Researcher

My Expertise

criminal law reform and the use of criminalisation as a public policy tool
criminal law and intoxication/alcohol and drug effects
public order and the regulation of behaviour in public spaces

racism and racial vilification/hate speech laws

Fields of Research (FoR)

Criminal law, Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems), Law in context

Biography

Luke McNamara is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales.  His research focuses on the deployment of criminalisation as a public policy tool. Current projects include studies of sexual offence trials and the history of criminal law-making directed at safety from violence. He is the author of the books Regulating Racism: Racial Vilification Laws in Australia (2002), and Human Rights Controversies: The...view more

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+61-2-90652104

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