Purposes and Objectives
The Centre's objectives are:
- To improve knowledge and understanding of the laws of our region
- To support the rule of law in Asia
- To promote teaching and research on Asian legal systems at both graduate and undergraduate levels, in Australia, Asia and elsewhere
- To promote the development of Asian studies and Asian languages in other disciplines and to encourage links with legal studies
- To promote the importance of comparative law in Asian legal studies and research
- To promote exchanges of staff and students between the Melbourne Law School and Asian universities and institutions.