Oration
Australian federal democracy
Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO is the Director of Studies in Government Law and Co-Director of Studies in Public and International Law at the University of Melbourne.
An expert in Australian and comparative law, Professor Saunders is a President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law, a former President of the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies, a former President of the Administrative Review Council of Australia and a senior technical advisor to the Constitution Building program of International IDEA. She has a chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur of France.