This annual seminar will provide an outline of recent constitutional developments in three jurisdictions — the United States, Canada and New Zealand — that are of key interest to Australian constitutional lawyers. Experts from each jurisdiction will report on three of four major constitutional cases argued or decided over the last year; changes in the composition and politics of each country's highest court; and flag the state of debate over constitutional reform. Together, the panellists will also discuss the potential relevance of these comparative developments for current issues in Australian constitutional law.
Speakers: Professor Richard Fallon (Harvard Law School)
Professor Janet Hiebert (Queens University)
Professor Claudia Geiringer (Victoria University of Wellington)
Chair: Professor Rosalind Dixon (University of New South Wales)
This is a joint event organised by the Gilbert+Tobin Centre of Public Law (UNSW) and AACL. Federal Court, Queens Square, Sydney, Court 18B, 5:30 pm