At the core of all the faith systems and traditions lies the recognition that we are all in this together and that we need to love and support one another to live in harmony; and to coexist peacefully in an environmentally sustainable world.

For the last few months, farmers in Bangladesh have been burning down the crops in the field.

Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a conference on Article 35 of the Constitution “Protection in respect of trial and punishment” on 29 June 2019 at BILIA Auditorium.

Brian Barbour is a lawyer with a background in International Refugee Law.

The very timely written book of Professor Abdullah Al Faruque on nuclear power titled Nuclear Energy Regulation, Risk and the Environment, published in 2018 by Routledge, makes an important contribution in the field of nuclear energy law which is still

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a renowned law firm, namely, ‘Legal Counsel’, which has expertise mainly in commercial law, corporate law, family law, employment and

Following the global #metoo movement, the International Labour Conference has adopted the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work 2019 at its 108th session in Geneva.

The New York based Innocence Project is a legal attempt that is committed to exonerate wrongly convicted people through the use of DNA testing and to reform the criminal justice system for preventing future injustice. The standard that must be met by the

The whole of Hong Kong is shaken by the thousands of protesters who have blocked the streets to raise their voice against the recent controversial extradition bill of the country.

The World Refugee Day is observed every year on 20th June, dedicated to raising awareness about the plights of the millions of refugees and displaced people around the world.

Investor State dispute settlement (ISDS) is the mechanism of settling investment disputes transpired between host States (States where investments are made by foreign investors) and investors by ad hoc investment tribunals.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into force by a historic UN Summit with a view to mobilising efforts to end all forms of poverty, inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.

With the advent of time, the commission of crimes is becoming more sophisticated, critical, digital and organised. The pattern of committing crimes is changing with the changes of science and technology.

Information is prerequisite for humans to perform several activities.

Meditation is one of the fair modes of settlement of disputes pending among the contesting parties. It is a voluntary, party-controlled and structured negotiation mechanism where a ‘neutral third party’ assists the disputant parties in resolving their conflicts amicably.

While our higher judiciary has no original jurisdiction on environment matters, its writ jurisdiction has been frequently invoked in the

With the imminent threat of climate change on one hand and the everyday cost of deteriorating habitability on the other, Bangladesh is

From the perspective of judicial enforcement, environmental rights can be divided into two kinds - substantive and procedural. A

According to classical Hindu law, all daughters of a man are not equally eligible to inherit. Unmarried daughters and married daughters with sons can inherit, while childless widowed daughters or daughters having no son or with no possibility of having sons are excluded.