Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Sara is Deputy Director (Practice) at Eleos Justice, as well as Vice-President of the Capital Punishment Justice Project. She has practised exclusively in criminal law since 2003 and has extensive experience in defending complex prosecutions.
In 2018, Sara was appointed to establish the Eleos Anti-Death Penalty Clinic at Monash. The Clinic has been extremely popular with students and has been enthusiastically embraced by our partners.
In November 2019, Sara joined the Executive of the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN). She also sits on three country-specific working groups of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Public Policy & Management, Masters of Public Policy and Management , University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 2018
Law, Bachelor of Laws, La Trobe University
Award Date: 1 Dec 2002
Politics, Bachelor of Arts , University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 1999
External positions
Executive Committee, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network
2019 → …
Vice-President, Capital Punishment Justice Project
2016 → …
Special Counsel , Galbally Parker Barristers and Solicitors
2006 → …
Research area keywords
- Death Penalty
- Extra-Judicial Killing
- War on Drugs
- Human Rights Law
- Sexual violence
- Capital punishment
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Does the Malaysian criminal justice system deliver fair trials for those facing the death penalty?
Kowal, S., Antolak-Saper, N., Kananatu, T. & Ngeow, C. Y.
19/08/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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A Deadly Distraction: Why the Death Penalty is not the Answer to Rape in South Asia
Kowal, S., Walker, S., Ashraf, Z. & Sato, M., 2022, Malaysia: Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN). 88 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research
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Drug Offences and the Death Penalty: Fair Trial Rights and Ramifications
Antolak-Saper, N., Kowal, S., Lindsey, S., Ngeow, C. Y. & Kananatu, T., 2020, 1st ed. Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 55 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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The death penalty for drug offenders: the Malaysian experience
Antolak-Saper, N. & Kowal, S., 2020, Juriste International , 3, p. 15-17 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Research
Prizes
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Vice-Chancellor's Education Excellence Nomination 2021
Weinberg, Jacqueline (Recipient), Lindstrom, Jennifer (Recipient), Hyams, Ross (Recipient), Giddings, Jeffrey M (Recipient), Paneth, Jennifer (Recipient), Kowal, Sara (Recipient), Andersen, Sally (Recipient), Frode, Karin (Recipient) & Fletcher, Melissa (Recipient), 30 Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Education Excellence Nomination 2021
Lindstrom, Jennifer (Recipient), Giddings, Jeffrey M (Recipient), Weinberg, Jacqueline (Recipient), Paneth, Jennifer (Recipient), Frode, Karin (Recipient), Fletcher, Melissa (Recipient), Hyams, Ross (Recipient), Andersen, Sally (Recipient) & Kowal, Sara (Recipient), 30 Nov 2022
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Australasian Law Academics Association 2022
Jacqueline Weinberg (Organiser), Ross Hyams (Organiser), Sara Kowal (Organiser) & Jennifer Lindstrom (Organiser)
7 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference