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Contacts for comment on Iraq conflict

Media Release, Monday 24 February 2003

The University of Melbourne has identified a range of experts who can provide informed comment directly related to the issues surrounding the Iraq conflict.

Additional Melbourne University experts can be found on Find an Expert at http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/mediacontact/

Laboratory testing for biological agents

Associate Professor Geoff Hogg
Microbiology and Immunology Department
Pager number: +(61 3) 9625 2689
Email ghogg@unimelb.edu.au

United States politics and human rights

Associate Professor David Tucker
Political Science Department
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 6585
Home: +(61 3) 9507 2357
Mobile: 0413 805 459
Email: davidfbt@unimelb.edu.au

Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Military Law

Professor Tim McCormack
Melbourne Law School
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 4775
Email: d.costello@unimelb.edu.au or t.mccormack@unimelb.edu.au

Alison Duxbury
Melbourne Law School
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 1002
Email: a.duxbury@unimelb.edu.au

Human Rights Law and Children’s Rights

John Tobin
Melbourne Law School
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 7679
Email: jtobin@unimelb.edu.au


International Law, Human Rights, and Energy and Resources Law

Professor Gillian Triggs
Melbourne Law School
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 6173
Email: g.triggs@unimelb.edu.au

International Law, Human Rights and Religion

Dr Carolyn Evans
Melbourne Law School
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 1102
Email: c.evans@unimelb.edu.au

Middle East history

Dr Richard Pennell
Department of History
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 5952
Email: rpennell@unimelb.edu.au

Ethics, political philosophy and terrorism

Professor Tony Coady
Head of The University of Melbourne Division of the ARC Special Research Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE).
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 5155
Email: t.coady@unimelb.edu.au

Associate Professor Igor Primoratz
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 3854 or +(61 3) 9349 0764
Email: iprim@unimelb.edu.au

Militant Islam and Islamic Jihad

Professor Merle Ricklefs
Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies
Phone: +(61 3) 8344 5554
Email: m.ricklefs@unimelb.edu.au


University of Melbourne media office contact:

Rebecca Trott
Media Officer
Tel: +(61 3) 8344 7220
Mobile: 0416 193 577
Email: rtrott@unimelb.edu.au