Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie Law School, Sydney
Dr Melkonian is admitted to practice in England, New York, California and New South Wales. He is a scholar on the Constitution of the United States. He has conducted over 1000 jury trials in the USA and is now resident in Sydney, where he practices law specialising in media and defamation, constitutional issues and private international law.
He teaches at Macquarie University Law School and is the author of Freedom of Speech and Society: A Social Approach to Freedom of Expression and Defamation, Libel Tourism and the Speech Act of 2010: The First Amendment Colliding with the Common Law. He was the lead trial lawyer in the landmark Meinhold v US case in which the right of gays to serve in the US military was first established. He represented the Chief of Police during the aftermath of the riots in Los Angeles following the Rodney King trial.
Dr Melkonian is admitted to practice in England, New York, California and New South Wales. He is a scholar on the Constitution of the United States. He has conducted over 1000 jury trials in the USA and is now resident in Sydney, where he practices law specialising in media and defamation, constitutional issues and private international law.
He teaches at Macquarie University Law School and is the author of Freedom of Speech and Society: A Social Approach to Freedom of Expression and Defamation, Libel Tourism and the Speech Act of 2010: The First Amendment Colliding with the Common Law. He was the lead trial lawyer in the landmark Meinhold v US case in which the right of gays to serve in the US military was first established. He represented the Chief of Police during the aftermath of the riots in Los Angeles following the Rodney King trial.
Featured Videos
- Bringing a Human Rights Violation Complaint to the United Nations with Dr Harry Melkonian and Richard Mitry
- Whistleblower Protections in the European Court of Human Rights with Dr Harry Melkonian and Christopher Chin
- Implied Constitutional Right of Privacy in the US: Overturning Roe v Wade with Dr Harry Melkonian and Axel Melkonian
- The Jurisdiction of the Privacy Act with Dan Svantesson and Dr Harry Melkonian
- Worldwide Freezing Orders, with Harry Melkonian and Axel Melkonian
- Upsetting the Apple Tax Cart – Tackling International Law in Australia with Dr Harry Melkonian and Axel Melkonian
- Enforcing Australian Rulings in Foreign Jurisdictions with Dr Harry Melkonian and Professor Jeanne Huang
- Court Orders with an International Dimension
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