David V. WilliamsDavid V. Williams is a Professor of Law at the University of Auckland. He has taught and researched at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and then the University of Auckland since 1972. He has been an independent researcher and barrister specilising in research relevant to Treaty of Waitangi claims by indigenous Maori concerning historic acts or omissions of the Crown. He has authored 5 books including 'Te Kooti tango whenua': The Native Land Court 1864–1909 (1999) and A simple nullity? The Wi Parata case in New Zealand Law and History (2011). Additional publications include 18 book chapters, 37 refereed journal articles and 10 major technical reports submitted to the Waitangi Tribunal. He has held visiting appointments at Exeter College, St John's College and Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, and at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In 2017, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History. Read More Read Less