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Veterans Law Case Comments

Revisiting the Process of Mortgage by Deposit of Title Deed in Bangladesh

Mortgage by deposit of title- deeds is a common and distinctive form of mortgage in Bangladesh. The legal framework related to this type of mortgage is not exhaustive, leading to challenges faced by b...

Md. Mosharaf Hosen Sarada Biswas

Constitutional Law Case Comments

Legitimacy of the Interim Government of Bangladesh

The legitimacy of the Interim Government², sworn in on 8 August 2024, has sparked debate. Some justify it using the doctrine of necessity or Kelsen's \"Grundnorm\" shift, both of which have histo...

Ehsan A. Siddiq

Administrative Law Case Comments

Parliamentarism in Bangladesh: Lessons for Sri Lanka

This article deploys a qualitative comparative analysis between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on constitutions and parliamentarism. Both these South Asian countries began independence with a Westminster mo...

Gayanthi Ranatunga Peter Reid

First Amendment Case Comments

Extension of the Limitation for Legal Proceedings by the Appellate Division in Fazlul Hoque v. Grameen Phone Limited.

The COVID-19 lockdown put legal systems around the world under a lot of strain. In Bangladesh, pursuant to a notification issued by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court, all courts in the countr...

Ehsan A. Siddiq

Criminal Procedure Case Comments

Protection of Community Knowledge Adaptation Technologies through Intellectual Property Rights: An Analysis

Adaptation and mitigation are two important tools to battle against climate change. Combating climate change requires widespread innovation and transfer of both adaptation and mitigation technologies....

Mahtab Uddin Saleemul Huq

Veterans Law Case Comments

Concept of Seat in ‘Indian Arbitration’ 1 : Enhancing Party Autonomy or Increasing Uncertainty?

A significant recent development in the Indian arbitration regime is the introduction of the concept of 'seat' in India seated arbitration. While the Indian arbitration regime endorsed this concept fo...

Nidhi Gupta

Reproductive Rights Case Comments

Historical Basis of Modern Ombudsman: A Critical Inquiry

Contemporary practice of establishing Ombudsman in different public, private and social sectors to resolve individual grievances is increasing steadily. Critical appreciation of this fact ineludibly g...

Azizun Nahar

Veterans Law Case Comments

Can the Court Invalidate an Original Provision of the Constitution

Instead of investigating whether judges can invalidate 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments', this article seeks to inquire into how far a court can go in invaliding an amendment or how it inte...

Ridwanul Hoque

First Amendment Case Comments

The Problem of Copyright Compliance in the Music Industry of Bangladesh: An analysis

According to the 2015 Report of International Property Rights Index, Bangladesh in terms of Intellectual Property (IP) protection is 128th out of 129 countries. Moreover it has the highest copyright p...

Sadia Siraj Maruf Allam