Rate My Professor Andrew Geddis

Professor Andrew Geddis holds the position of Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, additionally serving as the Faculty's co-ordinator of external affairs. He undertook his undergraduate education at the University of Otago, where he studied law and political studies, obtaining a BA (Hons) and an LLB (Hons). Subsequently, Geddis was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Harvard Law School, from which he earned his LLM. In his teaching role, he delivers parts of the core Public Law courses and advanced elective papers such as Law and the Democratic Process, Advanced Legislation, and Bills of Rights: Theory and Practice.

Geddis's scholarly work centers on public law, rights jurisprudence, democratic theory, election law, constitutional theory, and rights law, with a particular emphasis on the legal regulation of elections. Among his significant publications are the third edition of Electoral Law in Aotearoa New Zealand (LexisNexis, 2023), co-authorship of the Final Report: Our Recommendations for a Fairer, Clearer, and More Accessible Electoral System for the Independent Electoral Review (2023), "Standards of MP Behaviour and Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘Party Hopping’ Law" (Public Law Review, 2025), his contribution on "New Zealand" to the 2024 Global Review of Constitutional Law (2025), and "Refreshing Our Grassroots Democracy: Final Positions and Recommendations" (2025). He has also authored numerous articles addressing electoral campaign funding, parliamentary-court relations, legislative entrenchment, assisted dying legislation, and Māori-Crown electoral relations. Geddis's public engagement includes frequent media commentary, for which he received the 2019 Critic and Conscience of Society award, and regular contributions to The Spinoff on constitutional and political matters. His expertise has informed national policy discussions, including through involvement in electoral reform panels.