Seminars
Find out more about seminars hosted by the Competition Law and Economic Network
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Australian Climate Change Litigation Database
This is the first comprehensive Database of Australian case law relating to climate change.
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Sarah Biddulph
Academic profile of Professor Sarah Biddulph, Melbourne Law School
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Cally Jordan
Academic profile of Associate Professor Cally Jordan, Melbourne Law School
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Tim Lindsey
Academic profile of Professor Tim Lindsey, Melbourne Law School
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Precedent in Tax Law: A Case Study in Empirical Method
How important is case law in establishing precedent to guide taxpayers and the revenue authority? On 17 April 2023, Associate Professor Michael Blackwell discussed this question in a seminar hosted by the Tax Law and Policy Research Program, Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law. Using a data science approach, Associate Professor Blackwell presented some preliminary findings on his research into precedent in tax law.
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'Crime and Punishment in Indonesia' Workshop and Book Launch
Wednesday 10 March, 2021
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Michael Bryan
Academic profile of Emeritus Professor Michael Bryan, Melbourne Law School
The Harold Ford Memorial Lecture
The Harold Ford Memorial Lecture celebrates the many contributions of Professor Ford to Melbourne Law School, the legal profession, and to the development of corporate law and trusts law. The inaugural lecture was held in 2013 and hosted by the Centre for Corporate Law. Details of upcoming lectures, and recordings of past lectures, can be found here.
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News and Events
The Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society runs numerous events throughout the year, many of them open to the public. Click through to see forthcoming or past events and also for our news items.
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Regulation of Australian Elections – Introductory Course
In September, ERRN held the biennial introductory course, ‘Regulation of Australian Elections’ over two days at Melbourne Law School.The course provided electoral commission staff with an introduction to research and scholarship on the regulation of Australian elections, as well as a forum to connect and share insights.Across nine sessions delivered by election experts, the course explored:Australian constitutional framework of elections (Professor Sarah Murray, University of Western Australia)Voting rights (Professor Graeme Orr, University of Queensland)Compulsory Voting (Professor Lisa Hill, University of Adelaide)Forms of voting (Dr Ferran Martinez i Coma, Griffith University)Political finance (Associate Professor Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University)Media in elections (Professor Andrea Carson, La Trobe University)Australian party system (Dr Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University)Experiments in election research (Associate Professor Aaron Martin, University of Melbourne)Electoral commissions (Mr Michael Maley, independent election expert)The course fostered rich discussion of key issues including mis- and dis-information, the ‘ticks and crosses’ debate that surrounded referendum voting, as well as diversity, inclusion, and the integrity of the electoral process in Australia and overseas. The networking reception held after the first day was a particular highlight, providing participants with the opportunity to connect with colleagues from various electoral commissions.Feedback received from participants indicated that the course was highly relevant to the work conducted by electoral commission staff.
- Past project
Transition to a Clean Energy Future: The Role of Climate Litigation
This innovative project analysed the capacity of climate litigation in key fossil-fuel producing countries, Australia and the US, to influence regulation so contributing to putting these nations on the path to a clean energy future. This project was funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP 130100500) between 2013-2018.
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People
The research team involved with the Australian Research Council Laureate Project - Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law.
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Staff Publications
Academics associated with the Centre for Media and Communications Law and Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia regularly publish their work in a variety of formats.
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Lael Weis
Academic profile of Dr Lael Weis, Melbourne Law School
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Dale Smith
Academic profile of Associate Professor Dale Smith, Melbourne Law School
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Overview
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies' (CCCS) objectives, activities and research.
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Adrienne Stone
Academic profile of Professor Adrienne Stone, Melbourne Law School
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Visiting Fellowship Scheme
The Visiting Fellowship Scheme provides an opportunity for University of Melbourne faculties to engage with a range of different statelessness scholars and to expand international research collaborations.
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Discriminatory Algorithms
As part of Melbourne Design Week, CAIDE presents Discriminatory Algorithms, with Professor Tim Miller and Dr Marc Cheong on Monday 21st March at 12pm
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Submission Guidelines
Submission guidelines for the Electoral Regulation Research Network and Democratic Audit of Australia working paper series
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Ian Ramsay
Project by Associate Professor Paul Ali and Professor Ian Ramsay, Financial exclusion, poor insurer practices and consumer protection.
- Past project
First Peoples’ Treaties with Victoria: Jurisdiction
In 2019 the Constitution Transformation Network was asked by the Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission to identify potential powers and matters within the jurisdiction of the State of Victoria which were potentially negotiable within the treaty process.
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Associates and Teaching Associates
Current Associates and Teaching Associates working at the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law.
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Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitisations
One of the major elements of the Centre for Media and Communications Law and Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia research project, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Digitising Collections in Public Museums, Galleries and Libraries, has been the development of guidelines for digitisation specifically written for the sector by Peter Hirtle, Emily Hudson and Andrew Kenyon.