M Shawkat Alam
Dr M Shawkat Alam is professor of international law at Macquarie University, Australia. He can be reached at shawkat.alam@mq.edu.au.
Advisory opinions put climate justice on legal map for Global South
23 September 2025
Although advisory in nature and not legally binding, these rulings carry immense normative weight.
23 September 2025
Environmental Law / Dhaka’s wetlands and Nature-based Solutions for sustainable future
16 September 2025
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is a term that is increasingly gaining prominence in global climate adaptation discourse. NbS unify existing ecosystem-based strategies emphasising the use of natural processes to manage environmental risks.
16 September 2025
Rebuilding trust in global trade: The case for multilateralism in the Trump era
5 April 2025
If Bangladesh exports fabric to a country assembling garments for the US, American tariffs on those final products can sharply reduce demand for Bangladeshi inputs.
5 April 2025