Contact
Tel +64 3 479 8853
Office 9th Floor – 9N3
Email selene.mize@otago.ac.nz
Research interests
Selene's research interests include legal ethics, civil liberties, negotiation, mediation, media law, law and psychology.
Publications
Mize, S. (2023). Some techniques for maximising gain in legal negotiations. New Zealand Law Journal, (3), 97-99. Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. E. (2021). Disciplining legal practitioners in New Zealand. International Journal of the Legal Profession, 28(2), 159-180. doi: 10.1080/09695958.2020.1815540 Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2019, October). Can controlling the classroom undermine student-directed learning? Verbal presentation at the Teaching and Learning Symposium: Pride in the Humanities, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2018). Computer-based examining. Proceedings of the Talking Teaching Conference: Engaging Teaching, Inspiring Learning. (pp. 61). Retrieved from https://akoacademy.ac.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mize, S., & Warbrick, P. (2017). Dealing with challenges that arise when lawyer and client are from different cultures. New Zealand Family Law Journal, 9, 56-66. Journal - Research Article
2023
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2023). Some techniques for maximising gain in legal negotiations. New Zealand Law Journal, (3), 97-99.
2021
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. E. (2021). Disciplining legal practitioners in New Zealand. International Journal of the Legal Profession, 28(2), 159-180. doi: 10.1080/09695958.2020.1815540
2019
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2019, October). Can controlling the classroom undermine student-directed learning? Verbal presentation at the Teaching and Learning Symposium: Pride in the Humanities, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mize, S. (2018). Computer-based examining. Proceedings of the Talking Teaching Conference: Engaging Teaching, Inspiring Learning. (pp. 61). Retrieved from https://akoacademy.ac.nz/
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Mize, S. E. (2017). New Zealand: Finding the balance between self-regulation and government oversight. In A. Boon (Ed.), International perspectives on the regulation of lawyers and legal services. (pp. 115-138). Oxford, UK: Hart.
Mize, S. (2017). Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Goodrum [2002] NZHRRT 13: Judgement. In E. McDonald, R. Powell, M. Stephens & R. Hunter (Eds.), Feminist judgements of Aotearoa New Zealand: Te Rino: A two-stranded rope. (pp. 271-285). Oxford, UK: Hart.
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S., & Warbrick, P. (2017). Dealing with challenges that arise when lawyer and client are from different cultures. New Zealand Family Law Journal, 9, 56-66.
Mize, S. (2017). Effective client interviewing. New Zealand Family Law Journal, 9(3), 44-50.
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2017). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 321-322.
Mize, S. (2017). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 8, 292.
Mize, S. (2017). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 6, 212.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mize, S. (2017). Should non-lawyer advocates in New Zealand be subject to regulation? Proceedings of the 6th Australian and New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium (ANZLEC VI). (pp. 8-9). Retrieved from https://www.anzlec.com/programme/
Mize, S. (2017). Flipping legal ethics. Proceedings of the Legal Education Conference: Research in Legal Education: State of the Art? Retrieved from http://www.legaledconference.law.unsw.edu.au/program
Mize, S. (2017). Control the classroom or empower learners? Proceedings of the Talking Teaching Conference. Retrieved from https://akoacademy.ac.nz/programme
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2017, February). Computer-based assessment: Its promise and potential pitfalls. Verbal presentation at the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows (IFNTF) World Summit: Defining Teaching Excellence within the Disciplines, Birmingham, UK.
Mize, S., & Bartlett, F. (2017, December). International perspectives on the regulation of lawyers and legal services (ed. Andy Boon). Panel discussion at the 6th Australian and New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium (ANZLEC VI), Auckland, New Zealand.
Powell, R., McDonald, E., Hunter, R., Stephens, M., Gattey, E., Wheen, N., … Mize, S., … Ruru, J., & Hori Te Pa, M. (2017, December). Feminist judgments: Feminist judgements of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Rino: A two-stranded rope. Panel discussion at the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2016
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2016). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 2, 65-66.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Boon, A., Kitian, M., Mize, S., Morigiwa, Y., Rhode, D., & Semple, N. (2016, July). International perspectives on the regulation of lawyers and legal services. Panel discussion at the 7th International Legal Ethics (ILEC) Conference: The Ethics and Regulations of Lawyers Worldwide: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, New York, USA.
2015
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2015, September). Ethical dangerous questions. Verbal presentation at the Leading Excellence in Dispute Resolution (LEADR) & Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators (IAMA) 'kon gres, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2015, December). How can behavioural legal ethics inform our teaching? Verbal presentation at the 5th Australian and New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium (ANZLEC 5): Sustainable Legal Ethics, Melbourne, Australia.
Other Research Output
Mize, S. (2015). A short animation on lawyer disqualification: An outside the classroom video clip used in a "flipped" Legal Ethics course. Retrieved from http://www.teachinglegalethics.org/disqualification-animation-flipped-instruction
2014
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2014). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 342-343.
Mize, S. (2014). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 6, 223.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S., & Becker, D. (2014, October-November). Mediator neutrality. Verbal presentation at the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Ethics Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia.
Boon, A., Haller, L., Mize, S., Rhode, D., & Semple, N. (2014, July). The regulation of legal profession: A comparative perspective on the direction of change. Panel discussion at the International Legal Ethics Conference VI: Legal Ethics at a Time of Regulatory Change, London, UK.
Mize, S. (2014, July). Flipping the legal ethics classroom. Verbal presentation at the International Legal Ethics Conference VI: Legal Ethics at a Time of Regulatory Change, London, UK.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2013). Is it the lecturer's job to instill values in students? Akoranga, 9, 12-15.
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2013). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 338-339.
Mize, S. (2013). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 6, 228.
Mize, S. (2013). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 3, 91.
Mize, S. (2013). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 2, 62.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2013, November). Teaching techniques for legal ethics and professional responsibility. Verbal presentation at the Australia and New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium (ANZLEC) 4: Challenging Professional Boundaries, Adelaide, Australia.
2012
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2012). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 310-312.
Mize, S. (2012). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 3, 98.
Mize, S., & Haller, L. (2012). Not dead yet: Correspondents' Report from Australia and New Zealand. Legal Ethics, 15(1), 142-144. doi: 10.5235/146072812801292773
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2012, July). What can social psychology research tell us about the fairness of adversarial structures? Verbal presentation at the International Legal Ethics Conference, Banff, Canada.
Mize, S. (2012, November). Winning isn't everything: In fact, it's almost nothing. Verbal presentation at the Journalism Education Association of New Zealand (JEANZ) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2012, February). What can social psychology research tell us about the fairness of adversarial structures? Verbal presentation at the Australia/New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium: Is Adversarialism Dead? New Foundations for Legal Process and Lawyers' Ethics, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2011
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2011). Mandatory reporting of trustee misconduct? New Zealand Law Journal, 2, 57-59.
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2011). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 5, 170-171.
Mize, S. (2011). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 3, 95-96.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2011, July). The challenge of legal culture. Verbal presentation at the Institute of Judicial Studies Litigants in Person Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, July). Theory and approaches for litigants with mental issues. Verbal presentation at the Institute of Judicial Studies Litigants in Person Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, July). Communication skills. Verbal presentation at the Institute of Judicial Studies Litigants in Person Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, July). What drives a litigant's satisfaction with the system? Verbal presentation at the Institute of Judicial Studies Litigants in Person Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, August). Section 15 BORA: The case for transplanting US Religion Clause doctrine [Commentator]. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: 21st Birthday Celebration, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, June). The resignation of Wilson J: A consequent critique of the operation of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 [Commentator]. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Public Law Colloquium, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2011, June). Social psychology experiments of relevance to negotiation [Master class]. Verbal presentation at the International Negotiation Competition for Law Students, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mize, S. (2011, November). Professional discipline in New Zealand [Panel discussion: More perspectives from other jurisdictions]. Verbal presentation at the Burge Conference on Law and Ethics, Atlanta, GA.
Mize, S. (2011, August). Breastfeeding and the law. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Lactation Consultants Association Conference: Breastfeeding: Passport to Life, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2010). Solicitors' duty of disclosure. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 333-336.
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2010). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 9, 341-342.
Mize, S. (2010). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 8, 302.
Mize, S. (2010). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 3, 103-104.
Mize, S. (2010). Legal ethics [Student companion]. New Zealand Law Journal, 2, 74-75.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mize, S. (2010). Not just a qualification: Getting students to integrate what they learn into their lives. Proceedings of the Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence Symposium. Retrieved from http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/node/20/group-category-resources/5743
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2010, July). Procedural justice processes: What drives a person's satisfaction with the system? Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Paraphrasing, research, theory, tools/skills. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Culture: Legal cultural interactions. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Personality: Outline theory and approaches focussing on common psychological problems. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Procedural justice processes: What drives a person's satisfaction with the system? Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Paraphrasing; research, theory, tools/skills. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Cultural: Legal cultural interactions. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Personality: Outline theory and approaches focussing on common psychological problems. Verbal presentation at the Self Represented Litigants Faculty Programme, Auckland, New Zealand.
Buckle, J., & Mize, S. (2010, December). The counsel of rogues? A defence of the standard conception of the lawyer's role [Discussant]. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Association of Philosophy New Zealand Division (AAPNZ) Conference and Virtue Ethics/Virtue Epistemology Mini-Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2010, July). Professional discipline in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Working Group for Comparative Studies of Legal Professions Meeting, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Mize, S. (2010, September). Boston Legal ethics? Verbal presentation at the Legal Ethics Colloquium, Toowoomba, Australia.
Mize, S. (2010, October). Breastfeeding and the law. Verbal presentation at the La Leche League New Zealand Conference: Breastfeeding: Weaving Lifelong Connections, Wellington, New Zealand.
Abel, R., Buckingham, D., Economides, K., Haller, L., Mize, S., & Woolley, A. (2010, July). Comparative studies in lawyer deviance and discipline: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Panel discussion at the IV International Legal Ethics Conference: The Legal Profession in Times of Turbulence, Stanford, CA.
2009
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2009). An update on the law relating to pregnant and breastfeeding employees. Mosaic, 21(3), 15-20.
Mize, S. (2009). Clint Rickards' certificate of character. New Zealand Law Journal, 3, 89-90.
Mize, S. (2009). The cost of unethical conduct. New Zealand Law Journal, 8, 308-310.
Mize, S. E. (2009). Should the lawyer's duty to keep confidences override the duty to disclose material information to a client? Legal Ethics, 12(2), 171-205.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Mize, S. (2009). Was he being a good lawyer? A scene from Boston Legal. Proceedings of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism Fall Workshop. Retrieved from http://law.gsu.edu/niftep/f09workshop.html
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2009, July-August). The media, the internet and criminal justice. Verbal presentation at the Criminal Bar Association Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
2008
Chapter in Book - Research
Mize, S. (2008). From Goldstein to the Burger King babes: People issues in advertising. In U. Cheer (Ed.), The real deal! Essays in law and advertising. (pp. 109-159). Christchurch, New Zealand: Centre for Commercial & Corporate Law, School of Law, University of Canterbury.
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2008). [Review of the book Inside lawyers' ethics]. Otago Law Review, 11(4), 729-732.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2008, September). Human rights update: Indirect discrimination. Verbal presentation at the Public Sector In-House Counsel Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
2007
Chapter in Book - Research
Mize, S., & Arthur, L. (2007). Negotiation. In P. Spiller (Ed.), Dispute resolution in New Zealand. (2nd ed.) (pp. 19-68). Oxford University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2007). Indirect discrimination reconsidered. New Zealand Law Review, 27-79.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S., & Webb, D. (2007, August). Ethics and negotiations for public sector lawyers [Panel discussion]. Verbal presentation at the Proceedings of the Public Sector In-house Counsel Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2007, August). Open forum case study: Privacy. Verbal presentation at the Proceedings of the Public Sector In-house Counsel Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Mize, S. (2007). Report to the international negotiation competition working group on revision of the rules and format. Commissioned by International Negotiation Competition Executive Committee. 9p.
Other Research Output
Mize, S. (2009). Excellence: Supporting excellence in tertiary education: Tertiary teaching excellence teaching award report (pp. 11-14). Wellington, New Zealand: Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. [Teaching Award Report]. [Other Research Output].
2006
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2006). Resolving cases of conflicting rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 22(1), 50-75.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mize, S. (2006). What's loyalty got to do with it? What's loyalty, but a second-hand emotion? Proceedings of the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Annual Conference: The Common Law and the International Society for Legal Ethics: Professional Ethics and Personal Integrity. Retrieved from http://www.stanford.edu/group/lawlibrary/cgi-bin/iaole/wordpress/conferences/
Mize, S. (2006). Some options for improving students' exam-taking technique. In R. Spronken-Smith (Ed.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 13). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mize, S. (2006, February). Reconciling competing claims of rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2006, August). Trial publicity: Sensationalism, televised courtrooms and Dennie Crane. Verbal presentation at the 20th Criminal Bar Association Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Mize, S. (2006, June). What's loyalty got to do with it? What's loyalty, but a second-hand emotion? Verbal presentation at the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Annual Conference: The Common Law and the International Society for Legal Ethics: Professional Ethics and Personal Integrity, Auckland, New Zealand.
2005
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (2005). Is deception in negotiating unprofessional? New Zealand Law Journal, (July), 245-248.
2004
Journal - Research Other
Mize, S. (2004). The law relating to pregnant and breastfeeding employees. Mosaic, 16(2), 21-25.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Mize, S. (2004). Help! The police want my files: Protecting confidential research data from the police and other litigants. Law Faculty Seminar. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. 7p.
Mize, S. (2004). Indirect discrimination reconsidered. Equality Symposium, University of Auckland. Dunedin, New Zealand: Law Faculty, University of Otago. 21p.
2003
Chapter in Book - Research
Mize, S. E. (2003). Non-disclosing and deceptive research designs. In J. Dawson & N. Peart (Eds.), The law of research: a guide. (pp. 253-267). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Mize, S. E., Dawson, J. B., & Peart, N. S. (2003). Privacy and access to information. In J. Dawson & N. Peart (Eds.), The law of research: A guide. (pp. 81-104). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. E. (2002). Counselling mothers with custody and access problems. Mosaic, 14(3), 11-14.
1996
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Mize, S. E. (1996). Cameras in the courtroom: will television trials educate the public or create injustice? The 1996 New Zealand Law Conference: Papers. (pp. 118-131). Dunedin: New Zealand Law Society. [Full Paper]
1995
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (1995). The word 'dog' never bit anyone: The tobacco advertising ban and freedom of expression. Otago Law Review, 8(3), 425-432.
1988
Journal - Research Article
Mize, S. (1988). A critique of a proposal by radical feminists to censor pornography because of its sexist message. Otago Law Review, 6, 589-614.