9 ViewsAuthor: Syed Md Alamgir Hussain The word “genocide” carries enormous moral and legal weight. But as history demonstrates not all genocides are remembered equally. The gap between recognition and oblivion is determined less by the scale of violence than by politics, power, and the strategic mobilisation of memory. This uncomfortable reality was underlined in […]
26 ViewsE-commerce has boomed in Bangladesh, and digital transactions are now the mainstay of all trading activity. But lurking beneath every online sale, service contract, or click-wrap agreement is a legal query that courts, businesses and consumers have yet to face squarely: do digital Bangladesh contracts have the same legal standing as paper ones? The […]
18 ViewsThe 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees governs the current international system for refugee protection. The Convention established a foundational legal framework for international refugee protection. The massive migration of people in Europe after World War II prompted the international community to develop a unified system of law. The Protocol Relating to […]
40 ViewsWhen a Bangladeshi importer receives a customs demand notice at Chattogram port challenging a tariff classification or disputing a valuation, they face a familiar dilemma, ‘accept a potentially unlawful assessment or spend years fighting in courts already burdened with over 400,000 pending cases.’ For most traders, this is no real choice at all. The […]
40 ViewsThe phenomenon of judicial activism has become very characteristic in constitutional adjudication in the recent decades in Bangladesh. The judicial system in a legal order that is frequently burdened by administrative sluggishness, political squabbling and institutional constraints has often taken up the role of filling the gaps in governance. This proactive role has been […]
265 ViewsThe major international instruments addressing corruption include the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Anti-Bribery Convention). These treaties establish a framework for combating corruption globally by setting standards and obligations for state parties. However, despite having such elaborate legal […]
274 ViewsFor a long time, the court system in Bangladesh has suffered from inefficiencies that have hindered the timely delivery of justice. An obvious area of concern is the payment of court fees, which still bears the mark of its colonial origin in the Court Fees Act of 1870. Though a large amendment was brought […]
296 ViewsPreventive detention refers to restraining an individual from probable prejudicial acts. This is not the first law that states this concept, even though such a concept is not instigated from Bangladesh; rather, the idea was originated from the British people. As the original Constitution had no provision relating to preventive detention, the idea was […]
290 ViewsThe major ideals of human rights and ethics face challenges in today’s world due to political and social tensions. The recent refusal of healthcare to Bangladeshi nationals by Jitendra Narayan Ray Hospital in Kolkata and ILS Hospital in Agartala has ignited controversy, raising questions about the universality of healthcare and its ethical responsibilities. The […]
340 ViewsFollowing the historic uprising on 5th of August, an interim government was formed. Many questions have arisen regarding the formation and function of the interim govt. 1. Legitimacy of the interim government The legitimacy of the interim government lies on two primary aspects: people’s will and the doctrine of necessity. 1.1 ‘People’s Will’ as […]