Danielle Yeow

About/Bio

Danielle Yeow is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (CIL). She leads CIL’s cyber law and governance programme where she is responsible for steering CIL’s cyber research, thought leadership and capacity building programs. Danielle has moderated and spoken widely on panel dialogues on cyber law and governance including at the Singapore International Cyber Week 2023 and 2024 and most recently, at a workshop on Cyber Accountability: Navigating Norms and Legal Frameworks, organized by the Stimson Centre and ICT4Peace Foundation, 23-25 April 2025. In May 2024, she was invited by the Chair of the OEWG (2021-2025) to brief delegations on the topic of international law at the UNHQ, New York. She has also trained government officials on questions of the applicability of international law in cyber to government officials under the UN-Singapore Cyber Fellowship programme and the UNODA Sponsorship programme - Introduction to International Law: Approaches to Applicability to Cyberspace. In her former role as the Deputy Director General of the International Affairs Division of the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers, she advised and represented the Singapore Government on public international law issues ranging from international security including cyber, trade and investment, law of the sea, environment and climate change. Danielle is admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor (Supreme Court of Singapore) and Barrister-at-Law (England & Wales) (Middle Temple).

Recently Published

Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: Legal and Policy Considerations

Editor's Note: This post is the second of three forming a book discussion on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: A Practical Guide for States. Background The Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (“ICTs”) 2021-2015 (“OEWG”) was…

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