LAW INTERVIEW
For a smart Bangladesh
Rumana Islam is a Professor of Law at University of Dhaka currently on deputation. She joined Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in May 2022 as the first female Commissioner of the BSEC for a term of four years.
Innovation and technology is no silver bullet to achieving gender parity
Barrister Rashna Imam, an Oxford scholar, is currently practicing as an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She is the Managing Partner of Akhtar Imam & Associates and Executive Director of Academy of Law and Policy (ALAP). On the occasion of the 8th of March International Women’s Day, the Law Desk spoke with her on the following issues:
10th December World Human Rights Day Special Interview / Reflections on selected aspects of human rights in Bangladesh
Sumaiya Khair is a Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka, where she served as Head of the Department of Law from 2009-2011. She has a PhD from
In search for a universal rule: Rule of law, democracy, and human rights
David Ormon Carter is a Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. David began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in 1972 where he became the senior deputy district attorney.
Law Interview / Business and Human Rights: The Pathway for Bangladesh
Surya Deva is a Professor at the Macquarie Law School and a founding Editor-in-Chief of Business and Human Rights Journal.
Law Interview / The development aspirations of a nation cannot be fulfilled unless women are integrated within the process
Law Desk (LD): What lessons can we take from the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect women from facing differentiated impacts of disasters/public health crises?
Law Interview / Singing the same tune: Ending violence against women now
Nina Goswami (NG): In the past years, the government has appeared proactive as a response to many incidents of violence and mass reactions to the same.
Combatting rape: A more effective strategy is to properly enforce existing laws
LD: What, in your opinion, are the reasons of the recent surge in incidence of rape?
Death penalty for rape: The severity of punishment has nothing to do with impunity
Law Desk (LD): What would be your general observations on the increasing number of rape and its relation with the culture of impunity?
Language is a vehicle that often carries sexism and misogyny
Dr. Faustina Pereira is a human rights lawyer, scholar, and a gender and development specialist.
The outcome of any UPR or treaty body review should be placed before the parliament for deliberation and policy guidance
UPR may be described as an interactive dialogue about human rights situation between the state under review and other UN Member States. It entails immense importance in the present context. For instance, although it is said that human rights are universal, in practice states have a tendency to view their respective human rights situations as domestic matters.
International solidarity is required to ensure safe, dignified and voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas
Brian Barbour is a lawyer with a background in International Refugee Law.
Positive discrimination can ensure gender balance
Professor Dr. Shahnaz Huda has been teaching law at the University of Dhaka since 1989, specialising in personal and comparative
Towards creating an indigenous legal corpus in Bangla
Arif Khan is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He studied law from the University of Dhaka. He is one of the co-founders of Reading Club, a Dhaka University based platform for enthusiastic readers and young scholars.
Legal review of weapons and international law
Dr. William Boothby is an Associate Fellow under the Global Fellowship Initiative (GFI) at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). He formerly held the position of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force (RAF), UK. He retired as Deputy Director of Legal Services (RAF) in July 2011.
Time to think differently about 'justice needs'
Law Desk (LD): Could you tell us about the background of the study titled 'Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Bangladesh, 2018: Legal Problems in Daily Life'?
A voice for the marginalised communities
Law Desk (LD): Tell us the background in brief of your work. Also, what are some of the key challenges you faced in being the voice of marginalised community in India?
Signifying Political Will For Realising Human Rights
Kawser Ahmed is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He has also been serving the Government of Bangladesh on human rights reporting for more than five years. He assisted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in drafting the national report for 2nd Cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Thereafter he was assigned to draft the initial state party reports on the ICCPR and the ICESCR in a row. Of late, he assisted the Ministry in drafting the national report for 3rd Cycle UPR which is going to be considered by the Human Rights Council in May 2018. Psymhe Wadud from Law Desk talks to him on state party's human rights reporting mechanism and different aspects of UPR.