Rate My Professor George Syrota

Syrota holds a Master of Arts from Oxford University (Oxon) and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia Law School. At UWA, he was Staff Editor of the University of Western Australia Law Review, overseeing editorial work for volumes including 32(1) in 2004. His research specializations encompass criminal law, with publications addressing counter-terrorism offences, terrorist act definitions, fraud in sexual consent, forgery mens rea, provocation doctrines, and consensual brawls. Key works include 'Australia's Counter-Terrorism Offences: A Critical Study' (2008, 34 University of Western Australia Law Review 103), 'The Definition of "Terrorist Act" in Part 5.3 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code' (2007, 33(2) University of Western Australia Law Review 307), 'Rape: When Does Fraud Vitiate Consent?' (1995, 25 University of Western Australia Law Review 334), 'Consensual Fist Fights and Other Brawls: Are They a Crime?', 'The Mental Element in Forgery – A Worthwhile Reform?', and 'The "Specific Triggering Incident" in Provocation: Is the Law Gender Biased?'. He contributed to the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia and testified before the Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism. His scholarship has informed debates on criminal legislation precision and human rights interfaces.