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About Luke McNamara

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 Impact of Legal Form' (2007); and a co-author of 'Criminal Laws: Materials and Commentary on Criminal Law and Process of New South Wales' (7th ed, 2020).