men's only clubs are a relic of the past, that he had joined as a very different person and that he had attempted to change its culture from within. In April 2019, it was reported that Burnside has defended female genital mutilation; however, he has since stated that his comments were made as part of a "hypothetical legal argument", and that he believes both then and now that it should be banned. The allegation ostensibly referred to a paper Burnside had given to the Medico-Legal Society in 1994. The paper includes the sentence: "I do not for a minute support or approve of mutilation of any sort or genital mutilation in particular" (The Proceedings of the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria 1994-2002, at page 14) Bibliography Books Children's book. From Nothing to Zero: letters from refugees in Australia's detention centres ((ed.) Melbourne: Lonely Planet, 2003, ) Wordwatching: Fieldnotes of an Amateur Philologist (Melbourne: Scribe, 2004, ) Watching brief: reflections on human rights, law, and justice (Melbourne: Scribe, 2007, ) On Privilege (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2009, ) Watching Out: Reflections on Justice & Injustice (Melbourne: Scribe, 2017) Published papers "Information technology: Internet - legal issues" (Melbourne: Leo Cussen Institute, 1998, ) "Spare rooms for refugees" with Kate Durham (electronic resource - archived on ANL archived on ANL) Book reviews Notes External links Julian Burnside's web page 1949 births Activists from Melbourne Australian children's writers Australian human rights activists Australian humanists Australian philologists Australian King's Counsel Lawyers from Melbourne Living people Monash Law School alumni Officers of the Order of Australia People educated at Melbourne Grammar School