Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of Laws

University of Canterbury honours top Samoan Judge

These were the words of Justice Vui Clarence Nelson, one of top judge’s in Samoa and the Pacific. 

PMN News reports the 67-year-old Samoan matai (high chief) will receive an Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of Laws from the University of Canterbury (UoC) at a ceremony this Thursday.

Justice Vui grew up in and attended high school in Apia before being awarded a Government scholarship to study in New Zealand at the age of 16. He is also an alumni of UoC, having graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1977.