Category Archives: Human Rights

Legislating for Site-Blocking Orders in New Zealand: Learning from Singapore and Beyond

In a paper shortly to be published in the New Zealand Universities Law Review, I argue that New Zealand (NZ) should adopt specific legislation granting courts the power to issue injunctions, known as “site-blocking orders”, against internet intermediaries. The relevant intermediaries are typically internet service providers (ISPs). Site-blocking orders require ISPs to block access to sites from which their subscribers can access unlicensed material protected by intellectual property (IP) rights.