James Mehigan

#DadOfTwins
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury
Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Tweeting in a personal capacity

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Myself & @RodEarle have just launched a book of essays on #PrisonEducation at the @OpenUniversity. Most of the contributions are from prisoners who have studied at the OU themselves. Anyone interested in #prison, #education or #rehabilitation will like it.
https://t.co/pHJtr9tFFr

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An excellent piece by one of my PhD Students @lauraejohnstone about the cruel and ineffective changes to the NZ parole system:
https://t.co/gXJQOQ0UCT

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I find this argument that the #FukushimaWater could be used in concrete pretty compelling. Especially the bit about saving drinking water resources at a time when we face great risks of drought globally.
https://t.co/2mT3EudW2n

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It is probably no surprise to anyone that the #police have the most complaints about transparency processes. That there are three times more complaints than the next agency is a bit surprising though. https://t.co/iYPczsIKfk

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If only David Milliband's Iraq War apology was as sincere as this one:
https://t.co/lRcGfCNi01

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#Ireland is the third least economically #miserable country in the world. Who knew? According to Hanke’s 2022 Misery Index: https://t.co/ZDxd3Iu4rZ

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Swearing allegiance to the King is really cringey and totally daft and New Zealand should change the requirement as soon as possible.

Swear allegiance to NZ and our shared values – not to the King
https://t.co/0Cx5fIRAer

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My piece in the @Conversation about the myth that becoming a republic means leaving the Commonwealth. https://t.co/fG067aGgTd

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@criminology @schreeche Well done Ed!!

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Glad to see that the library where I spent many long hours in college will be 'denamed' to disassociate it from its slave-owning eponym.
https://t.co/YghkdeMTcs

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Have my first PTA meeting today. Can't get Dolly Parton's 'Harper Valley PTA' out of my mind. Though I suspect my meeting will be less interesting :-)

https://t.co/MjCP5dsmfy

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This is a great article on #graffiti in London.
https://t.co/vwp34SJbvi

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This is a petition not to have King Charles on the New Zealand currency so they better reflect the country. Please sign it if you can. #NotMyKing https://t.co/BoRYIAqPuQ

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Somehow I have stumbled on this #latin tattoo translation service and I feel the need to share it. The case for gettting your latin #tattoo professionally translated is a compelling one.
'Carpet diem'
https://t.co/Va2QVjlzdv

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This piece by @TinaNgata is as depressing as it is well argued:
New Zealand isn’t ready for a Māori prime minister https://t.co/Wol9iU1M5X

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The new King of New Zealand has visited Aotearoa New Zealand 9 times in his life. He has been to Saudi Arabia 12 times. @nzrepublic

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New Zealanders can sign this petition on the Parliament website to turn the country into a republic:
https://t.co/X8c5RFGKtp
@nzrepublic

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Rare ‘Wicked’ bible that encourages adultery discovered in New Zealand https://t.co/xHqgU0uYRs

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Instead of giving these ships away or risking breaching arms embargos, @naval_service should sink them in #SCUBAdiving friendly waters as tourist attractions. They could become artificial reefs and marine habitats.
@simoncoveney
https://t.co/UlGhp6i5bo

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I just asked my voice recognition software to write 'toothlessness' and instead it wrote 'Chief Justice'. I'm not sure what to make of that.

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'Last Christmas', BoJo-style!
https://t.co/rJplNVKTNp