Dr. William Boothby is an Associate Fellow under the Global Fellowship Initiative (GFI) at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). He formerly held the position of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force (RAF), UK. He retired as Deputy Director of Legal Services (RAF) in July 2011.

Most BITs and the model BIT (Art 13) of Bangladesh have preferred the Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) as its arbitration forum, which warrants a contextual and purposive understanding of ICSID.

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) aimed at protecting the present and future generations from the

Till now the Government of Bangladesh has not submitted its initial state report to the Committee against Torture despite the fact that

A very recent writ petition, Gaurav Kumar Bansal v Union of India and others, raised some pertinent issues about patients suffering from

The Digital Security Act, 2018 (“DSA”), which came into force on October 8, 2018, was enacted to ensure digital security and to

2018 has been significant for the apex judiciary of Bangladesh. As 2019 approaches and legal scholars dissect and analyse the verdicts laid down by both the divisions of the Apex Court, this write-up aims to highlight some of the most talked about verdicts of the year.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in its advisory opinion on environment and human rights, recognised the right to a

A total of 61 laws has been passed last year by the Jatiyo Sangsad (National Parliament) in Bangladesh regulating different sectors such

This year's UN climate talks produced important steps forward in putting the landmark accord into practice. At the inauguration of the summit, UN chief warned that failure to agree would be 'suicidal' after 'rogue nations' block major scientific report.

Facing FDI nationalisation in the 1960s-1970s, foreign investors were reluctant to invest without strict protection. Many Third World states felt the stultifying economic effect of reduced FDI and accepted investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) under private international law as the binding FDI protection.

The European Parliament recently approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, popularly referred to as EU Copyright Directive.

Dear Sir, I am a voter and this general election will be my first opportunity to cast vote. However, I would like to know whether it is obligatory to cast vote for every citizen in Bangladesh.

With the aim of comprehending and working together towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals, SDG Lab, an initiative of five Chevening Scholars in Bangladesh

Parliamentary election is one one of the most fundamental pillars of democracy in Bangladesh. And election campaigning is an important aspect of parliamentary election.

Law quotations

Beautiful beaches have a natural trap called 'Quicksand'. When a person walks over it, he sinks down and it pushes the water out creating a vacuum effect that captivate the victim tighter and tighter giving almost no way to rescue.

Children are very precious to their parents. However, in reality, parents and teachers who act in loco parentis continue to punish children with corporal and psychological torture

The Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (the “Act”) has recently been amended by the Government of Bangladesh. Overall, it is notable that the rights of workers have been expanded, but the amendments do not focus solely on workers' rights.

On 8th December 2018, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) held a National Conference on Rape Law Reform at CIRDP International Conference Centre,