Rate My Professor Simon Evans

Evans' research specializations lie in constitutional law, with a focus on constitutional property rights, the just terms doctrine, parliamentary human rights scrutiny, and comparative constitutional studies. Key publications include 'Constitutional Property Rights in Australia' (2004), 'When is an Acquisition of Property Not an Acquisition of Property?' (2000), 'The Meaning of Constitutional Terms: Essential Features, Implied Meanings and Deliberate Vagueness' (2006, University of New South Wales Law Journal), 'Plain Packaging of Cigarettes and Constitutional Property Rights' (2012), and co-authorship of Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary & Materials (2017). He directed the Legislatures and Human Rights Project at Melbourne Law School, which evaluated the human rights performance of Australian parliaments. In 2018, Evans was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. He retains a keen interest in the intersections between science, technology, and the social sciences and humanities, reflecting his diverse academic foundation.