Born in Canberra, Australia, Daniel studied law and Asian studies at the Australian National University before working for short periods at the NSW-ACT Aboriginal Legal Service and the ACT Government Solicitor. In 2008 Daniel moved to the United Kingdom where he was Keith Murray Graduate Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford, reading for an MPhil and a DPhil. Daniel joined City University of Hong Kong in January 2014 as an Assistant Professor, being promoted to Associate Professor in July 2020.
Daniel’s research focuses on criminal law and punishment in comparative perspective, also extending to Southeast Asian law, Islamic Law, transitional justice and legal pedagogy. He is available for research collaborations, media commentary and PhD supervision in these areas.
Selected Publications
Books:
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Executive Clemency: Comparative and Empirical Perspectives (Routledge 2020, edited with Andrew Novak)
- Last Chance for Life: Clemency in Southeast Asian Death Penalty Cases (Oxford University Press 2019):
Journal Articles:
Book Chapters:
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‘The District Courts: Sentencing Decisions as Evolving Legal Culture?’ in Melissa Crouch (ed), The Politics of Court Reform: Judicial Change and Legal Culture in Indonesia (Cambridge University Press 2019)
- ‘Toward a Global Theory of Capital Clemency Incidence’ in Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker (eds), Comparative Capital Punishment Law (Edward Elgar 2019)
- ‘Comparing Death Penalty Clemency in Singapore and Thailand’ in Jianhong Lu, Max Travers and Lennon Chang (eds), Comparative Criminology in Asia (Springer 2017)
- ‘Researching the Death Penalty in Closed or Partially-Closed Criminal Justice Systems’ in Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle and Lucia Zedner (eds), Changing Contours of Criminal Justice (Oxford University Press 2016)
- ‘Tiga Tantangan Hukum yang akan Dihadapi Rezim Hukuman Mati di Indonesia’ in Robertus Robet and Todung Mulya Lubis (eds), Politik Hukuman Mati di Indonesia (Marjin Kiri 2016) [in Bahasa Indonesia]
Other Publications:
Media and Web Posts
- ‘An amnesty and pardon scheme, properly framed, must be part of a political solution to end Hong Kong’s protest crisis’ South China Morning Post (28 November 2019) (with Noam Zamir)
- ‘On “Elite” Interviewing in Semi-Secretive Jurisdictions’ Oxford Centre for Criminology Blog (8 May 2017)
- Interview with Radio Austria on Recent Developments Concerning the Death Penalty in Indonesia (Vienna, 3 May 2016)
- ‘Jokowi’s dilemma: amnesty or clemency for political prisoners?’ Indonesia at Melbourne Blog (20 July 2015)
- TV Interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Death Penalty Clemency in Southeast Asia, ‘Talkaboutit’ Programme (Melbourne, 12 April 2015)
- Co-editor (with Dr Michelle Miao), Asia Death Penalty Blog (April 2015-)
- ‘Clemency sign of presidential power’ Jakarta Post (Opinion, 30 January 2015)
- TV Interview with Channel News Asia on Clemency and the Death Penalty in Indonesia, ‘Insight’ Program (Singapore, 29 January 2015)
- Interview with Radio Austria on Recent Developments Concerning the Death Penalty in Indonesia (Vienna, 19 January 2015)
- ‘Change of President means unsettling time for death row prisoners’ The Age (Opinion, Melbourne, 16 October 2014)
Visiting Research Fellowships
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Indonesia Jentera School of Law, Jakarta (April 2018 – May 2018)
- Fordham Law School, New York NY (January 2017 – August 2017)
- Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth (October 2012 – April 2013)
Academic Service
- Asia Pacific Law Review, Book Review Editor (2015-)
- Research Centres: Public Law and Human Rights Forum (2019-); Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (2017-); Southeast Asia Research Centre (2016-); Human Rights Law and Policy Forum (2017-2019)
- Discovery Enriched Curriculum Coordinator, School of Law (2015-)
- School of Law Research Committee (2014-2016; 2018-)
- Gateway Education Course Reviewer (2014-2017)
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
- City University of Hong Kong, Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty (2017-2018) HK$165,000
- City University of Hong Kong, School of Law School Matching Fund (2019-2020) HK$114,892 grant for research project: ‘Idiosyncratic Voting in the UNGA Death Penalty Moratorium Resolutions’ (with Professor Sangmin Bae, Northeastern Illinois University)
- City University of Hong Kong, Teaching Development Grant (2018-2020) HK$131,859 grant for research project: ‘An Evidence-Based Approach to the Criminal Law Syllabus in Hong Kong’
- City University of Hong Kong, School of Law Strategic Research Grant (2018) HK$99,723 grant for research project: ‘Sentencing in Jakarta’s District Courts: Evidence of a Changing Legal Culture? / Is China Exporting the Suspended Death Sentence to Southeast Asia?’
- Hong Kong University Grants Council, Early Career Scheme Grant (2018-2020) HK$417,770 grant for research project: ‘New Comparative and Empirical Approaches to Clemency’ (with Dr Andrew Novak, George Mason University)
- Winner, Best Conference Paper at 12th Asian Law Institute Conference, Taipei: “Is Diya a form of clemency?” (2015)
- City University of Hong Kong Startup Grant (2015-2017) HK$200,000
- Gowrie Postgraduate Scholarship (2012)
- Wingate Scholarship (2011-2012)
- University of Oxford Law Faculty Scholarship (2010-2011)
- Australian Bicentennial Scholarship awarded by King’s College London (2008-2009)
- Keith Murray Graduate Scholarship to Lincoln College, University of Oxford (2008-2012)
Languages
- Indonesian (advanced); Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin Chinese (basic)
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