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

CCCS & AHRC Seminar: “The National Human Rights Consultation:Outcomes from the Australian Human Rights Commission Perspective.”
Please click on the above link for access to a Lectopia recording of this seminar.

The IACL and its forthcoming Congress 2010
Please click on the above link for more information about the 18th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON COMPARATIVE LAW, to be held in Washington, 25 July – 1 August 2010 and a list of the National Reporters from Australia.

The International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS)
Information about the IACFS is available on the following website: http://www.iacfs.org

Radio National Law Report Interview
Professor Adrienne Stone, CCCS Director, was interviewed in relation to Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben. Click on the above link for a transcript of the interview.

CCCS & AHRC Seminar: The Constitution and a Human Rights Act
Presentations and recording of the CCCS & AHRC Seminar "The Constitution and a Human Rights Act" held on 28 April 2009 available now. Please click on the link above.

Events

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Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture: Victorian Charter of Human Rights and the Criminal Law - Perspectives from the European Convention on Human Rights
Tuesday, 10/11/09 6:00 PM
This lecture will address the potential effects of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights on criminal law and procedure from the perspective of the European Convention of Human Rights.
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CCCS: International and Comparative Perspectives on Constitutional Law
Friday, 27/11/09 9:00 AM
You are invited to attend this major conference hosted by the CCCS with a range of leading Australian and international scholars and a keynote speech by the Chief Justice of Australia.