Famous Trials in Legal History

Examine case studies of famous historic trials in New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America and analyse what they tell us about legal, social and political history. You will examine the UK trials of conscience like those of Thomas More and Oscar Wilde; the well-known New Zealand murder trials of Minnie Dean and Arthur Allan Thomas; the influential Treaty of Waitangi cases of Wi Parata and the New Zealand Māori Council; and the racially-charged American trials of Dred Scott and Scottsboro.

You can choose to attend the whole series or to enrol in individual sessions ($40 per session).