The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies undertakes and promotes research on the constitutional law and government of Australia and of other countries.

Melbourne Law School
Joined April 2013
👇👇👇The early bird rate for our 2025 Conference is closing soon. Don't forget to register: 🌟🌟🌟law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/c…
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Our conference is back for 2025! All the big issues: Property and Native Title after Yunupingu, Indefinite Detention, Human Rights Acts and - just for fun - a reflection on 50 years since the Dismissal. Early Bird Registration open now. law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/c…
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OUT NOW: We are pleased to announce the publication of volume 2, Issue 2 of CCS edited by @Adrienne_Stone1 and Lael K Weis. To celebrate, we’re offering free access for a limited time. Click here to download and read for free elgaronline.com/view/journal…
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An exciting offering at @MelbLawSchool for those interested con law climate change. 👇👇👇
I'll be teaching an intensive Masters course on "Constitutional Law and Climate Change" at @MelbLawSchool in March. Tackling all things climate through conlaw theory and comparative practice! If you or someone you know are interested, see here - handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2025…
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Have you seen the latest volume of @CompConStudies? It's a tribute to founding director @CherylSaunders1 with great contributions from leading scholars. 🌟🌟Open access for three weeks👇👇👇
Need New Year reading? Volume 2.2 in honour of @CherylSaunders1 is out now open access: elgaronline.com/view/journal… with contributions on federalism, comparative constitutionalism and constitution making from @Javiercouso6 @AMDziedzic Vicki Jackson Madhav Khosla @DineshaSam
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Why does the Russian Constitution Matter? Hear from @CCCSMelbourne Director on his new book👇👇👇
🆕Book Interview📚🎙️@ElisabethPerham is joined in conversation by @WPartlett @CCCSMelbourne to discuss his new book ‘Why the Russian Constitution Matters: The Constitutional Dark Arts’. ⬇️⬇️
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“This compelling and beautifully rendered account is a must-read for all scholars of freedom of expression and constitutional rights.” @Adrienne_Stone1 @CCCSMelbourne Learn more: bit.ly/3XVDQ6j #History #Law #FreedomOfExpression #PoliticalScience
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Interesting and difficult times for courts, globally. Next week, at @MelbLawSchool, we host the President of the International Association of Judges for a lecture on #judicialindependence. Join us! Register at the link below events.unimelb.edu.au/Law-CC…
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It's a big week at CCCS. Tonight "University Governance, Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech: Perspectives from Constitutional Law" Still time to register: events.unimelb.edu.au/Law-CC…
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Second event of "Academic Freedom Week" is a panel (in person) on David Rabban's new book on Academic Freedom with the author, Prof Timothy Lynch and @Adrienne_Stone1. Join us on Thursday 15th: events.unimelb.edu.au/Law-CC…
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Next week is "Academic Freedom Week" at CCCS we have two great events. First, on Monday 12th, an online panel on University Governance canvassing Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech: events.unimelb.edu.au/Law-CC…
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We are very excited to have a journal named after us! Here's the latest volume of Comparative Constitutional Studies edited by Lael K Weis and our Director @Adrienne_Stone1
📚We are delighted to announce that Volume 2, Issue 1 is now available in print and online edited by @Adrienne_Stone1 and Lael K Weis. We're offering free access for the first month, click here to download and read elgaronline.com/view/journal…
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It was wonderful to be a part of this team. I met so many excellent scholars, worked on interesting research projects, had numerous insightful conversations, and, beyond everything, made friends. A year well spent in Melbourne, with support from @Yale's Fox Fellowship!
Our newsletter is here. Catch up on what we've been doing and join us in welcoming @WPartlett as our new Director (jointly with @Adrienne_Stone1 ) law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/as…
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Our newsletter is here. Catch up on what we've been doing and join us in welcoming @WPartlett as our new Director (jointly with @Adrienne_Stone1 ) law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/as…
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This 👇👇👇with our own Tomás Daly (@DemocracyTalk ) and a host of other luminaries, looks terrific!
Just 3 days to go - do join us if you can for this important conversation
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