Year: 2020

  1. Constitutional Law
  2. Court Corridor
  3. Court Corridor 2020
  4. Human Rights Law
  5. Prison System
  6. Right to Employment

From the Court Corridor: January Edition

In this blog, I have curated notable decisions of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in January 2020. Banning single-use plastic products within one year Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) and ten other rights organizations jointly filed a public interest litigation (PIL) submitting that single-use […]
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  1. Constitutional Law

Ambiguity in Article 93 of Our Constitution: Can the President Amend Any Constitutional Provision?

The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (hereinafter, ‘the Constitution’) entrusts the president with the power to promulgate ordinance under Article 93. Among all the powers the president exercises under the authority of the Constitution, this is the most significant because by promulgating ordinance he exercises purely legislative power. Interestingly, the office of the […]
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  1. Arbitration
  2. International Dispute Settlement
  3. International Law

The Quest for Protecting Investments under Occupation: The Inception of the Notion of De Facto Host-State in Investment Treaty Arbitration

Almost six years have passed since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on 18 March 2014 following a referendum according to which the regional authorities declared their independence from Ukraine and proclaimed their incorporation into the Russian territory. As of the moment of writing this blog, there are eight pending arbitrations that […]
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  1. Constitutional Law

‘Eastminster’ Adaptations in the Westminster Model: The Confusing Case of Bangladesh

Introduction The Westminster parliamentary system is both a political heritage and a concept. Across the Commonwealth, the Westminster system as a political heritage was either ‘implanted’ by the colonial rulers or ‘transplanted’ by the settlers of British ancestry. As a concept, it represents a majoritarian system that constitutionalises an institutionally marginalised opposition. This is in […]
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  1. International Law
  2. Space Law

Silence in Outer Space? NASA’s Leap to Protecting Neil Armstrong’s Boot Print on the Moon

Fifty years ago, the United States (US) astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took humanity’s first steps off of planet Earth, marking the advancement of civilization’s scientific capabilities. With six manned moon landings, two manned orbital missions, over a dozen robotic landings and more than a dozen crash sites, the Moon today commands a truly […]
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Revisiting Essential Medicine Regulations in Bangladesh in the Context of 2026 Reforms

The 2026 modification of Bangladesh’s National Essential Medicines List expands to 295 essential medicines and applies price-control regulations to them. It is an important addition to the country’s pharmaceutical policy regime. In Bangladesh, where out-of-pocket medical expenses remain high, it is important to reanalyse the changes alongside relevant national and international drug pricing regulations for […]
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An Examination of the ‘Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025’ with Dr Md Toriqul Islam

Q1. In your opinion, does the Constitution of Bangladesh (Article 43) recognise privacy in a limited way? Does Personal Data Protection Ordinance (PDPO) 2025 meaningfully expand that protection in practice, or does the broad exemption clause in section 24 [national security, defence, public order, public interest] neutralise it? Answer: Firstly, Article 43 of the Constitution […]
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Strengthening Domestic Climate Governance: Legal Lessons from the ICJ Advisory Opinion for Bangladesh’s Climate Justice and Accountability Framework

Introduction Bangladesh is a country highly vulnerable to sea-level rise, erratic monsoons, and extreme weather events. It is considered to be at the front line of the current global climate crisis. Being a core proponent of requesting the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the matter, Dhaka took the world’s most existential challenge to […]
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