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Proportionality, Facts and Public Law Adjudication

To mark the launch of Dr Anne Carter’s book Proportionality and Facts in Constitutional Adjudication the CCCS Global Public Law Seminar Series hosted a panel discussion of proportionality and facts in constitutional adjudication. The Honourable Pamela Tate KC formally launched the book, and was joined by panellists Joe Tomlinson, Niels Petersen, Cora Chan and Anne Carter to discuss the book and its contribution to debates about the role of facts in public law, questions of deference and expertise, as well as comparative perspectives on proportionality.In this seminar, our panellists critically reflected upon the development of the constitutional freedom over the last 30 years and shared their thoughts in relation to its future. The panel consisted of barrister Kathleen Foley S.C., Professor Dan Meagher (Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University) and Professor Adrienne Stone (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne). Professor Michael Crommelin AO (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) chaired the event.

Queer Reading of the Law

Are you a Melbourne JD student looking for a different perspective? Join Dr Brad Jessup on a critical journey through law, theory and practice. This reading group will explore queer, sexuality, desire, feminist and intersectional politics and theories in the law.

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.

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.