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.
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.
Women migrant workers facing the continuum of exploitation
Ann Stewart is a Professor of Law at the University of Warwick. She researches and teaches in the area of gender and law with a
‘We better focus on restoring Article 116 to its original form'
Justice M A Matin is a retired Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Additional
Law interview / NHRC Act needs to be reevaluated
Law Desk: 'Stand up for someone's rights today' is the slogan of this year's World Human Rights Day. How do you plan to materialise the mandate of this slogan in the context of Bangladesh?
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.
Women's pledge to fight against all kinds of dominance
Law Desk (LD): Last year was eventful. The enactment of the Child Marriage Act widened a new dimension of discourse on conceptualising the fate of the women (specially girl children) in Bangladesh. Please share your thoughts and observation on it.
Constitutional governance ensures the growth of democracy
Barrister M. Amir-Ul Islam, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, was one of the members in the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of Bangladesh in 1972. He was also the drafter of the Proclamation of Independence in 1971.
Press freedom to ensure responsible journalism
Freedom of the press may generally be defined as freedom of publishing one's expression and speech either in print or electronic media without being subject to intimidation or censorship.
The future of Bangladesh to be an IPRs-owner country
Professor Dr. Mohammad Towhidul Islam teaches intellectual property law at the University of Dhaka and has published
Women's rights: Not a battle among genders
In some areas Bangladesh is actually surpassing other SAARC Nations; in relation to a number of indicators of gender equality. For example, in many areas like girls' enrolment in primary and secondary schools, maternal mortality figures or women's entry into the work place, Bangladesh has excelled above many of its SAARC neighbours.
