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Dr James Parker
Director, Law, Sound and the International at the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Melody and mayhem: Music, the law, and incitement to violence
The complex intersection of sound and the law – from musical provocation to genocide, to sonic crowd control, to the very deliberate design of courtroom acoustics
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Anthem for genocide: Why sound and the law need a fair hearing
Britney Spears as music torture may at first seem like a joke, but sound is delving into some dark places the law should keep an ear out for