Nazia Wahab
Nazia Wahab
Assistant Professor
LL.B (Hons), LL.M.(DU)
E-mail: nazia@uap-bd.edu
Academic Background
Post Graduate Diploma: Institution of Federalism of the University of Fribourg, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Master of Laws (LL.M): Department of Law, University of Dhaka
Research Monograph: “Justifiability of the Second Generation Human Rights – Problems & Prospects”
Research Advisor : Professor Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
Bachelor of Laws (Hons.): Department of Law, University of Dhaka
Professional Background
University of Asia Pacific
Assistant Professor at Department of Law and Human Rights
Service Duration: 6th April, 2009 to date.
Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (Citycell)
Served as Law Executive under Taxation, Legal and Company affairs Department of Finance Division. Specialization on the company commercial agreements and relevant company affairs, legal opinions on both internal and external issues.
Service Duration: 2nd March, 2008 to 5th April, 2009
Law and Equity in association with Hassan & Associates
Served as In-house Lawyer. Specialization on the property agreement, Deed of Mortgage, Irrevocable Power of Attorney, Tripartite Agreement for Sale etc.
Service Duration: 13th December, 2005 to till 1st January, 2008, (2 years).
Memberships & Attachments
i. Enrolled as Advocate in the Dhaka Bar Council.
ii. Member of Bangladesh Lawyers Association (BLA), Dhaka
Training, Conferences, Symposiums and Seminars
News Paper published:
#. WOMEN’S RIGHT TO POST-DIVORCE
( ‘Law vision’ page of The Daily Star, May 23, 2018)
#.The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2010: An Appraisal
( ‘page of Daily Sun, 25 May, 2017)
#. The ghost of ‘special circumstance’ provision
(‘Law and Our Rights’ page of The Daily Star,April 08, 2017)
(‘Law and Our Rights’ page of The Daily Star, February 28, 2017)
Paper Presented:
I. “Women of Bangladesh Struggling against Domestic Violence: Critical Analysis of Existing Legal Framework, Gap and Scopes” (paper presented on Third National Research Conference, 2014” organized by Bangladesh Peace and Development Mission, Social Science Research Council and Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic Bangladesh, held on 6-7 June, 2014)
2.The impact of Environmental Pollution, Women’s Empowerment and achieving Sustainable Development Goals: South Asian Women in focus (fifth International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences-2016), organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, held on 10th and 11th November, 2016.
3. Nazia Wahab, Online Shopping and Consumer Rights Protection within Bangladesh: A Review of Current Laws and Regulations, Paper presented at Law Research Seminar Series-2018, Organized by Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, held on 18 November, 2018.
Participated:
I. “Workshop on legal Research” , organized by Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific, 24th March, 2014
II. “Training Course on Research Methodology” ( jointly organized by Bangladesh Peace and Development Mission and Social Science Research Council and Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 8 November 2013-28 December, 2013);
III. “UAP Research & Development Exposition,2012” as Project Supervisor ( Organized by Institute of Energy, Environment, Research & Development, UAP) held on 19th to 21st July, 2012
IV. “Present situation of Human Rights in Bangladesh” (organized by Department of Law & Human Rights, UAP, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2011);
V. Have been participated and trained up at Dhaka University Law Department organized and Ford Foundation, USA aided clinical legal program famed as “Law Clinic”; Duration: 2005, Three months;
VI. “Awareness Building on EVE Teasing in Bangladesh” ( attended as a speaker, Organized by Bangladesh National Women’s Lawyers Association (BNWLA), Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010,)
Publications
Journals:
a. “Global Warming: A threat to the world” (2011) UAP Journal of Law published by UAP Centre for Legal Studies, (pp 60-68)
b. “Eve Teasing” (2010) UAP Journal of Law published by UAP Centre for Legal Studies, pp 70-74
c. ‘Women’s Human Rights Issues: Bangladesh Perspective’ (June 28, 2009) LAWASIA (Magazine)
d. Nazia Wahab, “Will Existing Decentralization Process of Bangladesh Demand for Federalism: Bangladesh on It’s Verge for Sustainable Development”, (Institute of Jurisprudence and International law (Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, 2015),PP 366-371.
e. Main Author, ‘Women of Bangladesh Struggling against Domestic Violence: Critical Analysis of Existing Legal Framework, Gap and Scopes’, (2017) 1(2) Jagannath University Journal of Law.
f. Main author, “Adulterated Food Induced Female Infertility in Bangladesh: A Hindrance towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs)” (Vol.3, No.3) Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, PP12-28. https://www.aarcentre.com/index.php/aarcentre/article/view/130
g. Nazia Wahab, Online Shopping and Consumer Rights Protection within Bangladesh: A Review of Current Laws and Regulations (2018) South Asian Law Review Journal, Volume 3 http://salrj.ccinternational.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Prof.-Nazia-Wahab.pdf
h. Nazia Wahab and Vishaka Suriyabandara, “Eradicating of Domestic Violence against women: a Comparative Study on Legal Framework between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh” (2020),26(11) HTL Journal < http://gjstx-e.cn/gallery/24-nov2020.pdf>
i. Nazia Wahab, An Evaluation: How far are the Rights of Women Prisoners Protected under Bangladeshi laws (2020), 6(1), IILS Law Review, 1-15 https://www.iilsindia.com/
Books:
• Co-author: Penal Code 1860 with updated case Reference and Amendments (2013) (Law Book Company, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Awards and Scholarships
2000-H.S.C (Jessore Board) 18th position (Combined Merit list) and 5th position (Female Merit list)
Research Interest
My research interest includes Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law, Government and Politics, Constitutional Law and Environmental Law.
For Consultation please take an appointment.
Please email me at: nazia@uap-bd.edu
