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Name: Dr. Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian
Designation: Professor
Degree: PhD (SOAS, University of London)
Email: mnbhuian@du.ac.bd

PhD, Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 2012.

LL.M., Department of Law, University of Dhaka, 1999 (First Class, Exam held in 2000).

LL.B. (Honours), Department of Law, University of Dhaka, 1998. (Have received Attorney Alamgir Gold Medal for securing First Position and highest marks in the LL.B.(Honors) Examination).

H.S.C., Dhaka Residential Model College, Dhaka Board, 1994 (First division with distinction).

S.S.C., Naogaon K.D. Govt. High School, Rajshahi Board, 1992 (First division with distinction).

Research Experiences

 Worked as a Consultant in conducting research on “Strengthening the Legal and Policy Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh” initiated by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MODMR).

Worked as a National Consultant in conducting “Policy Research on Review of Local Government Laws of Bangladesh towards Prospect of a Local Government Framework Legislation” initiated by the Upazila Governance Project (UZGP) and the Union Parishad Governance Project (UPGP) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Worked as Consultant in preparing the “Customary Law Update” and also the “IHL Fact Sheets” relating to the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) treaties in Bangladesh initiated by the Mission of International Committee of the Red Cross, Bangladesh.

Worked as Consultant in conducting a research on “Government Facilitation, Business Engagement and CSR: Improving Quality Basic Education” initiated by Advancing Public Interest Trust (APIT).

Worked as Consultant in preparing the “IHL Fact Sheets” relating to the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) treaties in Bangladesh initiated by the Mission of International Committee of the Red Cross, Bangladesh.

Worked as a Research Associate in a research project titled Voluntary Autonomous Child Migration initiated by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalization and Poverty, RMMRU.

Worked as Research Associate in conducting a research on “The Causes of Delay in Disposal of the Court Cases” initiated by Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST).

Worked as a Research Associate in a Research Project titled Sundarban Bio-Diversity Project initiated by the Ministry of Forest and Environment of the Government of Bangladesh.

Worked as Research Associate in conducting a research on Women Workers in the Labour Market: Implications of Labour Law under the Project of Policy Leadership and Advocacy for Gender Equality (PLAGE) for the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh.

Worked as Research Associate in conducting a research on Child Labour in Hazardous Occupation, a study aimed at advocacy of Child Rights at the Policy level.

 

Publications

Books (Published)

  1. Review of Local Government Laws of Bangladesh Towards Prospect of a Local Government Uniform Framework Legislation, March 2015, published by Local Government Division, Government of Bangladesh, supported by Union Parishad Governance Project (UPGP) and Upazila Parishad Governance Project (UZGP).
  2. Missing Links: Corporate Social Responsibility and Basic Education in Bangladesh, August 2006, published by ‘Campaign on Responsive Business’ Unit, Advancing Public Interest Trust (APIT), supported by the Commonwealth Education Fund – Bangladesh.
  3. Protection of Human Rights at the International Level: Effectiveness of the Human Rights Committee and the 1503 Procedure, December 2002, published by the Office of Research & Publication, American International University-Bangladesh.

Book Chapters (Published)

  1. ‘Protection of Education in Armed Conflict Situations: Asia-Pacific in Focus’, in Suzannah Linton et. al. (eds.), Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020).
  2. ‘The Development of Geneva Conventions’, in Md Bhuiyan and Borhan Khan (eds.), Revisiting the Geneva Conventions:1949-2019 (Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, 2020).

Journal Articles (Published)

‘International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh: A Unique Step towards the Development of International Criminal Justice System,’ Dhaka University Law Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 30, No. 1, 2019, pp. 1-26.

‘Prevention of Violence against Women in the Socio-legal Context of Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward’, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. V, 2017.

‘Development of the Western Concept of Press Freedom in South Asia under the British Raj and Aftermath: A Comparative Contextualisation with Special Reference to Bangladesh’, Verfassung und Recht in Ubersee (Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America), Vol. 48, No. 2, 2015, pp. 124-143.

Struggles for Autonomy of the Indigenous Peoples in CHT: A Search for a Viable Solution’ Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. III, 2015, pp.93-113.

Challenges of 21st Century Warfare: New Weapon Technologies and International Humanitarian Law, Southeast University Journal of Law, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015, pp. 7-18.

‘Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in View of International Treaties: Bangladesh Perspective’, AIUB Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2014, pp. 53-76.

‘Uniform Family Law in Bangladesh: A Utopian Approach?’ Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. II, 2014, pp. 47-66.

‘Legislative Responses to Child Labour in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges and Way Forward’, Bangladesh University Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014, pp. 38-49.

‘Legislation on Local Government Institutions in Bangladesh: An Appraisal’, Dhaka University Law Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 24, No. 1, 2013, pp. 83-100.

‘Eradication of Poverty through Development in View of International Human Rights Law: Bangladesh Perspective’, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. I, 2013, pp. 97-118.

‘Discretion in Translating Law into Action: A Jurisprudential Analysis’, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2012, pp. 85-102.

‘Protection of Kin-minorities in International Law: Can South Asia Learn from Europe?’, Dhaka University Law Journal,, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2, 2009, pp. 1-14.

The Scope of Doctrine of Self-Defence in International Law after Nacaragua, Dhaka University Law Journal,, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2, 2009, pp. 83-94.

‘Post-Cold War UN Peace Keeping: A Review of Legal Aspects’, Dhaka University Law Journal, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 19, Number 2, 2008, pp. 35-64.

‘Incentivising CSR Initiatives for Improving Quality Basic Education: Needed Legal Reforms’, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 17, Number 1, 2006, pp. 63-86.

‘Separation of Magistracy: A Basic Need for the Independent Judicial System in Bangladesh’, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 16, Number 1, 2005, pp. 81-100.

‘Protection of Human Rights at the International Level: Effectiveness of the Human Rights Committee as a Treaty-based Body’, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University Studies, Part – F, Volume. 15, Number 1, 2004, pp. 183-214.

‘African (Banjul) Charter: A Unique Step to Protect Human Rights in Africa’, Bangladesh Journal of Law, Volume. 5, Number. 2, 2001, pp. 35 – 64.

Book Review (Published)

  1. Raminder Kaur and William Mazzarella (eds.), 2009, Censorship in South Asia: Cultural Regulation from Sedition to Seduction, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press), published in South Asia Research, Vol. 31 No. 3, p. 305.

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