CONFERENCE UPDATE:
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies is pleased to announce that the following additions to the Recent Developments in Constitutional Law Conference program.
Public Lecture*
Dean's Distinguished Public Lecture Series:
Constitutional Reform by The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, the Attorney-General for the Commonwealth
Thursday 19 July, 6.30pm
GM15 Lecture Theatre, Level 1, Melbourne Law School
For more information and registration for the public lecture, please click here.
*This session is opened to the public and registration is required.
The Future of Rights Protection: Courts and Parliaments (Session Six)**
Harry Jenkins MP, the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is confirmed to join Professor Andrew Byrnes, Ms Kylie Evans and Associate Professor John Tobin to close the conference in this last session.
Saturday 21 July, 11.30am
G08, Lecture Theatre, Melbourne Law School
**This session is for conference attendees only
About the Conference
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies will host a major conference on recent developments in constitutional law from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 July 2012.
The purpose of the conference will be to provide a forum, for the discussion of recent events in constitutional law including the High Court's recent decisions on s 92 of the Constitution, freedom of political communication, the nature of federal executive power, the nationalisation of state courts, the constitutionalisation of administrative law, proposals for constitutional reform and the future of human rights protection.
The conference will open on the evening of Thursday 19 July with a public lecture by the Hon. Nicola Roxon, Attorney-General for the Commonwealth.
The conference will also provide the forum of the launch of The Future of Australian Federalism: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (edited by Gabrielle Appleby, Nicholas Aroney and Thomas John) by Roger Wilkins AO, Secretary of the Attorney-General‰Ûªs Department.
Speakers:
Professor Andrew Byrnes
The Hon. Catherine Branson QC
Professor Michael Crommelin AO
Ms Kylie Evans
Professor Simon Evans
Justin Gleeson SC
Harry Jenkins MP
Associate Professor Daniel Meagher
Stephen McLeish SC
Richard Niall SC
Mr Steven Price
Professor Cheryl Saunders AO
Dr Sarah Sorial
Associate Professor James Stellios
Associate Professor John Tobin
Professor Anne Twomey
Roger Wilkins AO
View the Conference Program
Victorian Barristers may be able to claim CPD points in accordance with the rules of the Victorian Bar.
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