The Queensland branch of the AACL invited speakers with expertise in constitutional law in Brazil, Ethiopia and Israel to discuss constitutional challenges faced by each system, and the similarities, differences and causes of those challenges.
Dr Renato Costa is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law and an Associate Editor at the University of Queensland Law Journal. Before joining the University of Queensland, Renato practised as a lawyer in one of Brazil's most prominent law firms. He specialises in constitutional and comparative law.
Dr Terefe Gebreyesus is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. His PhD examines constitutional approaches to diversity and complexities associated with identity politics and its impact on constitutional design. Terefe was previously a federal judge in Ethiopia.
Marcel Schlamowitz recently completed a Master of Laws at Victoria University New Zealand. His thesis examined constituent power and the challenge to parliamentary sovereignty in New Zealand, the UK and Israel.
The event was chaired by Associate Professor Alex Deagon of QUT.