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A Critical Review on ‘The Idea of Justice’ by Amartya Sen: A Contemporary Development in Jurisprudence

Globally respected and acclaimed Nobel laureate, Amartya Sen wrote on justice issues in his remarkable theoretical classic The Idea of Justice (Harvard University Press, 2009) and this work is now widely acknowledged to have had an immense significance in the development of contemporary jurisprudence. By taking considerable help from Indian philosophical ideas, this venerable professor […]
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‘Human Rights Defenders Manual’: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights

Being one of the fundamental normative standards, the idea of human rights has been strengthening human civilization, years after years, to secure a dignified life for each individual irrespective of any difference or distinction in the society. The protection and promotion of human rights is now an immensely significant issue of concern to international community. […]
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Book Review: ‘Prevention of Pollution of the Marine Environment from Vessels: The Potential and Limits of the International Maritime Organisation,’ by Saiful Karim

The book under review is a recent contribution to the marine environmental law and policy by a young scholar of Bangladeshi origin, who is currently teaching at Queensland University of Technology Law School, Australia. Today, we live in an increasingly risky world in which sources of threat to our lives and livelihood reside not only […]
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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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