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Qualifications BA Hons (ANU), LLB Hons (ANU), LLM (Columbia), JSD (Columbia), Barrister and Solicitor in the High Court of Australia
Biography Amelia Simpson joined the ANU College of Law in 2000 after serving as Associate to Justice McHugh of the High Court of Australia. Her teaching and research focus on domestic and comparative constitutional law and her doctoral thesis examined conceptions of discrimination in Australian constitutional jurisprudence. Her publications include pieces on constitutional interpretation and reform, as well as several contributions to the Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia.
Scholarly Interests Australian and comparative constitutional law and theory
Recent Publications 'The High Court's Conception of Discrimination: Origins, Applications, and Implications' (2007) 29(2) Sydney Law Review 263-95
'Sweedman v TAC: State Residence Discrimination and the High Court's Retreat into Characterisation' (2006) 34(2) Federal Law Review 363-76
‘Grounding the High Court’s Modern Section 92 Jurisprudence: the Case for Improper Purpose as the Touchstone’ (2005) 33(3) Federal Law Review 445-84
 
Name Amelia Simpson
Room 310
Tel 6125 8300
Email SimpsonA@law.anu.edu.au
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