Nadia Rahaman
Nadia Rahaman
Lecturer
LLB (Hons), LLM,
University of Dhaka
Email: nadia@uap-bd.edu
1. Academic qualifications
i. Master of Laws 2016
Department of Law, University of Dhaka
LLM (General) having concentration on International Environmental Law, Law of Corporate Finance, Comparative Family Law, International Trade & WTO, Principles and Practices of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Research Monograph on “Anti-Dumping Measures under WTO Regime and their Compliance in the Trade Policy of Bangladesh” under the supervision of Professor Dr. Nakib M. Nasrullah, Department of Law, University of Dhaka.
ii. Bachelor of Laws 2015
Department of Law, University of Dhaka
2. Professional Background
i. University of Asia Pacific
Lecturer at Department of Law and Human Rights
Service Duration: October, 2017 to date.
ii. Primeasia University
Lecturer at Department of Law
Service Duration: April to September, 2017
iii. Office of the Chief Prosecutor, International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh
Research Assistant
Service Duration: January to March 2017
iv. Women in Justice Project (WIJ)
Funded by Justice For All Program (JFA) by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).
Scholarship Fellow
Service Duration: August to November 2015
v. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
Legal Intern
Service Duration: May to July, 2015
3. Publication
Chapter Title: Access to Justice by the Harijan Community: An Appraisal of Its Traditional Justice Delivery System (Co-author).
Book Title: The Harijans of Bangladesh: Living with the Injustice of Untouchability.
Published by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), Vol: X (2016)
ISBN 978-984-34-1262-1
4. Research Affiliations
1. Research Assistant to Rokeya Chowdhury, Lecturer, University of Dhaka and O’Brien Fellow, McGill University Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism in undertaking her PhD Thesis on Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Bangladesh with an Interdisciplinary Focus and on Fatwa Fallacy in Bangladesh: Balancing Religious Freedom and Public Interest.
2. Researcher and Writer, Community Law Reform (CLR) Research on Dalit Community of Bangladesh, organized by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), Dhaka.
3. Intern, Research and Advocacy Group, Human Rights Law Clinic, South Asian Institute for Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS), Dhaka.
Research Title: Sex Workers: Rethinking the Existing Paradox in recognizing their Work as a Profession
5. Membership and Attachments
1. Alumni, former General and Publications Secretary, Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS).
2. Member, General Committee and Street Lawyering Committee, Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP).
3. Alumni, General Member, Bangladesh Law Association
6. Awards and Scholarships
1. University Graduate Scholarship for LL.B. Honors, University of Dhaka.
2. First Honorable Submission, 14th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, Hong Kong.
3. Best Memorial Award, Semi-Finalist, 11th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Regional Round, held in Lahore, Pakistan.
4. Champion, National Level, 11th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, organized by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
5. Justice K. M. Subhan Memorial Best Mooter Trophy, 15th Human Rights Summer School Moot, organized by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People.
6. Member of the Champion and Runner up team in Inter-Year Moot Court Competitions in 2013 and 2014, winner of Best Memorial Award in the same, organized by Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS).
7. Conferences and Symposiums
1. Researcher Link Workshop on Governance and Management of Gender Relations: A Comparative Study on Law and Society, organized by School of Law, SOAS, University of London and British Council.
2. 15th Human Rights Summer School on Human Rights and Religion, organized by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP).
3. International Conference on “South Asia and International Law: Engagement or Encounter?”, organized by Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL)
8. Trainings:
1. Training for Faculties: Improving Learning and Teaching Skill (ILTS) Program, arranged by University of Asia Pacific starting from 21st October to 30th December, 2017 on teaching strategies, outcome based and quality education, rubrics, disruptive behavior and research orientation.
2. Training on Anti-Dumping Measures: Bangladesh Perspective from 26th to 28th February, 2018. Organized by WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, WTO Enhanced Integrated Framework and Department of Finance, University of Dhaka under Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Human Resource Development for Trade Promotion project.
3. Training on LDC Graduation: Challenges and Prospects for Bangladesh from 21st to 24th March, 2018. Organized by WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, WTO Enhanced Integrated Framework and Department of Finance, University of Dhaka under Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Human Resource Development for Trade Promotion project.
9. Participation:
1. Participated in training on Street Lawyering from 01 to 30 June, 2012.
2. Participated in Advanced workshop on Mooting, organized by Dhaka University Moot Court Society from 15th to 16th March, 2014.
3. Participated in research training on Community Law Reform (CLR) Research program, organized by ELCOP on November, 2014.
4. Participated as a resource person on experience sharing session on Community Law Research on 17th Human Rights Summer School on 16th October, 2016.
5. Participated as a resource person in Mooting Workshop on Oral Presentation Skill on April, 2016 at University of Asia Pacific.
6. Participated as a judge on Inter-Year Moot Court Competition in University of Dhaka on 2017 and in Green University on 2016.
10. Research interest
International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Labour and Industrial Law, Gender and Family Law, Criminology and Criminal Law, Constitution, Law & Religion
11. Consultation
Please email and take an appointment:
nadia@uap-bd.edu
