Faiz Rahman
PhD candidate / contract
- Name
- Mr. F. Rahman LLM
- Telephone
- 071 5277260
- f.rahman@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-2629-0486
Faiz Rahman is a PhD Candidate at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society (VVI) and the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw). His dissertation revolves around the conceptualisation of ‘public interest’ provisions in the Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law and its delegated legislation. He explores the lawmaking dynamics and the political-institutional processes that shape the formulation of the ‘public interest’ as a legal concept, examines its influence on (re)shaping data governance and the state power, and its impacts on the state-citizen relationship in the digital era, and reflects on the legal, political, and institutional risks that could undermine the role of law in safeguarding human rights and democracy.
Faiz is a Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. He is also a Researcher at the Center for Law and Technology (CTRL) and Adjunct Researcher at the Center for Digital Society (CfDS) at Universitas Gadjah Mada. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (SH) from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Media and Technology Law from the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research interests include law and digital society, privacy and data protection, and constitutional law.
PhD candidate / contract
- Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Interdisciplinary Study of the Law
- VVI
- VVI Section A
- Rahman F. & Utomo A.P. (3 March 2026), Data protection at stake in the Indonesia-US trade agreement. Jakarta Post.
- Rahman F. & Mulyani C.K. (2025), Minimising unnecessary restrictions on cross-border data flows?: Indonesia’s position and challenges post personal data protection act enactment, International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 39(2): 281-300.
- Rahman F. (2025), Safeguarding personal data in the public sector: unveiling the impact of the new Personal Data Protection Act in Indonesia, UUM Journal of Legal Studies 16(1): 1-18.
- Rahman F. (28 July 2025), Kendali Lintas Batas Data Pribadi [Cross-Border Control of Personal Data]. Kompas (Jakarta).
- Omara A., Viri K. & Rahman F. (2024), Why did the adoption of constitutional deferral lead to unintended consequences of freedom of association in Indonesia?, Sriwijaya Law Review 8(1): 60-78.
- Omara A. & Rahman F. (2024), Why constitutional courts back the death penalty?: Insights from Indonesia and South Korea, Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Konstitusi 7(2): 321-340.
- Mochtar Z.A., Arizona Y., Rahman F., Mubdi U., Ruhpinesthi G.E. & Wafi M.A. (2024), From meaningful to meaningless participation: the tragedy of Indonesia’s omnibus law on job creation, Jurnal Media Hukum 31(2): 351-370.
- Gstrein O.J., Blauth T.F., Rahman F., Mantovani A.P.K. & Wiharani A.P. (2023), Cybersecurity governance in Indonesia and the Netherlands: towards more cooperation, European Cybersecurity Journal 9(1): 52-69.
- Rahman F. (21 September 2023), Pilah Pilih Data Anak [Rethinking Child Personal Data Definition]. Kompas (Jakarta), Opini.
- Rahman F. (19 December 2023), Pelindungan Data Pribadi dan Integritas Pemilu [Personal Data Protection and General Election Integrity]. Kompas (Jakarta).
- Santoso W.Y., Putra A.A., Susanti L. & Rahman F. (2023), Design elements and risks of Central Bank Digital Currency in tailoring a prudent 'Rupiah Digital', Diponegoro Law Review 8(2): 141-158.