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PROF CHERYL SAUNDERS



Contact Details

Organization: Law, Law
Position: Honorary (Laureate Professor), PROFESSOR (PERSONAL CHAIR) (LEVEL E)
Email:
Homepage: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Cheryl%20Saunders
Work: +61 3 834 41010
Fax: +61 3 8344 1013
Room: 0804
Level: 08
Building: Law Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
comparative constitutional law Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany
Federalism Intergovernmental relations; comparative theory;institutional structures Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Switzerland
Australian constitutional law Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
New Zealand The University of Auckland Research
France Universite Pantheon Assas (Paris II) Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training
United Kingdom University of Cambridge Teaching
Denmark Copenhagen University Research, Teaching
Switzerland University of Fribourg Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training
South Africa University of Cape Town Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1966
Bachelor of Laws University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1966
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1976

Honours

Honour Date Awarded
Officer of the Order of Australia

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS Chief Investigator GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2006

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Book Chapters

  • Overlap: Inconsistency, conflict and choice: Reconciling multiple norms in the Australian Federation
    Year: 2009
    Book: Judge made Federalism? The Role of Courts in Federal Systems
    Publisher: NOMOS Verlag(Baden-Baden)
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  • To be or not to be: The constitutional relationship between New Zealand and Australia
    Year: 2009
    Book: A Simple Common Lawyer: Essays in Honour of Michael Taggart
    Publisher: Hart Publishing(Portland)
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Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Role of the expert advisor in the formulation of policy
    Year: 2008
    Book: The Role of the Policy Advisor: An Insider's Look
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • The constitutional, legal and institutional foundations of Australian federalism
    Year: 2008
    Book: Where to for Australian Federalism
    Publisher: Centre for Independent Studies(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Foreword
    Year: 2008
    Journal: University of New South Wales Law Journal
    Volume: 31
    Page numbers: 287-292
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Major Reference Works

  • The New Oxford Companion to Law:Constitutional conventions
    Year: 2008
    Reference Work Title: The New Oxford Companion to Law
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • The New Oxford Companion to Law:Entrenchment of constitutions and legislation
    Year: 2008
    Reference Work Title: The New Oxford Companion to Law
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • The New Oxford Companion to Law:Interpreting constitutions
    Year: 2008
    Reference Work Title: The New Oxford Companion to Law
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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Publications in 2007

Books

  • Sir Ninian Stephen: A Tribute
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Miegunyah Press (Melbourne UP)(Carlton)
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  • Work Choices Case: Analysis and Implications
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Thomson Lawbook Co(North Ryde)
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Book Chapters

  • Chair of the constitutional centenary foundation
    Year: 2007
    Book: Sir Ninian Stephen: A Tributie
    Publisher: Miegunyah Press (Melbourne UP)(Carlton)
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  • Comparative constitutional law in the courts: Is there a problem?
    Year: 2007
    Book: Current legal problems 2006
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Comparing federal constitutions
    Year: 2007
    Book: Die Ordnung der Freiheit: Festschrift fur Christian Starck zum siebzigsten Geburtstag
    Publisher: Mohr Siebeck(Tubingen)
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  • Judicial dialogue in common law countries
    Year: 2007
    Book: Renouveau du droit constitutionnel: Melanges en l'honneur de Louis Favoreu
    Publisher: Dalloz(Paris)
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Journal Articles

  • Common sense
    Year: 2007
    Journal: The Sydney Papers
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 97-99
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  • Making and (perhaps) changing the Constitution of Iraq
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 9-21
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  • The interesting times of Louis Favoreu
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Constitutional Law
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-16
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Major Reference Works

  • Work Choices: The High Court Challenge:Work Choices: The High Court Challenge
    Year: 2007
    Reference Work Title: Work Choices: The High Court Challenge
    Publisher: Thomson Lawbook Co(North Ryde)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Interaction in a Federal System
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Unity In Diversity: Learning from Each Other
    Conference Publication: Fourth International Conference on Federalism
    Page numbers: 284-307
    Publisher: Inter-State Council Secretariat(New Dehli)
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    URL - open access http://www.federalism2007.org/conference_reader.pdf
  • The division of power in the Australian Federation
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Competition versus Cooperation
    Conference Publication: German Federaslism in Need of Reform- a Comparative Perspective
    Page numbers: 145-156
    Publisher: NOMOS Verlag(Baden-Baden)
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    URL - open access www.gbv.de/dms/sub-hamburg/543316076.pdf

Publications in 2006

Books

  • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Governance in Federal Countries
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • The Future of the European Judicial System in a Comparative Perspective
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: NOMOS Verlag(Baden-Baden)
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Book Chapters

  • Apples, Oranges and Comparative Administrative Law
    Year: 2006
    Book: Acta Juridica: Comparing Administrative Justice across the Commonwealth
    Publisher: Juta & Co(Cape Town)
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  • Commonwealth of Australia
    Year: 2006
    Book: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Governance in Federal Countries
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • Democracy, Transparency and the Apparent Demise of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe
    Year: 2006
    Book: Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies
    Publisher: Hart Publishing(Oxford)
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  • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Institutions: A Synthesis
    Year: 2006
    Book: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Governance in Federal Countries
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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Journal Articles

  • Separation of powers and the judicial branch
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Judicial Review
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 337-347
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  • The Use and Misuse of Comparative Constitutional Law
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 37-76
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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • A Global Dialogue on Federalism: Conceptual Framework
    Year: 2005
    Book: Constitutional Origins, Structure and Change in Federal Countries
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • Australia
    Year: 2005
    Book: Constitutional origins, structure and change in federal countries
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • Consitutional recognition of local government in Australia
    Year: 2005
    Book: The Place and Role of Local Government in Federal Systems
    Publisher: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung(Johannesburg)
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  • Constitutional rights and the common law
    Year: 2005
    Book: The constitution in private relations: Expanding Constitutionalism
    Publisher: Eleven International Publishing(Utrecht)
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Journal Articles

  • Intergovernmental agreements and the executive power
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 294-313
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • A case study in Common Law Constitutionalism
    Year: 2004
    Book: Demokratie und Sozialer Rechtsstaat in Europa 2004
    Publisher: WUV Universitatsverlag(Vienna)
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  • Constitutional structure and Australian Federalism
    Year: 2004
    Book: Centenary essays for the High Court of Australia
    Publisher: Butterworths(Sydney)
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  • Rights, federalism and the Australian states
    Year: 2004
    Book: Constitution Lex Superior
    Publisher: Association de Droit Constitutionnel de Serbie(Belgrade)
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  • The constitutional framework for a regional Australia
    Year: 2004
    Book: Restructuring Australia
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Dividing powers in the contemporary world
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Anuario Portugues de Direito Constitucional
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 125-138
    Publisher: Coimbra Editora Limitada(Coimbra)
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  • Government regulation by contract: Implications for the rule of law
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 51-70
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  • Interpreting the constitution
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 289-296
    Publisher: LBC Information Services
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  • Protecting rights in the Australian Federation
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Adelaide Law Review
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 177-210
    Publisher: Adelaide Law Review Association(Adelaide)
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Publications in 2003

Books

  • It's your constitution: Governing Australia today
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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  • Reflections on the Australian constitution
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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  • The rule of law
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: The Federation Press(Sydney)
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Book Chapters

  • Asia, Oceania and constitutionalism
    Year: 2003
    Book: Perspectives of constitutionalism in Asia
    Publisher: Shinzansha International(Tokyo)
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  • Budgetary federalism: Balancing federalism and representative government
    Year: 2003
    Book: Mensch und Staat: Festschrift for Thomas Fleiner
    Publisher: University of Frieberg Press(Freiberg)
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  • Building federal state co-operation
    Year: 2003
    Book: Australia's Choices: Options for a Prosperous and Fair Society
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
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  • Federalism, decentralisation and conflict management in multicultural societies
    Year: 2003
    Book: Federalism in a changing world
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • Future prospects for the Australian constitution
    Year: 2003
    Book: Reflections on the Australian constitution
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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  • It seems...to be a leading case
    Year: 2003
    Book: Marbury v Madison 1803-2003, a French-American dialogue
    Publisher: Dalloz(Paris)
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  • Perspectives on the rule of law
    Year: 2003
    Book: The rule of law
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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  • The Australian republic: Act 1
    Year: 2003
    Book: Reforming parliamentary democracy
    Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press(Montreal)
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  • The uniform income tax cases
    Year: 2003
    Book: Australian constitutional landmarks
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Cambridge)
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  • Ways and means of constitutional reform
    Year: 2003
    Book: Peace, order and good government
    Publisher: Wakefield Press(Kent Town)
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems.
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Cambridge)
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  • Trade and Cooperation with the European Union in the New Millennium
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Kluwer Law International(The Hague)
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Book Chapters

  • A Federation without Federalism.
    Year: 2002
    Book: Keeping the Show Together: The "Federalism Forums" 2001.
    Publisher: NSW Centenary of Federation Committee(Sydney)
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  • Australia
    Year: 2002
    Book: Handbook of Federal Countries 2002.
    Publisher: McGill University Press(Montreal)
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  • Der australische Bundesstaat.
    Year: 2002
    Book: Jahrbuch des Foederalismus 2002.
    Publisher: NOMOS Verlag(Baden-Baden)
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  • Insights from the Experience of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation for the Future Republican Movement.
    Year: 2002
    Book: Constitutional Politics: The Republic Referendum and the Future.
    Publisher: University of Queensland Press(St Lucia)
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  • Protecting Rights in Common Law Constitutional Systems: A Framework for a Comparative Study.
    Year: 2002
    Book: Essays in Honour of Sir Ivor Richardson.
    Publisher: Victoria University Press(Wellington)
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Journal Articles

  • Collaborative Federalism.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Public Administration
    Volume: 61
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 69-77
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  • Courting Danger.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Eureka Street
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 28-30
    Publisher: Eureka Street Magazine(Melbourne)
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  • The Peculiarly Australian Preoccupation with Removal of a Head of State.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Notre Dame Law Review
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 171-179
    Publisher: Joe Christensen(Philadelphia)
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Publications in 2001

Book Chapters

  • A Constitutional Culture in Transition.
    Year: 2001
    Book: Constitutional Cultures
    Publisher: Institute of Public Affairs(Warsaw)
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  • Dividing Power in a Federation in an Age of Globalisation
    Year: 2001
    Book: Beyond the Republic: Meeting the Global Challenges to Constitutionalism
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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  • The Parliament as Partner: A Century of Constitutional Review
    Year: 2001
    Book: Parliament: The Vision in Hindsight
    Publisher: Federation Press(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • A New Direction for Intergovernmental Arrangements
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 274-287
    Publisher: LBC Information Services
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