer, U. (2009) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media & Arts Law Review 14(3): 351-362. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2009) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media & Arts Law Review 14(4): 526-540. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2009) Reality and Myth: The New Zealand Media and the Chilling Effect of Defamation Law. PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3050. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Cheer, U. (2009) 'When Correctly Viewed, Everything is Lewd'- Art and Censorship in New Zealand. International Journal of the Arts in Society 4(2): 447-460. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2006) Defamation in New Zealand and Its Effects on the Media- Self-Censorship or Occupational Hazard? New Zealand Law Review (3): 467-524. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2006) Empirical Studies on the Effect of Threats of Defamation on the News Media - the Chill Factor. Auckland, New Zealand: Media Law, 15 Jun 2006. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cheer, U. (2006) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media & Arts Law Review 11(3): 310-323. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2006) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media & Arts Law Review 11(4): 447-457. (Journal Article)
  • Burrows, J. and Cheer, U. (2005) Media Law in New Zealand. (Fifth Edition ed.). Auckland: Oxford University Press. 665 p. (Authored Book)
  • Cheer, U. (2005) More Privacy - Douglas 1, OK! nil. New Zealand Law Journal 2005: 278-280, 284. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2005) Myths and realities about the chilling effect: The New Zealand media’s experience of defamation law. Torts Law Journal 13(3): 259-301. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2005) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 10(4): 325-340. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2005) Privacy and the public interest. Privacy Law Bulletin 1(10): 145-151. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2005) Privacy, the Bill of Rights and the BSA. New Zealand Law Journal 2005: 222-224. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2004) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 9(4): 327-337. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2004) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Journal 9(3): 237-246. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2004) Rylands v Fletcher Redeemed. New Zealand Law Journal : 113-116. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U.J. (2003) Censorship Update. New Zealand Law Journal : 29-33. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2003) New Zealand Media and Arts Update. Media and Arts Law Review 8(3): 227-235. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2003) New Zealand Media and Arts Update. Media & Arts Law Review 8(4): 317-324. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2003) The Laws of New Zealand: Media and Communication. (Reissue 1 ed.). Wellington: LexisNexis. 296 pp. (Authored Book)
  • Cheer, U. (2002) Between a rock and a hard place. New Zealand Law Journal : 164-168. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2002) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 7(3): 223-229. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2002) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 7(4): 315-326. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2001) New Zealand Media and Arts Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 6(4): 317-327. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2001) New Zealand Media Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 6(3): 247-254. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2001) The Laws of New Zealand: Media and Communication. Wellington: LexisNexis NZ Limited. 240 pp. (Authored Book)
  • Cheer, U. (2000) Censorship and the Bill of Rights. New Zealand Law Journal : 145-146. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2000) Censorship, Discrimination and the Bill of Rights. New Zealand Law Journal : 244-246. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2000) More Censorship, Discrimination and the Bill of Rights. New Zealand Law Journal : 472-475. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2000) New Zealand Media and Arts Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 5(3): 193-199. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (2000) New Zealand Media and Arts Law Update. Media and Arts Law Review 5(4): 277-280. (Journal Article)
  • Burrows, J. and Cheer, U. (1999) Media Law in New Zealand. (4th ed.). Auckland: Oxford University Press. 188 pages of 480. (Authored Book)
  • Cheer, U. (1998) Censorship: New Truth. New Zealand Law Journal : 11--14. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (1998) Recent developments in defamation. TL Rev : 15--21. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U. (1998) 'Whither Rylands v Fletcher'. New Zealand Law Journal : 344. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer, U.J. (1997) Private Nuisance Clarified? Torts Law Journal 5: 141-154. (Journal Article)
  • Cheer,U. (1997) Public authorities and liability for omissions. KCLJ 6: 121-3. (Journal Article)
  • Cheers, U. (1996) A State's Increasing Role in Monitoring Expression: New Zealand's New Censorship Regime. Canterbury Law Review 7: 333-368. (Journal Article)