Amos Toh 259

Amos serves as a legal fellow at the Brennan Center. His work examines how foreign and international law may be used to advance civil rights reforms across a wide range of issues, from counterterrorism to mass incarceration to campaign finance. He works mainly with the Liberty and National Security Program, which seeks to ensure that our government respects human rights and fundamental freedoms in conducting the fight against terrorism. Before joining the Brennan Center, Amos was a research associate with the NYU Center for Constitutional Transitions in New York, and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Beirut. His work at both organizations focused on constitutional design in the Middle East post-Arab Spring.

Amos received his Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honors from the National University of Singapore Law School, ranking first in his class. He also graduated top of the Traditional LL.M. program at NYU. He received the Gary E. Moncrieffe Award, given annually to the most outstanding student in the area of racism and the law, and the Wong Peng Koon Prize, for his research on human rights.