- About CCCS
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) undertakes and promotes research on constitutional law and government and provides a focal point for scholars and practitioners interested in these areas.
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Read the latest edition of the CCCS newsletter: June 2019
- Upcoming Events
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- Recent Events
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- Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law
- Constitution Transformation Network
- CCCS Constitutional Law Conference 2019
- Public Law Conference 2018
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Co-Directors
Professor Adrienne Stone, Redmond Barry Distinguished ProfessorARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellow
Foundation Director of CCCS
Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO, Personal Chair in Law
Research Centre Members
Professor Carolyn Evans, Deputy Vice-chancellor (Graduate) & Deputy Provost
Harrison Moore Professor of Law
Professor Simon Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
Associate Professor Joo-Cheong Tham, Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network
Phd Candidates
Osayd AwawdaThesis: The judicialisation of Politics in Palestine: What is the Role of the Constitutional Court in Resisting the Authoritarian behaviours of Fatah Regime in the West Bank?
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Professor Simon Evans
Ms Anne CarterThesis: Proportionality and the Proof of Facts in Australian Constitutional Adjudication
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Professor Jeremy Gans
The Hon. Philip CumminsThesis: Of Judicial Office
Supervisors: Professor Michael Crommelin AO and Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO
Ms Anjalee De Silva, Teaching FellowThesis: Sticks, stones and sex: Addressing the gender gap in Australian vilification legislation
Supervisors: Professor Adrienne Stone and Professor Katharine Gelber
Ms Anna Dziedzic, Research Fellow and Teaching FellowThesis: The appointment of foreign judges to courts with constitutional jurisdiction in the Pacific region
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Professor Adrienne Stone
Thesis: The Effectiveness of Legal Transplants: The case of conflict resolution in Vietnam
Supervisors: Professor Pip Nicholson and Professor Sean Cooney
Mr Troy KeilyThesis title: The Role of the 'Act of State' and 'Non-Justiciability' Doctrines in Limiting Judicial Review of International Affairs
Supervisors: Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Richard Garnett
Mr Dylan LinoThesis: Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Supervisors: Professor Adrienne Stone, Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Professor Megan Davis
Thesis title: A legal history of the French Protectorate in Cambodia: 1863 to 1953
Supervisors: Professor Pip Nicholson and Professor David Chandler
Mr Tony MihalopoulosThesis title: Imagining new modes of cultural co-existence for indigenous peoples and ethnocultural groups in Australia: an interdisciplinary study
Supervisors: Professor Beth Gaze and Ms Lisa Sarmas- Ms Robin Robinson
Thesis title: Where human, indigenous and cultural rights intersect: The case for legal recognition of inter se rights in native title and related indigenous land settlement regime
Supervisors: Associate Professor Maureen Tehan and Associate Professor Kirsty Gover - Ms Charmaine Rodrigues
Thesis title: Revolution or coup?: Implications for constitutional process design
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Dr William Partlett - Mr John Simpkins
Thesis title: Courts and Constitutionalism: The judicial branch in constitution-making and the promotion of a culture of constitutionalism
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Professor Adrienne Stone 
Mr Carlos Arturo Villagran SandovalThesis: Using Regional Comparative Law to Solve and Provide Future Direction to the Challenges of the Central-American Integration System
Supervisors: Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO and Jürgen Kurtz
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Major Research Projects
View the latest research projects
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Publications
View research publications by CCCS Staff.
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Collaboration and Consultancy
The Centre collaborates closely with Law School colleagues and other specialist centres and institutes within the University of Melbourne who have interest in public law
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Constitution Transformation Network
Constitution Transformation Network brings together researchers and practitioners to explore the phenomenon of constitutional transformation
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Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law
Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law is led by Professor Adrienne Stone at Melbourne Law School
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BIICL-MLS Conference
Dialogues between International and Public Law
Melbourne Law School is Australia's first all-graduate faculty. The Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to teach law, and awarded this country's first law degrees. We have now committed ourselves to build on our more than 150 year history of excellence and innovation by shifting from undergraduate legal education to the global standard, graduate level Juris Doctor degree.
Faculty members associated with the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies teach in all programs of the Law School and supervise research students.
MLS Programs
More information on programs at Melbourne Law School:
Research Supervisions
Academics associated with the CCCS supervise research projects in a broad range of areas. For information on Centre staff interests, please click here.
Postdoctural Fellowships
CCCS is keen to support young researchers. Opportunities for Postdoctoral fellowships arise annually. For more information, please click here.
Prospective Graduate Research Students should get in touch with the Melbourne Law School Office for Research.
The CCCS provides both public and specialist resources on constitutional concepts and issues. We also hold a series of lectures throughout the year, known as the CCCS Seminar Series.
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Newsletters & Annual Reports
Read about recent CCCS news and events.
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CCCS Submissions and Reports
Read about our submissions and reports.
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The Constitution and Public Affairs
Experts from the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies and the Laureate Program on Comparative Constitutional Law explain constitutional issues in the news
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Constitutional Law Fact Sheets
Learn about Constitutional Law.
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Constitution Transformation Network
Learn about the Constitution Transformation Network
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Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law
Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law is led by Professor Adrienne Stone at Melbourne Law School
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Victorian Charter of Human Rights
Learn about the Charter.
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External Links
Links to other constitutional law resources.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies hosts a series of conferences, workshops, seminars and events throughout the year. Subscribe to our mailing list to be informed of the latest events via link here.
2019 CCCS Constitutional Law Conference
PAST EVENTS
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies hosted a series of conferences, seminars and events in 2018 and 2019.
- TuesdayThe Future of Law Reform: Constitutional and Immigration Issues
- TuesdayThe Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman: Four Decades On
- ThursdayThe Next Long Wave of Reform: Where will the Ideas Come From?
- ThursdaySocialist Law in Socialist East Asia - Book Launch
- ThursdayBook Launch "Foundations of Indirect Discrimination Law" edited by Hugh Collins and Tarun Khaitan, launched by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG
- TuesdayCitizenship and Constitutional Law: Reflections on a Complex Relationship
- MondayRadical Heart by Shireen Morris - Book Launch
- Wednesday - FridayPublic Law Conference
- TuesdayGuidance on how to Make a submission to the Joint Select Committee Inquiry into Constitutional Recongnition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- TuesdayPreferring Buddhism, Constitutionally: Buddhism, Secularism and the Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka
Past events (2012–2017)
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies organises conferences, public lectures, seminars and workshop.
Past Event Recordings
If you missed one of the thought-provoking speakers at Melbourne Law School, you may still catch their presentation online.
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Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS)
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne VIC 3010
Australia - Location
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Law Building (BLDG#106)
185 Pelham Street
Carlton VIC 3053 - Telephone
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