Contact details
- Name:
- Dr Shane Burke
- Qualifications:
- PhD, LLM, Queen Mary, University of London; LL.B, National University of Ireland Galway; M.Sc. in Mutlimedia Systems, Trinity College Dublin
- Position/Fellowship type:
- Associate Research Fellow
- Fellowship term:
- 05-Oct-2026 to 30-Sep-2027
- Institute:
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Home institution:
- Cardiff University
- Email address:
- BurkeS3@cardiff.ac.uk
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- Law
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Legal theory and legal regulation of the arts and norms within contemporary artistic movements. He has also published on patent law's interaction with biotechnology. Current research is concerned with copyright and graffiti, copyright as artistic medium and the relationship between sound and the law in the context of both copyright and trademarks. His research generally has a UK/EU and US focus.
- Project summary relevant to Fellowship:
Collaboration with the the Law and Humanities hub establishing a Sound and Law Network which seeks to bring together scholars, artists, practitioners and other researchers intereted in teh intersection of law, sound and justice, fostering an international and interdiscilinary community of exchange and collaboration.