Making and Changing Governments in Pacific Parliamentary Systems
In 2018 the Constitution Transformation Network hosted a series of Somali Constitution Forums, bringing together key members of the Somali diaspora to discuss federalism and other issues affecting Somalia’s constitution-making process.
Annual Reports
Annual reports of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, Melbourne Law School.
Lucinda O'Brien
Academic profile of Dr Lucinda O'Brien, Melbourne Law School
Constitutional Café
Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) undertakes research on constitutional law & government, and provides a focal point for scholars
Graduate Law - MLM
Find out about Competition Law Graduate study options in the MLM
About
The Advisory Board of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies meets periodically to advise Directors and members on the strategy and activities of the Centre.
Research
Centre for Media and Communications Law strives to continuously engage in innovative and important research projects that relate to media and communications law both nationally and internationally.
Events
The Digital Citizens Research Network showcases the strength of the University’s multidisciplinary research addressing the issues at the intersection of technology, rights and identity.
Who gets to vote? An inclusive electoral franchise for contemporary Australia: A Parliamentary Library Symposium
The franchise – the right to vote in Australian federal elections – is provided to Australian citizens who are 18 or older (subject to some disqualifiers). And through a quirk of legislative history, some non-citizens can indeed vote in federal elections. But for other non-citizen residents and minors who participate in Australian society and have an interest in the nation’s future, they do not have that right. In addition, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, who were not universally included in the franchise since federation, continue to be underrepresented on electoral rolls and in exercising their franchise.This seminar brings together leading Australian scholars to consider an expansion of the right to vote and the reasons why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to remain underrepresented. The seminar will be chaired by Dr Jill Sheppard, one of the Canberra Convenors of the Electoral Regulation Research Network and is presented in conjunction with the Parliamentary Library.
Engagement
The Asian Law Centre runs numerous research activities throughout the year, many of them open to the public. This includes evening seminars, lunchtime (Brown Bag) seminars, Asian Legal Dialogues (presented in Asian languages), conferences and workshops. The Asian Law Centre has also recently launched Asian Legal Conversations - COVID-19 to discuss and compare experiences on issues either raised or exacerbated by COVID-19, which are shared by the jurisdictions of the Asia Pacific region, while also discussing country-specific issues.
Call for Papers - 'Issues in Public Law in South Asia' Workshop
Legal and non-legal scholars are invited to submit paper proposals for the “Issues in Public Law in South Asia” workshop, which aims to address critical gaps in public law in South Asia.This legal brief considers the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (‘CAA’) and its compliance with India’s international legal obligations.
News and Events
View the current and past events and news items of the Centre for Media and Communications Law.
Competition Law and COVID-19 in Asia: Thailand
Tuesday 28 July, 2020
Mental Health Apps - could they be doing more harm than good?
Prof Jeannie Patterson is featured on this podcast discussing her research on mental health apps which provide advice based on algorithms with no professional input.Listen to podcast with Prof Jeannie Paterson on 'Mental Health Apps – could they be doing more harm than good?'
Current Initiatives to Encourage Fair and Cooperative Work Practices
In April 2008, the Victorian Office of the Workplace Rights Advocate commissioned Professor John Howe and Centre Associate Associate Professor Anthony Forsyth of Monash University to prepare a research report on 'Current Initiatives to Encourage Fair and Cooperative Workplace Practices'. They completed their report in June 2008.
Regulating Power and Corporate Misconduct
This project aims to map and critically analyse the shift towards negotiated enforcement in response to corporate misconduct in the financial sector. There is growing concern within the community, consumer advocates, elected representatives and the finance industry itself about the increasing use by regulators of negotiated enforcement mechanisms rather than litigation to counter serious corporate misconduct in the financial sector.
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Graeme Austin
Academic profile of Professor Graeme Austin, Melbourne Law School
IDeHaRI Conference - 'Reform or Regression? Amending Indonesia's Criminal Code'
Wednesday 7 December, 2022
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How to contact the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at the Melbourne Law School.
Study Options
Members of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies teach in a wide range of public law degrees at the University of Melbourne and elsewhere.
