The Non-Fatal Strangulation Offence as a Response to Domestic and Family Violence

Melbourne Law School, along with Flinders University and Australian National University have been funded by the Australian Research Council to undertake a qualitative research project examining the meaning of home for children and young people after parental separation. Parental separation is likely to result in big changes in home arrangements for children and young people, yet so far, how children and young people think about ‘home’ after parental separation remains unexplored in research.

Foreign Judges: National courts, transnational connections

As part of the Global Public Law Seminar Series, the CCCS will host a panel discussion on the phenomenon of foreign judging. Panellists from a variety of jurisdictions will discuss forces behind the transnational movement of judges; its effect in the jurisdictions that use foreign judges and those that provide them; and the implications of the use of foreign judges for constitutional adjudication, judicial independence and the role that courts play in their domestic and international contexts.For this seminar and to mark the launch of the book, Professor Tierney will be joined by five leading scholars of federalism from across the world to explore the important ideas developed in this new work. All are welcome to join this discussion, with Professor Eva Maria Belser, Professor Peter Niesen, Professor Nicholas Aroney, Dr Asanga Welikala and Professor Cheryl Saunders to reflect on federalism, constitutionalism and the state in the 21st century.

Work Choices Analysis

The Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law engaged in comprehensive and long-term analysis of the Work Choices legislation enacted by federal parliament in late 2005, and submitted a detailed critique of the proposed amendments to the Senate Inquiry on the Work Choices Bill.

Australia-ASEAN Women in Constitution-Building Capacity Development Program

The Constitution Transformation Network was very pleased to host the 2019 Australia-ASEAN Women in Constitution-Building Capacity Development Program, which brought together eight women engaged in democracy and constitution building in ASEAN countries.

Cultural Water for Cultural Economies

This project has identified key pathways to water access for, as well as the significant barriers to, the use of water by Traditional Owners and First Nations. The Cultural Water for Cultural Economies project is a collaboration between the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning (Victoria), the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN), University of Melbourne, and the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations (FVTOCs).