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Graeme Coss

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Degrees
LLB LLM (Hons) Syd, Grad Dip Inf&LibStud Curtin

Courses Taught

  • Criminal Law (UG)
  • Criminal Liability (PG)
  • External Placement Program (UG)

Areas of Interest

  • Masculinity and Crime
  • Criminal Defences
  • Homicide
  • Domestic Violence
  • Violence and Sport
  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Externships
  • Public Interest Law
  • Human Rights

Brief Biographical Detail Graeme wanted to be an actor. Inspired by Charles Laughton in "Witness for the Prosecution", he enrolled in undergraduate law and disliked it intensely. Not knowing what to do with his life (and not brave enough to take the plunge into full-time acting), he enrolled in postgraduate law. He enjoyed that a fraction more. Still unsure what to do with his life, he became a research assistant in law, and spent years wanting to be an actor. A mid-life crisis saw him undertake a library degree, on the proposition that becoming a law librarian might resurrect his vocational drive. On completion he became a law lecturer instead, and in so doing finally realised his ambition to be an actor.

Graeme loves acting (see above), music (twelfth to twentieth century, although for twentieth century read Vaughan Williams rather than Oasis), literature (including a passion for Jane Austen and a weakness for murder mysteries) and of course cinema (see above). He also has an obsession for British football (aka soccer), cricket, and plays a miserable game of golf. He prefers red wine to white wine (but drinks both), and guinness to beer (but drinks both). He is also fond of travel (especially Italy) and dining.

Publications

Books, Monographs | Edited Books | Book Chapters, Encyclopedic Entries | Journal Articles | Other | Research Grants

Books, monographs

  • Irene Nemes & Graeme Coss, Effective Legal Research, Butterworths: Sydney (2nd ed, 2001), 456pp; (1st ed, 1998), 392pp.
  • Simon Rice & Graeme Coss, A Guide to Implementing Clinical Teaching Method in the Law School Curriculum Sydney, Centre for Legal Education, University of Sydney Law School, Sydney (January 1996), 113pp.

Edited books

  • Brent Fisse, David Fraser & Graeme Coss (eds), The Money Trail: Moneylaundering, Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime, and Cash Transaction Reporting, Law Book Co: Sydney (1992), 451pp.

Book chapters, encyclopaedic entries

  • Paul Fairall, Jenny Bargen & Graeme Coss, "Partial Defences to Murder" in The Laws of Australia: Criminal Offences: Homicide, LBC: Sydney (1996), 101-154.
  • Graeme Coss, "Provocation" in The Laws of Australia: Criminal Law: Homicide, Law Book Co: Sydney (1992), 162-192.

Journal articles, notes, communications in refereed journals

  • Graeme Coss, 'The Defence of Provocation: An Acrimonious Divorce from Reality' (2006) Current Issues in Criminal Justice vol 18, no 1, pp51-78
  • Graeme Coss, ‘Provocative Reforms – a comparative critique’ (2006) Criminal Law Journal vol 30, no 3, pp138-150
  • Graeme Coss, 'Provocation's Victorian Nadir: the obscenity of Ramage' (2005) 29 Criminal Law Journal 133-138.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Provocation, Law Reform and the Medea Syndrome" (2004) 28 Criminal Law Journal 133-140.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Killing Violent Men" (2002) 26 Criminal Law Journal 133-138.
  • Graeme Coss, 'A Reply to Tom Molomby" (1998) 22 Criminal Law Journal 119-121.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Revisiting Lethal Violence by Men" (1998) 22 Criminal Law Journal 5-9.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Belfast or Bust - Ruminations of a Non-Criminologist: Postcard from the British Society of Criminology Conference" (1997) 9(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 187-191.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Lethal Violence by Men" (1996) 20 Criminal Law Journal 305-309.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Field Placement (Externship): A Valuable Application of Clinical Education?" (1993) 4 Legal Education Review 29-62.
  • Graeme Coss, Contemporary Comment, 'Hakopian"s Case: Oh Chastity! What Crimes are Committed in Thy Name" (1992) 16 Criminal Law Journal 160-164.
  • Graeme Coss, Casenote, 'Hamdi Baraghith" (1992) 16 Criminal Law Journal 62-65.
  • Graeme Coss, "God is a Righteous Judge, Strong and Patient, and God is Provoked Every Day." A Brief History of the Doctrine of Provocation in England" (1991) 13 Sydney Law Review 570-604.
  • Graeme Coss, 'Rigid Justice" (1991) 15 Criminal Law Journal 311-314.
  • Graeme Coss, Legislation Comment: 'Crimes (Life Sentences) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW)" (1990) 14 Criminal Law Journal 348-356.

Other

  • Graeme Coss & Anne Duffield (eds), Australasian Law Teachers Association, Directory of Members 1998-1999, LBC & ALTA, Sydney (1999), 150pp.
  • Graeme Coss & Anne Duffield (eds), Australasian Law Teachers Association, Directory of Members 1997, LBC & ALTA, Sydney (1997), 173pp.

Research Grants

  • "Legal Externships: Expanding the Horizons through Information Technology" (with Associate Professor Les McCrimmon) - CHASS Teaching Excellence Grant.
  • "Investigating Externships" - LSSF Grant 2003.
  • "Provocation, Law Reform and the Medea Syndrome" - LSSF Grant 2004.