Academic Experience
(2023-present) Editorial board member, Asian Journal of Law and Society.
(2020-present) Coordinator, Intimate Legal Interactions (ILI) – an interdisciplinary group of scholars who share interests in laws governing intimate relationships.
(2021-present) Advisory Board Member, Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde), Brill.
(2020-2023) Lecturer, Vanvollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society, Leiden University, the Netherlands.
(2020-2023) JSPS postdoctoral fellow, Kobe University, Japan. Project Title: The role of law in dealing with dilemmas between protection and agency of the child: comparative legal study on age of consent.
(2016-2020) Ph.D., Vanvollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society, Leiden University & the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), The Netherlands. Supervisors: Adriaan Bedner and Gerry van Klinken. Dissertation Title: Child Marriage as a Choice: Rethinking agency in international human rights.
(2013 – 2015) Master of Laws (LL.M.) Nagoya University, Japan.
Comparative Law and Politics, Law and Development. Thesis: Uncovering difficulties in
the implementation of international human rights laws in the Indonesian pluralistic legal system: issues of child marriage in West Java.
(2009 – 2013) Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.): Keio University, Japan.
International law, Law and Development.
Developmental Work Experience
(2014) Cebu, Philipp. Dreamrunway Salon and Spa – Local manager
Management and marketing development for the Cebu branch of a Japanese salon aiming at creating jobs and training opportunities for local people.
(2012) Yangon, Myanmar & Tokyo, Japan. Mulodo Inc – Intern
Business Development. Organization of a business course and a business plan contest for
university students in Yangon.
(2011-2) Nairobi, Kenya & Chiba, Japan. UNEP – NGO staff
Assistance in the side events, advocacy and observation, drafting statements.
(2011) Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Ministry of Justice – Intern Project on development of civil law in Laos
Prizes, awards and fellowships
(2023) Fellowship, Training Initiative for Asian Law & Society Scholars [TRIALS] provided by Center for Asian Legal Studies at National University of Singapore
(2021) ICAS Book Prize 2021 for best dissertation in English, long-listed. “Child Marriage as a Choice: Rethinking Agency in International Human Rights.”
(2020-2023) Postdoctoral fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science – 13,000,000 yen
(2020) Van Wersch Springplank Prize for talented young scholars, Leiden University – 5000 euros
(2020) Meijers Prize for best academic paper, Leiden Law School – 500 euros
(2018) Publication Grant, Canadian Embassy in Jakarta – 1,200 Canadian dollars
(2016-2018) Toyota Foundation Research Grant – 1,700,000 yen
“Invisible” Function of International Human Rights Laws: Reconstructing Moral and Social Norms
(2015) AMT Research Funding – 4500 euros
Network funding for organizing a workshop with University of Indonesia
(2013-2016) Research Fellowship, Nagoya University. ¥5,800,000
Languages
Japanese (Native)
English (fluent)
Bahasa Indonesia (Intermediate)
French (Intermediate)
Dutch (Intermediate)
Associations
Intimate Legal Interactions (ILI) : founder & board member
Asian Journal of Law and Society : editorial board member
Law and Society Association
Law and Development Research Network
The Japanese Association of Sociology of Law
Early-career Researchers Network for Human Rights
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