Current Projects
International Prison Law and Policy
Together with Roisin Mulgrew, Dirk is working on a new mongraph, International Principles of Prison Law and Policy, to be completed in 2025.
Life imprisonment
Continuing to work with Catherine Appleton and her project on Life Imprisonment Worldwide Revisited at the Human Rights Law Centre of the University of Nottingham. Paying particular attention to informal life imprisonment.
Mercy and Forgiveness
Parole in South Africa
As a recent recruit to the Anglo-German Dialogue on Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Justice, reading more widely on the role of mercy and forgiveness in criminal justice.
Collecting material on parole practices in South Africa, particularly with respect to life imprisonment.