2007 Events
Public Lectures
Dean’s Public Lecture
Salvaging the Constitution for Europe
Professor Ingolf Pernice, Humboldt University, Berlin
10 September 2007
The Rule of Law in Blair's Britain
Professor Adam Tomkins, Professor of Public Law, the University of Glasgow, Scotland
20 March 2007
LLB Student Forum – Talking to Seven Judges: Arguing constitutional cases in the High Court
Associate Professor Kris Walker, Melbourne Law School
18 April 2007
Cultural Wars and Constitutional Law: Australia and the United States Compared.
Dr Amos Jones, Fulbright Postgraduate Award holder, Harvard Law School
9 May 2007
The German Federalism Reform (Part I) – A New Distribution of Legislative Powers?’
Dr Dirk Hanschel, University of Manheim, Germany
24 May 2007
Approaches to interpretation of the federal provisions of the German Constitution
Dr Dirk Hanschel, University of Manheim, Germany
7 June 2007
Judicial Activism and Democratic Dialogue in Canada
Professor Kent Roach, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Canada
10 July 2007
The Human Rights Act in the United Kingdom
Mr Rabinder Singh QC and Dr Angela Ward, the London Bar, the United Kingdom
7 August 2007
CCCS Case Discussion: A free and confident society? A discussion on the recent High Court decision in Thomas v Mowbray[2007] HCA 33 (2 August 2007)
9 August 2007
The Concept of Public Law
Professor Elisabeth Zoller, Universite Pantheon-Assas (Paris II), France
18 September 2007
CCCS Case Discussion: Roach v Electoral Commissioner [2007] HCA 43 (26 September 2007)
9 October 2007
An Analysis of the Office of Attorney General in Australia and Directions for the Future.
Fiona Hanlon, PhD Candidate, CCCS, Melbourne Law School. (Fiona has since been awarded the degree.)
9 October 2007
‘The Mason Papers’, a selection of Sir Anthony Mason’s articles and speeches chosen and edited by Professor Geoffrey Lindell in consultation with Sir Anthony.
Launched by Professor Cheryl Saunders, Director CCCS
15 November 2007
'Bills of Rights and Decolonization: the emergence of domestic human rights instruments in Britain's overseas territories,’ by Dr Charles Parkinson
Launched by Justice Hayne
20 November 2007
International Conference
International Conference on Legislatures and the Protection of Human Rights
25 September 2007