Cheryl Saunders

Implications of ‘greater autonomy’ and ‘independence’ for Bougainville

2019 - 2020

Renewing Australian Federalism

2013 - 2015

Meeting the Challenges of Constitutional Comparison

This project offers a more genuinely global approach to comparative constitutional law. It will deepen understanding of the operation and un..

2011 - 2015

'Soft' and 'Fuzzy' Law in International and Domestic Contexts

2013 - 2014

International and Comparative Law

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS

This project is the first-ever national description of Australian regionalism, using insights from political and social science, constitutio..

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Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 153 for Cheryl Saunders.

Engineers and Constitution-building

Cheryl Saunders, Michael Crommelin

Journal article | 2020 | Public Law Review

Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd (The Engineers’ Case) was decided relatively early in the life of the..

Constitution Making in Asia

Cheryl Saunders

Journal article | 2019 | The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

This short article is an introduction to a Symposium on Constitution Making in Asia and the Pacific. It seeks to place constitutio..

International Involvement in Constitution Making

Cheryl Saunders

Book Chapter | 2019

The current constitutions of well over 100 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) were made in the last 30 years, sin..

Processes of Constitutional Transitions in the Face of Territorial Cleavages

Cheryl Saunders

Book Chapter | 2019

Process is a significant factor in successful constitutional transitions. Success for this purpose encompasses not only workable s..

Constitutional Implementation for Sustainable Peace

Anna Dziedzic, Cheryl Saunders

Report | 2019

The purpose of this Report is to explore whether and, if so how, the implementation of constitutional inclusion mechanisms (broadl..

Courts in Federal Countries

Cheryl Saunders

Journal article | 2019 | Constitution Brief

This brief identifies some of the principal options for designing a judiciary in a federal system. While there are some general pr..

Working Better with other Jurisdictions

Ben Rimmer, Cheryl Saunders, Michael Crommelin

Report | 2019

This research paper represents the opinion of the authors and the authors alone. It has been commissioned through ANZSOG by the In..

Courts with Constitutional Jurisdiction

Cheryl Saunders

Book Chapter | 2019

This chapter is primarily concerned with one category of courts: those with jurisdiction to interpret and apply the Constitution. ..

Greater Autonomy and Independence for Bougainville: Institutional Options and Issues for Transition

Cheryl Saunders, Anna Dziedzic

Report | 2019

At a referendum in late 2019, the people of Bougainville voted to express their choice between greater autonomy and independence f..

Financial Autonomy vs. Solidarity: A Dialogue between Two Complementary Opposites

C Saunders

Book Chapter | 2018

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Justice and the Law

Public Law

Other Law and Legal Studies

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Society and Community

Expanding Knowledge

Government and Politics

Human Geography

Legal Systems

Other Law, Politics and Community Services

News

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The government is determined to keep National Cabinet's work a secret. This should worry us all

Cheryl Saunders

Earlier this month, the Morrison government introduced a bill to parliament that would amend the Freedom of Information Act to allow meeting..

September 14, 2021

The National Cabinet has worked. Can it last?

Cheryl Saunders AO

As the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate in Australia, a new institution, the National Cabinet, emerged. Its members are the Prime Minister ..

June 11, 2020

Is our democracy broken?

Barbara Keys, Tim Lindsey, Cheryl Saunders AO, Mark Triffitt

When it comes to elections in liberal democracies like Australia’s, there are no aberrations and no accidents. The governments we get are th..

October 1, 2018

A Constitution shaped by distance

Cheryl Saunders AO, Adrienne Stone, Joshua Quinn-Watson

The Australian Constitution touches almost every aspect of Australian life providing the legal framework for all of Australia’s political an..

May 24, 2018

Part 1: 2018 Summer reading

Cheryl Saunders AO, Timothy J. Lynch, Vanessa Teague, Glyn Davis, Carolyn Evans, John Hattie, Lauren Rosewarne, Philippa Burne

Holidays are upon us. So, what’s a good book to get your teeth into for the lazy days of summer?Part 2: 2018 Summer readingRead moreWe’ve as..

December 20, 2017

The legal maze of the marriage equality survey

Adrienne Stone, Cheryl Saunders AO, Michael Crommelin, William Partlett

Before Australians even have a chance to have their say on the issue of same-sex marriage, the legality of the whole exercise is being chall..

August 31, 2017

Section 44: Changing the Constitution to reflect modern Australia

Adrienne Stone, Cheryl Saunders AO, Michael Crommelin, William Partlett

Section 44(i) of the Australian constitution continues to wreak political havoc, affecting minor and major parties all the way up to the Dep..

August 20, 2017

Let the Constitution and democratic principle guide us to renew federalism

Cheryl Saunders

An exercise in reform of the Australian federation is underway. Issues papers have been published. A draft discussion paper has been releas..

July 13, 2015

Federalism is a natural fit for Australia, but we need to make it work

Cheryl Saunders

Federalism infuses every aspect of the Australian system of government. Flickr/OzinOH, CC BYThe reform of Australia’s federation is under re..

September 24, 2014

FactCheck: are the Gonski school reforms a federal power grab?

Cheryl Saunders

Christopher Pyne “There is a fox in the chicken coop in this plan and that is that the federal minister for education will have unprecedent..

July 10, 2013