Sri Lanka has both geographically concentrated and dispersed minorities. The majority Sinhalese are a minority in two Provinces. Reluctance to accommodate the minorities in State power and discrimination led to demands for federalism and finally to separatist violence. Sinhala and...
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies invites you to attend the launch of Professor Carolyn Evans' book Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia. The book will be launched at Melbourne Law School by Father Frank Brennan of Australian Catholic...
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies invites you the CCCS seminar series presented by Professors Rosalind Dixon (Law, UNSW) and Vicki Jackson (Harvard Law School).
This paper focuses on the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 (Cth) and its possible consequences for judicial (rights) interpretation at common law, in particular the principle of legality and the principle that legislation should be construed to be consistent...
Steven Price is a New Zealand barrister specialising in media law. He is also a lecturer in media law and privacy at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the author of Media Minefield, a book about media regulation in New...
The Prime Minister has convened an Expert Panel to lead broad consultations on the question of the constitutional recognition of indigenous people. The Expert Panel will report to Government in December 2011 and a constitutional referendum may follow. In this...
The public rightly demands honesty and integrity in our parliamentary representatives. But how difficult is it in practice for a parliamentarian to maintain his or her integrity, given the often intense pressure from all quarters: constituents, interest groups, colleagues, the...
With generative artificial intelligence growing in prominence, how might artificial intelligence be used in the drafting of legislation? What are the potential risks and opportunities? Can it work? And, importantly, should it be used?
