Al Gillespie

An international law professor says New Zealand needs to watch China's response after suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters made the announcement… Audio

The legality of the alert level four lockdown is to be debated in the coming days. Law Professor Al Gillespie joins the show to talk about the arguments he's expecting to be made both for and against… Audio

The Panel is joined by Professor of International Law at the University of Waikato, Alexander Gillespie, to discuss whether the law needs to change following the Covid-19 leak of health data. Audio

International law professor Al Gillespie explains exactly what powers Mainland China now has over Hong Kong after passing the new security law. Audio

Muslims leaders are calling for a transcript to be released of the interview the Royal Commission has done with mass murderer Brenton Tarrant. We speak to about how that might help victims going… Audio

There is continued anger and frustration with the quarantine process at the border.  Audio

Peace activists say New Zealand shouldn't send a ship to take part in a major war games exercise off the coast of Hawaii.

The Rim of the Pacific exercise - or Rimpac - is the world's largest… Audio

In a strange development, two stories centered around spies or ex-spies in New Zealand have been making the headlines today. Audio

Following on from the riots in the US, Waikato University of Law Professor Al Gillespie joins The Panel to discuss the laws surrounding rioting and peaceful assembly. Audio

US President Donald Trump withdraws his country from the Open Skies Treaty. International law expert, Al Gillespie, talks about why that's significant. Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little says the police failed to get any of the necessary clearance before trialling controversial facial recognition software.

RNZ has learned the police tested US company… Audio

International professor of Law, Al Gillespie talks about what powers the increase in alert levels gives to governments. Audio

Law Professor Al Gillespie joins The Panel to talk about law and policy during a pandemic. Audio

International professor of Law Al Gillespie talks about why New Zealand hasn't declared a national state of emergency like a number of countries around the world. Audio

Professor of Law, Al Gillespie, says the controversial comments made by Shane Jones about migrants from India should be tested in court. Audio

US President Donald Trump now has a clear run to try and secure the US presidency for a second term, after being acquitted at his impeachment trial in Washington. Audio

International professor of law, Al Gillespie, joins the discussion on what's happening with the trial to impeach U.S President, Donald Trump. Audio

The man accused of the Christchurch mosque shootings will be one of the first to see draft sections of the report compiled by the Royal Commission investigating the attacks.

As well as reading parts… Audio

Waikato University's Professor Al Gillespie talks to Kim Savage about Donald Trump's three options after Iran's rocket attack against two US bases in Iraq. Audio

Iran has announced it will roll back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear accord amid heightened tensions over the US killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.  To break this all down Emile… Audio