Year: 2023

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The Evolving Landscape of Transnational Business and Human Rights Law: Advocating for an Active Role of National Courts

Law-making in transnational Business and Human Rights Law (BHRL) denotes the process of “norm-setting” in this area. National courts, as the judicial organs of the States, are duty-bound to perform judicial functions, which do not include norm-setting but interpreting the existing laws, applying them in particular cases, creating a general practice, etc, rather than active […]
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Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform

In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […]
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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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