Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies

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.

News and Events

Conversations About The Voice

This is a series of events exploring and explaining the proposal to change the Australian Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia. The series is organised by the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at Melbourne Law School.
2023 CCCS Constitutional Law Conference

The 2023 conference has special significance as it will be dedicated to marking the immense contributions of Emeritus Professor Michael Crommelin AO Zelman Cowen Professor of Law, to the fields of public and constitutional law as well as to the Centre and as Dean of Melbourne Law School.
Constitution Transformation Network

The Constitution Transformation Network brings together researchers and practitioners to explore the phenomenon of constitutional transformation

ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellow, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor

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Foundation Director

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Zelman Cowan Professor of Law

Deputy Director, Melbourne School of Government

Deputy Dean, Melbourne Law School

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Professorial Fellow (MLS), Emeritus Professor (Monash)

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ARC Future Fellow, Associate Director Asian Law Centre

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Community)

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Senior Research Fellow

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ARC Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law

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McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow

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 graduate researchers.

Melbourne Law Masters

We are delighted to announce the fantastic line-up of courses scheduled for 2023 on the Government Law Programme of the Melbourne Law Masters. The subject offerings include an exciting mix of established favourites and new courses. The courses are taught by leading jurists drawn from the academy, judiciary and legal practice. The Government Law Programme is extremely popular so we advise enrolling as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Course No.	Subject	Format	Delivery Mode	Start Date
LAWS90013	Constitutional Rights and Freedom	Intensive	On campus	12 July
LAWS90255	Constitutionalism and the Global South	Intensive	On campus	9 August
LAWS70424	Comparative Human Rights	Intensive	On Campus	8 November
LAWS90218	Constitutions in Global Perspectives	Semester 1	Delivered online	27 February
LAWS90149	Corruption: A Global Approach	Intensive	On campus	31 May
LAWS90217	Hot Topics in Public Law	Semester 2	Delivered online	24 July
LAWS70379	Judicial Reasoning	Intensive	On campus	13 September
LAWS70460	Regulatory Design, Compliance & Enforcement	Intensive	On campus	23 August
LAWS70424	Separation of Powers	Intensive	On campus	5 July
LAWS70404	Statutes in the 21s Century	Semester 2	On campus	24 July

Within the Masters programme subjects may be packaged in various ways, depending on interest. Most subjects are taken intensively over a five-day period, though three subjects take place over the course of the semester: Constitutions in Global Perspective (Semester 1), Hot Topics in Public Law (Semester 2) and Separation of Powers (Semester 2). Subjects may be taken singly or towards a Diploma, a Specialist Masters degree, or the LLM. Anyone potentially interested in the program is welcome and encouraged to discuss subject selection with the Director of Studies, Professor Jason Varuhas.

MLS Programs

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Research Supervisions

Academics associated with the CCCS supervise research projects in a broad range of areas.

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Post-doctoral Fellowships

CCCS is keen to support young researchers. Opportunities for Post-doctoral fellowships arise annually.

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Prospective Graduate Researchers 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.

Visitors

The CCCS regularly hosts local and international visiting scholars.

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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.