Lectures/Presentations
Presentations at Conferences, Workshops, Invited Lectures, and Podcasts
The Non-inclusivity of the ‘Inclusive’ Open-Access Publishing Model, paper presented at the PCLRP Annual International Conference 2024, The ‘Write’ Approach: Effective, Ethical, and Accessible Legal Writing and Research, organised by Pakistan College of Law, on 1 November 2024 (presented virtually)- International Law in Bangladeshi Court, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 24 October 2024, [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- International Legal Research in Bangladesh: Limitations and Prospects, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 14 August 2024, [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- ‘Basics of Legal Research’ invited lecture for the Map of Justice, 28 June 2024 (delivered virtually)
- Hosted by the Teaching and Researching on International Law in Asia of the National University of Singapore, Centre for International Law’s The Asian Scholar (TRILA Podcast), Episode 9, on ‘Challenges of Research and Publications on International Law in Bangladesh: A Soliloquy’ on 14 May 2024
- Teaching the Law of Treaties in Asia, invited speech at the Webinar series of the Centre for International Law of National University of Singapore, 7 March 2024 (presented virtually)
- In Quest of a Broader Horizon on ‘Access to Justice’: A Brief Review of the Legal Aid Act and Potential for Virtual Court Procedures, paper presented at the NSU Law Conference: Law in the Contemporary World, Moot Court Room, Department of Law, North South University, 28 February 2024
- The Role of Trade Agreements and WTO in Engendering Peace and Justice, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 9 December 2023 [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- ‘Reform of the Cooperative Societies Act in The Quest for a More Autonomous Cooperative Societies Movement’, Key Note paper at the roundtable discussion on ‘Barriers to and Progression in Cooperative Societies Formation by Marginalized People: The Context Cooperative Societies Act’ at the Daily Kalbela Conference Room, Dhaka, 1 December 2023 [in Bengali]
- Trade Regionalism in South Asia: A Search for Legal Framework?, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 7 October 2023 [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- Legal Foundations of the WTO Architecture, Nationalism, and National Security, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 23 September 2023 [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- ‘Challenges of Conducting Research on International Law’ invited speech at the thematic session of the 1st National Law Conference organised by Faculty of Law, Chittagong University, held at the Faculty of Law Auditorium, Chittagong University, 17 September 2023
- ‘Writing Research Proposals’, invited lecture at Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific, 23 August 2023
- ‘China’s Notion of ‘Non-Interference’ and Its Potential Impact on the Atrocities against Rohingya’, invited speech at the Chinese Law and Development: Views from Asia and Beyond, held at Wee Chong Jin Moot Court Room, at The Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 29 May 2023
- Hazards of Academic Administrators’ Penchant for (Over)-Standardization of Academic Legal Research Outputs, paper presented at the 9th Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID2023), organised by the International Academic Forum, Japan, 30 March 2023 (presented virtually)
- Key Enablers and Blockers in Internationalization of Curriculum, invited lecture as part of the Faculty Development Programme on ‘Internationalization of the Legal Education Curriculum’ at the School of Law, CHRIST, Delhi NCR, India on 5 January 2023 (lectured virtually)
- Academia-driven Leadership in the Quest for Rules and Policies for Promoting Sustainable Investment in the Global South, invited lecture as part of the 21st Human Rights Summer School (HRSS) on Human Rights and Bangladesh: Leadership in Prospectat Proshika HRDC, Manikganj, Bangladesh organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), 25 December 2022
- How to Review a Paper?, invited lecture at North South University to the student editors of North South University Journal of Student Research, 18 October 2022
- Judicial Lawmaking in Bangladesh, invited lecture at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Education, 15 October 2022 [in Bengali] (lectured virtually)
- International Legal Options for Addressing the Rohingya Genocide: ICJ, ICC and the IIMM, invited lecture as part of the Certificate Course on Genocide and Justice, organised by Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, 30 September 2022
- Deviance & Crime: Legal System and Changing Contexts of Deviance and Crime in Bangladesh, Invited lecture for Introduction to Sociology Course’s undergraduate students of Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University, 29 March 2022 (lectured virtually)
- The Humane yet Ambivalent Attitude Towards Refugees: A Potential Threat to Peace, paper presented as part of the panel ‘Local Peacebuilding or Indigenous Peacemaking’ at the Hiroshima International Conference on Peace & Sustainability, Hiroshima, Japan, 1 March 2022 (presented virtually)
Dealing with the Craving for Micro-reading, paper presented at the 13th Asian Education Conference (ACE 2021), organised by the International Academic Forum, Japan, 27 November 2021 (presented virtually)
Guest Lecture on Incidental Proceedings: Provisional Measures and Interventions at the ICJ as part of the 2nd Intensive Online Course on the ICJ organised by South Asian Institute for Social Transformation, 26 November 2021 (delivered virtually)
- Testing the Case of Rohingya Repatriation via a Judgment of the International Court of Justice, Research Talk at the Center for Peace Studies, North South University, 16 September 2021 (presented virtually)
- Taking Special & Differential Treatment beyond the Realm of Hortatory, presented at the 7th Biennial Society of International Economic Law Milan Global Conference 2021, 9 July 2021 (presented virtually)
- Key Note Paper at the Seminar on ‘Procholito Somobay Ainer Sangskar Ebong Doridra O Prantik Krishoker Odhikar (Reform of the Existing Cooperative Society Laws and Rights of Poor and Marginalised Farmers’ (in Bengali), organised by Association for Land Reform and Development, held at Abdus Salam Hall, National Press Club, Dhaka, 29 December 2019
- Proportionality in Bangladesh, invited speaker at Proportionality in Asia Conference held at Cheng Yu Tung Tower at the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at The Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong, 10 December 2018
- Legal Research Methodology, invited lecture at S. M. Nousher Ali Lecture Gallery, East West University, Dhaka, 24 October 2018
- Jurisdiction before Submission: Necessity to Understand the Jurisdiction and Procedure of the International Court of Justice, invited lecture at the Worksop titled Orchestrating the Future, Analyzing the Past, organised by Jessup Bangladesh with the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training and Independent University Bangladesh, held at Independent University Bangladesh, 26 September 2018
- A Stock Taking of Policy-Oriented Legal Projects on Gender Issues in Bangladesh since 2000: Some Pressing Issues, Invited lecture for Gender in Law Course’s undergraduate students of Department of Women and Gender Studies, Dhaka University, 11 September 2018
- Ethical Issues in Legal Research, Invited Lecture at the Workshop on Research and Legal Writing, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) at BILIA Auditorium, Dhaka, 12 May 2018
- Picking Low Hanging Fruits for Writing Law Journal Articles, Invited Lecture at the Workshop on Research and Legal Writing, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) at BILIA Auditorium, Dhaka, 10 May 2018
- Faculty Research and Extension: Indexing Journal, invited lecture at Institutional Quality Assurance Cell Workshop, Department of Law, Daffodil International University, 5 April 2018
- Legal Research and Writing, invited lecture for LL.M. students of International Law on Refugees, Migrants and Stateless Persons (Law 508) at Faculty of Law, Dhaka University, 31 May 2017
- Writing a PhD Research Proposal and Applying for Research Grants, invited Lecture at Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Department of Law, North South University, 2 March 2017
- Law Journal Articles: How to Write and Where to Publish, invited lecture at Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Department of Law, North South University, 2 March 2017
- Literature Review and Reference Styles in Legal Research, invited lecture at Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific, 3 November 2016
- The Perils of Plagiarism and Needs for Adequate Attribution in Legal Research Works, Invited Lecture at the Introductory Workshop on Legal Writing and Research Methodology, Jointly Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) and School of Law, BRAC University, at BILIA Auditorium, Dhaka, 9 May 2015
- Originality in Legal Research, Common Errors in Writing Research Papers, and the Issues of Ethics and Plagiarism, Invited lecture at the Legal Research Workshop for LL.M. Students, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, 3 September 2013
- Limits of the Dispute Settlement Procedure in the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area, paper presented at the Law and Social Reality, Sydney Law School Postgraduate Conference 2010, Sydney University, 29 October 2010
- Is there a Persuasive Case for the Proposed Australia China Free Trade Agreement?, paper presented at the 8th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, Cooge Bay Hotel, Sydney, 7-8 December 2009
- Disciplining the Execution of PTAs through Textual Amendments of the GATT, paper presented at the Australia New Zealand Society of International Law Postgraduate Workshop, Victoria University of Wellington Law School, New Zealand, 1 July 2009