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Dr. Marilyn Bromberg is a distinguished legal scholar whose work bridges theoretical frameworks and practical applications in Body Image Law, Public Health Law, and Social Media Law. Her research is widely published and frequently cited in academic journals, policy documents, and media outlets, influencing both legal practice and public policy.

📘 Upcoming Publications

Research Handbook on Social Media and the Law
Co-edited with Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister
This book was released by Edward Elgar Publishing. This comprehensive handbook critically examines the complex relationship between social media and the law. It features contributions from expert scholars and practitioners who analyze key issues through both practical and theoretical lenses, highlighting opportunities for advancing legal scholarship in the field.
Link to Buy – “Research Handbook Social Media Law”

Sole-Authored Book on Body Image Law
Anticipated for release in November 2025, Dr. Bromberg’s forthcoming book will be the first comprehensive legal text dedicated to Body Image Law. It aims to provide in-depth analysis and propose legislative frameworks to address body image issues, influencing future policy development and legal practice.

 

📝 Scholarly Contributions

Dr. Bromberg has authored or co-authored over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, addressing critical issues at the intersection of law, health, and digital media. Her research has informed submissions to both the Australian and American Federal Governments and has been cited in numerous government publications, including:

  • The Council of Australian Tribunals’ Practice Manual for Tribunals

  • The Report of the Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021 by Delia Rickard PSM

  • The Victorian Law Reform Commission’s Contempt of Court consultation paper

  • The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Limited’s Guide to Judicial Conduct (Third Edition)

 

📄 Selected Publications

A list of some of M’s sole authored and co-authored publications is below:

  • Rojina Parchizadeh and Marilyn Bromberg, ‘Media, Advertising and Inventing Anna(rexia)’ (2024) 31(2) Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Meredith Blake, Marilyn Bromberg and Stephanie Milan, ‘An Australian Sugary-Sweetened Beverage Levy: Why, What and How’ (2023) 30(2) Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Marilyn Bromberg, ‘Thank you for Being a Friend? Examining Social Media Friendship between Judicial Officers and Lawyers Post Charisteas v Charisteas’ (2022) 32 Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Marilyn Bromberg, ‘Don’t Raise Your Glass: Post COVID-19 it is Critical to Pass Legislation to Ban the Sale of Energy Drinks to Children’ (2023) 34(1) Bond Law Review
  • Meredith Blake, Marilyn Bromberg and Stephanie Parnell, ‘Regulating Obesity in Australia: Current Frameworks, Reflections upon the Impact of COVID-19 and Future Reform’ (2022) 29(2) Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Adam Jardine, Marilyn Bromberg and Nicholas Cardaci, ‘No More Fighting Like Cats and Dogs: it’s Time for a New Pet Custody Model in Australia’ (2022) 19 Canberra Law Review
  • Nicholas Cardaci, Marilyn Bromberg and Kathy Luong, ‘I’m a Celebrity, Don’t Get Me Out of Here: How Law and Celebrity Advocacy Can Protect Young People from Miracle Weight Loss Products’ Advertising on Social Media’ (2022) 33 Hastings Journal on Gender and the Law
  • Gina Trapp et al, ‘Individual, Social and Environmental Correlates of Energy Drink Use Among Adolescents’ (2021) Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour. (I was one of the co-authors).
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Laura Fitzgerald, ‘Under the Influence: Regulating Influencers Giving Nutrition Advice’ (2021) 28 Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Marilyn Bromberg, Larissa Welmans, and Cassandra Lee, ‘Reading Between the Text(s) – Interpreting Emoji and Emoticons in the Australian Criminal Law Context’ (2020) 23 (4) New Criminal Law Review
  • Marilyn Bromberg, ‘The Devil You Know is Not Better – the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images and Sentencing’ (2020) 44 Criminal Law Journal
  • Nicholas Cardaci, Marilyn Bromberg, Kathy Luong and Gina Trapp, ‘Have a (Non-Energy) Drink on Me: Modifying the Laws Regarding Energy Drinks in Australia (2019) 74(3) Food and Drug Law Journal
  • Coral Gartner and Marilyn Bromberg, ‘One Does Not Simply Sell E-Cigarettes in Australia: an Overview of Australian E-Cigarette Regulations’ in Lukasz Gruszczynski (ed), The Regulation of E-Cigarettes: International, European and National Challenges (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 249.
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Michael Montalto, ‘Say My Name, Say My Name: Changing the Title Magistrate to Judge in Australia’ (2019) 29(2) Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Kyle Eu Soon Saw, Kylie Morphett, Chantal Puljevic, Marilyn Bromberg and Coral Gartner, ‘The Medium is not the Message: a Content Analysis of Public Information about Vaping Product Regulations in Australia’ (2019) 38 Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Marilyn Bromberg, ‘Good Things Come to Judges Who Wait: the New Social Media Chapter in the Australian Guide to Judicial Conduct’ (2018) 27 The Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Coral Gartner, Marilyn Bromberg, Tanya Musgrove and Kathy Luong, ‘Vape Club: Exploring Non-Profit Regulatory Models for the Supply of Vaporised Nicotine Products’ (2018) 15 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Andrew Eckert, ‘#Caution: Tweet at your own Risk – Social Media and the Australian Legal Profession’ (2017) 6 Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Tomas Fitzgerald, ‘Let’s Starve Down to the Bone: Pro-Anorexia Websites and the Law’ (2017) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Cindy Halliwell, ‘”All About that Bass” and Photoshopping a Model’s Waist: Introducing Body Image Law’ (2017) 18 University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Andrew Eckert, ‘Haters Gonna Hate: When the Public Uses Social Media to Comment Critically or Maliciously about Judicial Officers’ (2017) 26 Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Marilyn Bromberg and Justine Howard, ‘Red Bull: Does it Give you Wings or Cardiac Disturbances? Modifying the Law Regarding Energy Drinks in Australia’ (2016) 24(2) Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Marilyn Bromberg-Krawitz, Issues Paper for a Symposium: Challenges of Social Media for Courts & Tribunals (May 2016).
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Should Australian Courts Give More Witnesses the Right to Skype?’ (2015) 25 Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘We Didn’t Start this Fireless Vapour: E-Cigarette Legislation in Australia’ (2014) 22(2) Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Summoned by Social Media: Why Australian Courts Should Have Social Media Accounts’ (2014) 23(3) Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Beauty Is Only Photoshop Deep: Legislating Models’ BMIs and Photoshopping Images’ (2014) 21 Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Robert Slattery and Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Mark Zuckerberg, the Cookie Monster – Australian Privacy Law and Internet Cookies’ (2014) 16(1) Flinders Law Journal
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Can Australian Judges Keep their ‘Friends’ Close and their Ethical Obligations Closer? An Analysis of the Issues Regarding Australian Judges’ Social Media Use’ (2013) 23(1) Journal of Judicial Administration
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘May It Tweet the Court: Ethical Considerations Involving Australian Lawyers’ Social Media Use’ (2013) 2 Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice
  • Marilyn Krawitz, ‘Stop the Presses, but not the Tweets! Why Australian Judicial Officials Should Permit Journalists to Use Social Media in the Courtroom’ (2013) 15(1) Flinders Law Journal
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