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About the speaker

Daniel is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie Law School in Sydney, Australia where he teaches courses in administrative law, refugee law, human rights and social justice advocacy. Daniel's research focuses on comparative refugee and immigration law. He has a particular interest in the diffusion of restrictive asylum policies across jurisdictions. He has spent time as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, Brooklyn Law School, New York Law School and Queen Mary Law School. Daniel is a practicing refugee lawyer. He operates a pro bono immigration and refugee practice, is a Special Counsel at the National Justice Project and the founder and director of the Macquarie University Social Justice Clinic.

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