Melbourne Law School Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies

Welcome to the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies

The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) undertakes and promotes research on the constitutional law and government of Australia and of other countries and provides a focal point for scholars and practitioners interested in these areas.

The Centre is the current Secretariat for the Australian Association of Constitutional Law (AACL) which was formed in 1998 and is an incorporated, non-profit body funded by membership subscriptions.  The Association aims to promote the discipline of constitutional law through interaction, communication, exchange and debate. Key activities include annual national conferences and an annual general meeting, State and Territory seminars, events and information sessions, participation in the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL), receipt of a quarterly email newsletter and the development and maintenance of a constitutional law web-site. For information on membership of the AACL please click here.

News

Australian Bills of Rights
Centre Members Write Important New Book on the Victorian Charter and ACT Human Rights Act

Summer University at The Institute of Federalism, The University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The Institute of Federalism of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, presents its Summer University "Federalism, Decentralisation, and Diversity" from August 18 to September 5, 2008. **Closing date to register: April 11 2008**

Public Law at Melbourne Law School, 2008
In 2008 Melbourne Law School will offer a wide and exciting range of public law subjects in its Masters program.

Events

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CCCS Seminar: “Codification system in the Anglo-American Legal Tradition: The case of New York.”
Wednesday, 27/08/08 1:00 PM
CCCS invites you to a seminar by Professor Aniceto Masferrer, University of Valencia, Spain: “Codification system in the Anglo- American Legal Tradition: The case of New York.”
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2008 Protecting Human Rights Conference
Friday, 03/10/08 8:30 AM
The CCCS invites you to attend a one day National Conference on Australian Bills of Rights focussing on developments in relation to legislative protection of human rights.