Full CV

J.S.M., Stanford University, 2009

LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore, 2004

Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 2004

International Lawyer (Cambodia), 2008

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Assistant Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2009–Present

Previous Appointment:

Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2007–2008

Regional Partner, War Crimes Studies Centre of the University of California (Berkeley), 2007

Other Positions

International Civil Party Lawyer, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Khmer Rouge Tribunal), 2008-present

Co-Founder, Access to Justice Asia LLP

Pro bono Attorney, Centre for Social Development (Phnom Penh), 2007

Legal Associate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC, 2005-2007

Military Prosecutor & Legal Counsel, Ministry of Defence (Legal Services), 2004-2005

Honours & Awards

Richard S. Goldsmith Research Award, Stanford Law School, 2010-ongoing.

Carl Mason Franklin Jr. Prize for best paper in the field of international law, Stanford Law School, 2009-2010

JCI The Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award 2009 (‘TOYP'), for contributions to Human Rights, Singapore, 2009

Fellow, Stanford Centre on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN), Stanford Law School, 2009

Fellow, Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS), Stanford Law School, 2008-2009

Fulbright Scholar, United States Department of State, 2008-2009

International Clerkship, 39 Essex Street Chambers (London, UK), 2004

International Clerkship, Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer (London, UK), 2004

Quarterfinalist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Championships (Washington DC, USA), 2003

Best Freshman Speaker, NUS Law School Rajah & Tann Marshal Beasley Oratorical Competition, 2000

Professional Societies

Resource Consultant, Criminal Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore, 2012-ongoing

Executive Director, Society of International Law Singapore, 2011-ongoing

Affiliated Scholar, Stanford Centre on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN), Stanford Law School, 2011-ongoing

Associate Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs, 2010-ongoing

Associate, NUS Centre for International Law, 2010-ongoing

Associate, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, 2005-present

Pro tem Member of Executive Council (Drafting Committee), Asian Society of International Law, 2006-2007

Editorial Activity

Editorial Board, Journal of East Asia & International Law , 2012

Courses Taught in SMU

Law & Regulation

Public International Law

Research Areas

Business & Human Rights

State-building & Rule of Law

Administration of Criminal Justice in Singapore

Selected Research Projects

Leading a multi-site rule of law study on 10 ASEAN countries.

Conducting research in Cambodia about the war crimes trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders funded in part by Stanford University's Richard S. Goldsmith Research Award and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rule of Law Programme for Asia.

Advising the UN on transnational corporate responsibility to respect human rights in conjunction with a research project funded by the SMU Sim Kee Boon Institute of Financial Economics.

Carrying out policy-relevant research and training in relation to post-conflict Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Bangladesh with faculty at the University of California (Berkeley) & the East West Centre at the University of Hawaii.