Ms. Valmaine Toki   Occupation: Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Barrister and Solicitor High Court of New Zealand

Education

• BA LLB (Hons) - University of Auckland/University of Sydney
• MBA – University of Tasmania
• LLM - University of Auckland
• PhD – University of Auckland submitted

Professor Career

• Senior Lecturer in Law, Te Piringa, Faculty of Law, University of Waikato
• Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland
• Associate Dean Maori, Tumuaki, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland
• Te Ohu Kaimoana, Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission
• Tutor, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland

Professional Societies

Member of New Zealand Law Society – Current Practicing Certificate

Human Rights Foundation – Management Committee

Ngati Rehua Ngati Wai ki Aotea – Treaty of Waitangi Negotiator

Selected Research Publications:

Recent Journal Articles

TOKI, V.M. “An Indigenous Voice at WIPO?” Te Tai Haruru Journal of Maori Legal Writing (2013) Vol 4 pp 99 – 107. 

TOKI, V.M “Implementing Tikanga Maori a Constitutional Right – A Case Study” Commonwealth Law Bulletin (2013) 40: 1. 

TOKI, V.M “Are Parole Boards working or is it time for an Indigenous Re Entry Court?” International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 39 (2011), pp. 230-248

TOKI,V.M. “Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Mental Health Courts for Maori” International Journal of Law and Psychiatry Vol 34 (2010)

TOKI, V.M. ““Indigenous Peoples rights to their fishery – a Comparative Perspective between Saami and Maori” Arctic Review of Law and Science 2010, No 1, pp 29 – 56.

TOKI, V.M. “Indigenous Property Rights and sustainable management of fisheries”New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law” Vol 14 2010

TOKI, V.M., BAIRD, N.  “An Indigenous Pacific Human Rights Mechanism: Some Building Blocks", Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 1, 2009, 215–237.

TOKI, V.M “Are Domestic Violence Courts working for Indigenous Peoples?” Commonwealth Law Bulletin Vol 35, No 2, 2009, 255–286.

TOKI, V.M.  “Domestic Violence and Women - Can a Therapeutic Jurisprudence approach assist?”, Revista Juridica Escuela de Derecho UPR, 78, 2009, 62–92.

TOKI, V.M. “Can the Developing Doctrine of Aboriginal Native Title Assist a Claim Under the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004?” Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 34, (1), 2008, 21–41.

Chapters In Books

TOKI, V.M  ‘The Issues of the criminal justice system and of resources in Aotearoa/New Zealand’ in W Littlechild and E Stamatopoulou (eds) “Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples including Truth and Reconciliation Processes” (Columbia University, 2014)

TOKI, V.M  ‘Indigenous children and youth: the case of Marae courts in Aotearoa/New Zealand’ in W Littlechild and E Stamatopoulou (eds) “Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples including Truth and Reconciliation Processes” (Columbia University, 2014)

TOKI, V.M “Indigenous Rights, Self Determination and the Declaration for the Rights of

Indigenous Peoples” Law Alive Human Rights Foundation Thomson Reuters, 2010

(forthcoming).

TOKI V.M “Human Rights and Treaty/Indigenous Issues” – Brookers Loose leaf Volume 2 2010