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