Staff Profiles
Professor Andrew Kenyon
Director, CMCL
Andrew Kenyon is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law in the Melbourne Law School. He researches in comparative media and communications law, including defamation, privacy, copyright, journalism and media policy. As well as legal doctrine, this research examines social and cultural aspects of law. He is the editor of the international refereed journal, the Media & Arts Law Review, a Network Participant in the Australian Research Council Cultural Research Network, and past president of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand.
He has law degrees from the universities of Melbourne and London, is admitted to practise law in Victoria, and his memberships include the International Communications Association, the European Communication Research and Education Association, and the Socio-Legal Studies Association.
Recent articles and working papers can be found via Melbourne Legal Studies on the Legal Scholarship Network, as well as being listed under Publications, above.
Areas of Expertise:
- Art and Law
- Breach of Confidence and Privacy
- Copyright Law
- Defamation Law
- Law and Society
- Media & Communications Law
Teaching:
The Melbourne Law Masters: