Petra Butler

Petra Butler
Born 1966
Brunswick, Germany
Nationality German
Citizenship New Zealand
Alma mater University of Göttingen
Occupation Legal academic and author
Employer Victoria University of Wellington
Known for International Commercial Law and Human Rights Law

Petra Butler (née Kriebel) is a New Zealand law academic. She is currently a full professor at the Victoria University of Wellington.[1]

Academic career

After a 1998 PhD titled 'Medical misadventure im neuseeländischen Accident Compensation Scheme : eine Antwort auf die Unzulänglichkeiten des tort law oder ein fehlgeschlagener Versuch?' at the University of Göttingen about New Zealand's Accident Compensation Corporation, Butler moved to the Victoria University of Wellington, rising to full professor.[1]

Butler is the New Zealand United Nations Commission on International Trade Law correspondent for the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts[2]

Published Works

  • UN Law on International Sales, co-authored with Peter Schlechtriem[3]
  • The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: a commentary, co-authored with Andrew Butler[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Petra Butler - Faculty of Law - Victoria University of Wellington". www.victoria.ac.nz.
  2. ↑ "Professor Petra BUTLER, LL.M. - SiLS LL.M. Course Leader".
  3. ↑ https://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/about/staff/petra-butler/publications-petra-butler
  4. ↑ https://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/about/staff/petra-butler/publications-petra-butler


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