Cheryl Saunders is a laureate professor emeritus and founding director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at the University of Melbourne's…
The prestigious international Tang Prize in Rule of Law has been awarded to Professor Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus at Melbourne Law School (MLS).The award recognises Professor Saunders’ outstanding contribution to comparative constitu
TAIPEI, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ 2022 Tang Prize in Rule of Law is awarded to Prof. Cheryl Saunders to recognize "her pioneering contributions to comparative constitutional law, and in particular her work on constitution-building in the Asia-Pacific region". In the citation, the Selection Committee paid tribute to her working methods, noting that she applies "her scholarship to inspire and advise constitution-making exercises, often under challenging circumstances", and that she "consistently broadens the boundaries of comparative constitutional law scholarship through active engagement, dialogue and collaboration with scholars and political actors at home and abroad". Prof. Saunders is not only a pioneer in comparative constitutional studies but also an academic practitioner. Always taking great interest in constitutional law, she was early to develop a passion for the emerging but often undervalued discipline of comparative constitutional law. In 198