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Security of Employment and Unfair Dismissal Law
Termination of employment law, and particularly unfair dismissal law, continues to attract much debate in Australian policy circles. Professor Anna Chapman conducted this project over a number of years, tracking the development of legal regulation in this area.
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.
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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.
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Research Grants
List of research projects currently undertaken by members of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society.
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Nicola Howell
Project by PhD Candidate Nicola Howell, The use and impact of legal solutions to consumer over-indebtedness: a comparison of Australian and Dutch approaches.
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Anna Chapman Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor Anna Chapman.
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Equality and Discrimination Law (LAWS50068)
This JD subject examines the development, operation and future of anti-discrimination laws in Australia. In the absence of constitutional protection for equality in Australia, this is the major method of protecting people with specific attributes from discrimination.
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News and Events
View the current and past events and news items of the Centre for Media and Communications Law.
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Iain Campbell Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor Iain Campbell.
About
The Competition Law and Economics Network (CLEN) is a network of people engaged in research, teaching and other activities in areas related to competition law and economics at the University of Melbourne. CLEN provides a platform for engagement between academics, lawyers, economists, and the government on issues of current interest.
Newsletter - May/June 2022
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Anna Arstein-Kerslake
Academic profile of Associate Professor Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Melbourne Law School
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Law and Labour Market Regulation
This project was designed to apply a regulatory perspective to labour law, broaden the subject matter of labour law, and view the impact of this regulatory field on individual workers taken across a life course.
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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.
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Untapped: the Australian Literary Heritage Project
This is a new collaborative initiative between IPRIA, libraries and author groups to digitise important out-of-print books and license them into public libraries. It currently has seed funding from library organisations and we’re seeking to raise additional funds from the ARC and private donors.
Newsletter - Nov/Dec 2022
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The Minimum Performance Rule in Contract Damages
Presented by Professor David McLauchlan, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandIn this seminar David McLauchlan discussed the long-standing rule concerning the assessment of damages for breach... 31 Jan 2019 1:00 pm - 31 Jan 2019 2:00 pm
Visiting Fellows
The Laureate Visiting Fellowships in Constitutional Law offers outstanding female doctoral and female early career researchers the opportunity to participate in an intensive mentoring program relative to the Laureate Program with Professor Adrienne Stone, ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow, for up to two months; and includes involvement in events, workshops, and conferences.
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2021 Past Events
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Sarah Cupler
Academic profile of Sarah Cupler, Melbourne Law School
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Stephen Sempill
Academic profile of Mr Stephen Sempill, Melbourne Law School
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Celebrating Asian Legal Careers - “You cannot be what you cannot see”
Tuesday 2 August, 2022
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Offers to Mitigate
Presented by Dr Wayne Courtney, National University of Singapore, SingaporeAfter a tort or breach of contract has occurred, the wrongdoer (or, occasionally, the victim) may propose a course of action ... 23 May 2019 1:00 pm - 23 May 2019 2:00 pm
External Links
Further information on public and constitutional law resources external to the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies.
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Lessons for Insolvency Law from the Pandemic: Practice and Reform
During the pandemic, many jurisdictions amended their insolvency laws to lessen the impact of the pandemic. In some cases, these amendments operated on a temporary basis until the impact of the pandemic abated. In other cases, more permanent reforms were introduced to improve insolvency legislation generally. In Australia, as noted in the recent report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee Corporations and Financial Services on corporate insolvency law, many stakeholders continue to call for a broad review of both corporate insolvency law and personal bankruptcy law to consider how complexity should be reduced and also the potential benefits of combining all of Australia’s insolvency legislation under a general ‘Insolvency Act’ or similar piece of legislation.This webinar, hosted by the Corporate Law and Financial Regulation Research Program of the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law, provided an opportunity to explore lessons for insolvency law from the pandemic.