Dr. Shahdeen Malik

Books:

1. Beporowa Rajniti Behal Gonotontro, Prothoma, Dhaka, July 2021.
2. Children Act, 1974: A Critical Commentary, published by Save the Children, UK, Dhaka, September, 2004. A Bengali translation of the book was later published in 2005.

Edited Books:

1. C.R. Abrar and Shahdeen Malik (eds), Towards National Refugee Laws in South Asia, Dhaka, 2000
2. S. Malik (ed), Lacunae in Labour Law: Towards Timely Disposal of Labour Cases, Dhaka,1999
3. S. Hossain, S. Malik, B. Musa (eds), Public Interest Litigation in South Asia: Rights in Search of Remedies, UPL, Dhaka, 1997

Journal Articles:

1. Command Theory of Law and Perils of Citizens, Journal of Faculty of Law, Special Centenary Issue, University of Dhaka (November 2021).
2. (2020) “Culture of Constitutional Amendments: Contentious Reflections” in Ahmed Javed (ed), Bangladesher Shongbidhan Nana Proshongo, Onno Prokash (2020), 143.
3. (2016) “Reading of Cases — Why and How” in Abdullah Al Faruque (ed) Cases and Materials on Clinical Legal Education, Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong (2016), 11.
4. (2002) "Civil Society and Rule of Law: Bangladesh Context" in Mizan R. Khan and M. Humayun Kabir (eds), Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh, Dhaka 2002, pp. 75108;
5. (2002) "Awareness on Rights and Legal Aid Facilities: The first step to ensure human security" in Human Security in Bangladesh: In Search of Justice and Dignity, UNDP, Dhaka, 2002, pp. 33-52.
6. (2002) "Laws of Bangladesh" in A.M. Chowdhury and Fakhrul Alam (eds), Bangladesh: On the Threshold of the Twenty First Century, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2002, pp. 433- 482;
7. (2002) "Access to Justice: A Truncated View from Bangladesh" in Rudolf V. Van Puymbroeck (eds), Comprehensive Legal and Judicial Development: Towards an Agenda for a Just Society in the 21st Century, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2002 , pp. 93-97
8. (2001), "Transformation of Colonial Criminal Law in Early 19th Century Bengal: Discursive Formations", vol. 46(l) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, pp. 47-74;
9. (2001) "Human Rights and the Role of the Judiciary" and "Laws in Conflict with the Constitution" in Human Rights in Bangladesh: A Study on Standards and Practices, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs, Dhaka, 2001, pp. 145-172 and 189-204
10. (2000) "Death Reference Cases: Waiting to be Executed-Delay as a Matter of Life and Death", vol. 4, Bangladesh Journal of Law, pp.47-82, Dhaka
11. (1999) "Historical Discourse on Colonial Criminal Law", vol. 43(1) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, pp. 15-41
12. (1998) Law of Homicide in the Early Nineteenth Century Bengal: Changed Law and Unchanged Applications" vol. 2, Bangladesh Journal of Law, pp.85-102, Dhaka
13. (1995) "Recent Case Law on Custody and Second Marriage in Bangladesh: A Trend Towards Secularisation of the Legal System?" vol 28, Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America, pp 103-26, Hamburg, Germany
14. (1993) "Bangladesh" in A. Harding and J. Hatchard (eds), Preventive Detention and Security Law: A Comparative Survey' pp 41-58, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dodrecht/Boston/Lo,ndon, The Netherlands
15. (1990) "Saga of Divorced Women: Once Again Shah Bano, Maintenance and the Scope for Marriage Contracts", vol 42, Dhaka Law Report, pp 34-41, Dhaka
16. (1990) "Dowry Prohibition Act 1980: Conflict of Decisions Need Resolution", vol.42, Dhaka Law Report, pp 51-56, Dhaka;
17. (1989) "History of Comparative Criminal Law (1760 1860): A Polemical Review and Suggestions for an Alternative Approach", vol. 31 Journal of the Indian Law Institute, pp 58-86, New Delhi, India
18. (1986) "Inheritance Law in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China: An Unfriendly Comment", vol. 34, American Journal of Comparative Law, pp 137-146, New York, USA
19. (1985) 'Offer: Revocable or Irrevocable Will Article 16 of the Convention for International Sale Ensure Uniformity?" vol. 25, Indian Journal of International Law, pp 2854, New Delhi, India
20. (1983) "Report of the Land Reform Committee An Evaluation" (in Bangla), Samaj Nirikhan, Dhaka
21. (1982) "Share Cropping: A Legal Framework", vol 17, Journal of Social Science, Dhaka
22. (1980) "International Treaties and Agreements for Sale of Agricultural Commodities under PL 480", vol 6, Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Law and international Affairs, pp 54-66, Dhaka.

Dr. Cynthia Farid

1. Farid, Cynthia. "Perceiving law without colonialism: Revisiting courts and constitutionalism in South Asia." International Journal of Law in Context (2023): 1-18.
2. Farid, Cynthia. "Imperial structures and insurgent agents: Historical reflections on lawyers and social movements in South Asia." In Research Handbook on Law, Movements and Social Change, pp. 87-101. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
3. Farid, Cynthia. "Negotiating Nationhood: Constitutional Warfare, International Law, and the Birth of Bangladesh." Law and History Review 41, no. 2 (2023): 317-340.
4. Farid Cynthia, Decolonizing Administrative Jurisprudence: The Travails of the Bangladesh Supreme Court in Swati Jhaveri & Michael Ramsden edited Origins and Adaptations of Judicial Review in Common Law Jurisdictions, Cambridge University Press (2021).
5. Farid, Cynthia. "Legal Scholactivists in the Third World: Between Ambition, Altruism and Access." Windsor YB Access Just. 33 (2016): 57.
6. Tam O’Neil, Craig Valters and Cynthia Farid The Politics of Legal Mobilisation in Bangladesh: The Struggle for Justice and Basic Services in Camps and Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Overseas Development Institute Research Publication (March 2015)
7. Farid C, New Paths to Justice: A Tale of Social Justice Lawyering in Bangladesh, 31 Wis. Int'l L.J. 421
8. Khan, Maryam S., and Cynthia Farid. "Constitutional foundings in South Asia, edited by Kevin YL Tan and Ridwanul Hoque, Hart Publishing, 2021 Oxford GBP 58.50. Hardback." (2022): 1-8.
9. Cynthia Farid: Administrative Law in Postcolonial South Asia – Some thoughts on Legal History (click to view)
10. Farid, Cynthia; Latorre, Sergio: Scholactivism and the Global South, VerfBlog, 2022/8/24 (click to view)

Advocate Tayebul Islam

1. ‘Sifting through the Maze of ‘Person Aggrieved’ in Constitutional Public Interest Litigation: Has Abu Saeed Case Ushered a New Dawn?’ (2017) 28 Dhaka University Law Journal (Dhaka University Studies Part-F) 155-168 (with Professor Rizwanul Islam).