Overview
Background
Over the past three decades, Professor Bronitt has published widely, ranging across criminal law and criminal justice, gender violence, policing and terrorism law, and corruption. Recent publications include Federal Proceeds of Crime Law (Thomson Reuters, 2023), Law in Context (5th ed, Federation Press, 2023), Rape Law in Context (Federation Press, 2018), and Principles of Criminal Law (4th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2017). In 2021, he was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
Professor Bronitt was a Professor at the UQ Law School for five years and served as Deputy Head of School and Deputy Dean (Research) from June 2014 to 2018. He joined the Sydney Law School in 2019 as Head and Dean (2019-2024). He previously served as the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, hosted by Griffith University (2009-2014).
Availability
- Honorary Professor Simon Bronitt is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, University of Cambridge
Research interests
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Criminal Justice
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Criminal Law
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Criminology
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Human Rights Law
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Policing
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Law and History
Works
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2017
Other Outputs
Foreign Bribery Submission: Combatting bribery of foreign public officials to the Attorney-General’s Department. Proposed amendments to the foreign bribery offence in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Public Consultation Paper
Bronitt, Simon and Brereton, Zoe (2017). Foreign Bribery Submission: Combatting bribery of foreign public officials to the Attorney-General’s Department. Proposed amendments to the foreign bribery offence in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Public Consultation Paper. Australian Government - Attorney-General’s Department.
2017
Book Chapter
Regulatory bargaining in the shadows of preventive justice: deferred prosecution agreements
Bronitt, Simon (2017). Regulatory bargaining in the shadows of preventive justice: deferred prosecution agreements. Regulating preventive justice: principle, policy and paradox. (pp. 211-227) edited by Tamara Tulich, Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Simon Bronitt and Sarah Murray. New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315620978-12
2017
Book Chapter
Regulatory bargaining in the shadows of preventive justice: Deferred prosecution agreements
Bronitt, Simon (2017). Regulatory bargaining in the shadows of preventive justice: Deferred prosecution agreements. Regulating Preventive Justice: Principle, Policy and Paradox. (pp. 211-226) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315620978
2017
Book
Principles of criminal law
Bronitt, Simon and McSherry, Bernadette (2017). Principles of criminal law. 4th ed. Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters, Lawbook Company.
2017
Book
Regulating preventive justice: principle, policy and paradox
Tamara Tulich, Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Simon Bronitt and Sarah Murray eds. (2017). Regulating preventive justice: principle, policy and paradox. New York: Routledge.
2017
Book
Regulating preventive justice: Principle, policy and paradox
Tulich, Tamara, Ananian-Welsh, Rebecca, Bronitt, Simon and Murray, Sarah (2017). Regulating preventive justice: Principle, policy and paradox. Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315620978
2017
Journal Article
The limits of corporate responsibility and human rights: a right to live free from corruption?
Bronitt, Simon (2017). The limits of corporate responsibility and human rights: a right to live free from corruption?. Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy (42), 228-246.
2016
Journal Article
'Mr Big Operations' and the limits of covert policing and confession inducement
Bronitt, Simon (2016). 'Mr Big Operations' and the limits of covert policing and confession inducement. Queensland Legal Yearbook 2015 (Current Legal Issues), 257-269.
2016
Book Chapter
New regulatory paradigms for preventing institutional child sexual abuse: lessons from corporate crime and white-collar criminals
Bronitt, Simon (2016). New regulatory paradigms for preventing institutional child sexual abuse: lessons from corporate crime and white-collar criminals. The sexual abuse of children: recognition and redress. (pp. 178-192) edited by Yorick Smaal, Andy Kaladelfos and Mark Finnane. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University Press.
2016
Conference Publication
Is Criminal Law Reform a Lost Cause?
Bronitt, Simon (2016). Is Criminal Law Reform a Lost Cause?. The National Law Reform Conference, Canberra, 14-15 April.
2016
Conference Publication
Is Criminal Law Reform a Lost Cause?
Bronitt, Simon (2016). Is Criminal Law Reform a Lost Cause?. National Law Reform Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 14-15 April 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Patriarchal terrorism and burning women at the stake: The petty treason of Elizabeth Herring 1773
Douglas, Heather and Bronitt, Simon (2015). Patriarchal terrorism and burning women at the stake: The petty treason of Elizabeth Herring 1773. Criminal Law Journal, 39 (5), 272-275.
2015
Book Chapter
Use of lethal force and military aid to civil power in India and Australia: sharing lessons in counter terrorism
Bronitt, Simon and Misra, Ashutosh (2015). Use of lethal force and military aid to civil power in India and Australia: sharing lessons in counter terrorism. Emerging strategic trends in Asia. (pp. 265-282) edited by Uttam Kumar Sinha. New Delhi, India: Pentagon Press.
2015
Conference Publication
Beyond Zero Tolerance in Anti-Corruption Law and Policy: Selective Lessons from Australia, UK and US
Bronitt, Simon and Li, Enshen (2015). Beyond Zero Tolerance in Anti-Corruption Law and Policy: Selective Lessons from Australia, UK and US. The Sixth International Forum of Contemporary Criminal Law, Beijing, China, 22-23 August 2015.
2015
Book Chapter
Counter-terrorism law in Australia: new paradigms in criminal law
Bronitt, Simon (2015). Counter-terrorism law in Australia: new paradigms in criminal law. Toward scientific criminal law theories. (pp. 620-630) edited by Zhao Binzhi. Beijing, China: Law Press.
2014
Journal Article
Linking policing and human rights: a recent invention or an enduring legacy?
Bronitt, Simon, O’Brien, Melanie and Bull, Melissa (2014). Linking policing and human rights: a recent invention or an enduring legacy?. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 20 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/1323-238X.2014.11882146
2014
Journal Article
Editor's introduction
Bronitt, Simon and Misra, Ashutosh (2014). Editor's introduction. Griffith Asia Quarterly, 2 (1)
2014
Journal Article
Crime and (in)security in the Asian century: new threats and responses
Bronitt, Simon and Misra, Ashutosh (2014). Crime and (in)security in the Asian century: new threats and responses. Griffith Asia Quarterly, 2 (1)
2014
Journal Article
Reforming Sexual Offences in India: Lessons in Human Rights and Comparative Law
Bronitt, Simon and Misra, Ashutosh (2014). Reforming Sexual Offences in India: Lessons in Human Rights and Comparative Law. Griffith Asia Quarterly, 2 (1), 37-56.
2014
Journal Article
Human rights and policing
Bronitt, Simon, O'Brien, Melanie and Bull, Melissa (2014). Human rights and policing. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 20 (2), 200-200.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Law of Exorcism: A Socio-legal Study of Religiously Motivated Homicide
Principal Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Corporate crime
- Counter terrorism law
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
- Human Rights Law
- Law enforcement
- Law reform
- Organised crime and corruption
- Policing
- Preventive justice
- White-collar crime
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