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Honorary Professor Simon Bronitt
Honorary Professor

Simon Bronitt

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Overview

Background

Simon Bronitt is the Head of School and Dean of Sydney Law School at The University of Sydney. Simon was a Professor in the UQ Law School for five years and served as Deputy Head of School and Deputy Dean (Research) from June 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, hosted by Griffith University (2009-2014).

Before moving to Queensland in 2009, Professor Bronitt was a member of the College of Law at The Australian National University (1991-2009). During that time he served as Sub Dean in 1997-98, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. During his time at ANU, he held a number of research leadership roles, including Director of the National Europe Centre an EU-funded centre - in the Research School of Humanities (2003-2008) and Director of the Australian Centre for Military Law and Justice, ANU (2009).

Drawing on comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives, he has published widely on criminal justice topics ranging across terrorism law and human rights, comparative criminal law, covert policing, family violence, and mental health policing. His key publications include two textbooks, Principles of Criminal Law (4th ed, Thomson Reuters 2017) and Law in Context (4th ed, Federation Press, 2012).

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Honorary Professor Simon Bronitt is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Law, University of Cambridge

Research interests

  • Criminal Justice

  • Criminal Law

  • Criminology

  • Human Rights Law

  • Policing

  • Law and History

Works

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125 works between 1991 and 2025

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2006

Book Chapter

The burden and standard of proof in environmental regulation: the precautionary principle in an Australian administrative context

Jones, Judith and Bronitt, Simon (2006). The burden and standard of proof in environmental regulation: the precautionary principle in an Australian administrative context. Implementing the precautionary principle : perspectives and prospects. (pp. 137-159) edited by Elizabeth Fisher, Judith Jones and René von Schomberg. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781847201676.00017

The burden and standard of proof in environmental regulation: the precautionary principle in an Australian administrative context

2005

Book Chapter

Cyber-crime in the 21 st century: Windows on Australian law

Bronitt, Simon and Gani, Miriam (2005). Cyber-crime in the 21 st century: Windows on Australian law. Cyber-Crime. (pp. 141-167) Hong Kong University Press, HKU.

Cyber-crime in the 21 st century: Windows on Australian law

2005

Book Chapter

Interpreting law enforcement immunities: the relationship between judicial, legislative and administrative models

Bronitt, Simon (2005). Interpreting law enforcement immunities: the relationship between judicial, legislative and administrative models. Interpreting Statutes. (pp. 223-249) edited by Suzanne Corcoran and Stephen Bottomley. Leichhardt, NSW, Australia: The Federation Press.

Interpreting law enforcement immunities: the relationship between judicial, legislative and administrative models

2005

Journal Article

Telecommunications interception in Australia: recent trends and regulatory prospects

Bronitt, Simon and Stellios, James (2005). Telecommunications interception in Australia: recent trends and regulatory prospects. Telecommunications Policy, 29 (11), 875-888. doi: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.06.010

Telecommunications interception in Australia: recent trends and regulatory prospects

2005

Book

Principles of criminal law

Bronitt, Simon and McSherry, Bernadette (2005). Principles of criminal law. 2nd ed. Pyrmont, NSW, Australia: LBC Information Services.

Principles of criminal law

2004

Book Chapter

Cyber-crime in the 21st Century: windows on Australian law

Bronitt, Simon and Gani, Miriam (2004). Cyber-crime in the 21st Century: windows on Australian law. Cyber Crime: The Challenge in Asia. (pp. 141-168) edited by Roderic G. Broadhurst and Peter N. Grabosky. Aberdeen, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

Cyber-crime in the 21st Century: windows on Australian law

2004

Journal Article

The law in undercover policing: a comparative study of entrapment and covert interviewing in Australia, Canada and Europe

Bronitt, Simon (2004). The law in undercover policing: a comparative study of entrapment and covert interviewing in Australia, Canada and Europe. Common Law World Review, 33 (1), 35-80. doi: 10.1350/clwr.33.1.35.25831

The law in undercover policing: a comparative study of entrapment and covert interviewing in Australia, Canada and Europe

2003

Journal Article

Constitutional rhetoric v criminal justice realities: unbalanced responses to terrorism?

Bronitt, Simon (2003). Constitutional rhetoric v criminal justice realities: unbalanced responses to terrorism?. Public Law Review, 14, 76-80.

Constitutional rhetoric v criminal justice realities: unbalanced responses to terrorism?

2003

Journal Article

Shifting boundaries of cybercrime: from computer hacking to cyber-terrorism

Bronitt, Simon and Gani, Miriam (2003). Shifting boundaries of cybercrime: from computer hacking to cyber-terrorism. Criminal Law Journal, 27 (6), 303-321.

Shifting boundaries of cybercrime: from computer hacking to cyber-terrorism

2002

Journal Article

Sang is dead, loosely speaking: R v Looseley

Bronitt, Simon (2002). Sang is dead, loosely speaking: R v Looseley. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 2002 (2), 374-387.

Sang is dead, loosely speaking: R v Looseley

2002

Book Chapter

Courts, criminal law and procedure

Urbas, Gregor and Bronitt, Simon (2002). Courts, criminal law and procedure. The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology. (pp. 73-92) edited by Adam Graycar and Peter Grabosky. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Courts, criminal law and procedure

2001

Book

Principles of criminal law

Bronitt, Simon and McSherry, Bernadette (2001). Principles of criminal law. 1st ed. Pyrmont, NSW, Australia: LBC Information Services.

Principles of criminal law

2001

Book Chapter

Sex

Bronitt, Simon (2001). Sex. Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia. (pp. 620-622) edited by Tony Blackshield, Michael Coper and George Williams. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acref/9780195540222.001.0001

Sex

2000

Journal Article

Between rhetoric and reality: sociolegal and republican perspectives on entrapment

Bronitt, Simon and Roche, Declan (2000). Between rhetoric and reality: sociolegal and republican perspectives on entrapment. International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 4, 77-106.

Between rhetoric and reality: sociolegal and republican perspectives on entrapment

2000

Journal Article

Webbing the Pacific: teaching an intercontinental legal history course

Ozcan, Bronitt, Simon, Harris, Doug, Holloway, Ian, McLaren, John and Pue, Wes (2000). Webbing the Pacific: teaching an intercontinental legal history course. Law and History Review, 18 (2), 445-456. doi: 10.2307/744304

Webbing the Pacific: teaching an intercontinental legal history course

1999

Journal Article

Entrapment, human rights and criminal justice: a licence to deviate

Bronitt, Simon (1999). Entrapment, human rights and criminal justice: a licence to deviate. Hong Kong Law Journal, 29 (2), 216-239.

Entrapment, human rights and criminal justice: a licence to deviate

1999

Journal Article

"Community Without Propinquity": teaching legal history intercontinentally

Harris, Douglas, McLaren, John, Pue, W. Wesley, Bronitt, Simon and Holloway, Ian (1999). "Community Without Propinquity": teaching legal history intercontinentally. Legal Education Review, 10 (1), 1-32.

"Community Without Propinquity": teaching legal history intercontinentally

1998

Book Chapter

Rape victims on trial: regulating the use and abuse of sexual history evidence

Bronitt, Simon and Henning, Terese (1998). Rape victims on trial: regulating the use and abuse of sexual history evidence. Balancing the Scales: Rape, Law Reform and Australian Culture. (pp. 76-94) edited by Patricia Easteal. Annandale, NSW, Australia: The Federation Press.

Rape victims on trial: regulating the use and abuse of sexual history evidence

1998

Book Chapter

Controlling Disease and the Criminal Law: A New Regulatory Strategy

Simon Bronitt (1998). Controlling Disease and the Criminal Law: A New Regulatory Strategy. Health Care, Crime and Regulatory Control. (pp. 167-178) edited by R Smith. Sydney: Hawkins Press and Asia Pacific Press.

Controlling Disease and the Criminal Law: A New Regulatory Strategy

1998

Book Chapter

Public order

Bronitt, Simon and Ford, S. (1998). Public order. Criminal Law. (pp. 52-52) edited by J. Riordan and P. Fairall. Rozelle, NSW, Australia: Lawbook.

Public order

Supervision

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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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