M Rafiqul Islam

The writer is Professor of Law, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

Who has paralysed the postwar rule-based world order?

The heinous tragedy and torment of Gaza continues unabated. The outrage of international public opinion, overwhelming support of states in the UN General Assembly, unprecedented Security Council binding resolution, and the Secretary-General’s repeated warning of an apocalyptic situation warranting immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted access of humanitarian assistance have so far gone unheeded in this world order.

6m ago

The hegemonic Western world order in crisis in Gaza

Few postwar world order crises have solicited world attention and concern as alarmingly as has the ongoing genocidal mass killings and wanton devastation in Gaza by Israel.

7m ago

Factors undermining the recognition of the Bangladesh genocide

Civilian atrocities committed during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 seemingly bear the hallmarks of the crime of genocide prohibited and punished under the UN Genocide Convention, 1948.

1y ago

Constitutional Law of Bangladesh

Bangladesh enacted and implemented its Constitution in 1972 featuring parliamentary democracy. Since then, the constitutional rule of law has had a turbulent journey.

2y ago

Alleged respect for Mostaq in DU: A politico-legal post-mortem

The conflict between political correctness and incorrectness is as old as the history of political discourse itself.

2y ago

Why Bangladesh’s abstention from the UN resolution on the Ukraine war is justified

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted by 141 votes of total 193 members with 5 negative votes and 35 abstentions of which Bangladesh was one.

2y ago

Why Bangladesh’s abstention from the UN resolution on the Ukraine war is justified

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted

2y ago

The Ukraine crisis amid fractured international legal order - hypocrisy of powerful

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine once again has solicited world attention to the international legal order that has repeatedly been fractured by powerful states in the post-cold war era.

2y ago
June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024

Who has paralysed the postwar rule-based world order?

The heinous tragedy and torment of Gaza continues unabated. The outrage of international public opinion, overwhelming support of states in the UN General Assembly, unprecedented Security Council binding resolution, and the Secretary-General’s repeated warning of an apocalyptic situation warranting immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted access of humanitarian assistance have so far gone unheeded in this world order.

May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024

The hegemonic Western world order in crisis in Gaza

Few postwar world order crises have solicited world attention and concern as alarmingly as has the ongoing genocidal mass killings and wanton devastation in Gaza by Israel.

March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023

Factors undermining the recognition of the Bangladesh genocide

Civilian atrocities committed during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 seemingly bear the hallmarks of the crime of genocide prohibited and punished under the UN Genocide Convention, 1948.

November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022

Constitutional Law of Bangladesh

Bangladesh enacted and implemented its Constitution in 1972 featuring parliamentary democracy. Since then, the constitutional rule of law has had a turbulent journey.

May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022

Alleged respect for Mostaq in DU: A politico-legal post-mortem

The conflict between political correctness and incorrectness is as old as the history of political discourse itself.

March 26, 2022
March 26, 2022

Why Bangladesh’s abstention from the UN resolution on the Ukraine war is justified

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted by 141 votes of total 193 members with 5 negative votes and 35 abstentions of which Bangladesh was one.

March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022

Why Bangladesh’s abstention from the UN resolution on the Ukraine war is justified

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted

March 5, 2022
March 5, 2022

The Ukraine crisis amid fractured international legal order - hypocrisy of powerful

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine once again has solicited world attention to the international legal order that has repeatedly been fractured by powerful states in the post-cold war era.

January 29, 2022
January 29, 2022

Admission limit on LLB (Hons) programme in Bangladesh universities: A call for review

Bangladesh universities, public and private, run their LLB (Hons) programme pursuant to a judicially determined and imposed admission limit of 50 students per semester.

January 8, 2022
January 8, 2022

Improving higher education in Bangladesh: A national university ranking system?

The current state of higher education in Bangladesh is at crossroads, often deemed to be falling short of expected standard of research outcomes and new knowledge creation.