Dr. Jamila A. Chowdhury
Biography
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Post Graduate Diploma | Adult and Tertiary Education | WINTEC | New Zealand | 2017 |
| Ph.D. | Dispute Resolution | University of Sydney | Australia | 2011 |
| Masters | Law | Niigata University | Japan | 2004 |
| Bachelor | Law | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| H.S.C | Humanities | Mymensingh Girls Cadet College | Bangladesh | 1993 |
| S.S.C | Humanities | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1991 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Coordinator, 1st Year LLB | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Feb 2020 | Present |
| Professor | Department of Law, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 2018 | Present |
| Associate Professor | Department of Law, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | May 2014 | Sep 2018 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Law, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2011 | May 2014 |
| Lecturer | Department of Law, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sep 2006 | Jul 2011 |
| Lecturer, School of Law | Bangladesh Open University | Gazipur, Bangladesh | Sep 2005 | Sep 2006 |
| Lecturer, Department of Law | Prime University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Mar 2005 | May 2005 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| ADR Curriculum Development | Under the socio-economic and cultural context of Bangladesh in one hand and a huge backlog of cases in formal courts the need for an integrated ADR course in Law Schools and training for diverged professionals on the application of ADR in their respective fields can not be emphasized more. See, ADR in Legal Curriculum: A Daunting Progress towards a Pressing Need inBangladesh,18(1) Korea University Law Review; See also, Accrediting divergent professionals in ADR: How a shift from pedagogy to andragogy can make a difference? Dhaka University Studies Part F,Vol.27(2). |
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| Access to Justice and ADR | My research on Access to Justice involves physical barriers, including cost and time (delay). Other related issues are access to legal aid; See, Legal Aid and Women’s Access to Justice in Bangladesh: A Drizzling in the Desert, 1(3) International Research Journal of Social Sciences. |
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| International Dispute Resolution | This research area is a relatively new area of exploration involving International Commercial Arbitration and International Peace Mediation; See, Lockdown And Restricted Movement Under Covid-19: Where Lies The Opportunities Of Institutional Arbitration During The Pandemic?, Celebrating the First 9 Years: Impact of BIAC on Institutional ADR in Bangladesh, Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre, Dhaka 2020 pp. 13-15. |
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| Gender Justice | This stream involves applying 'Feminist Legal Research Methodology' to shed light on existing legal practices that seem pro-women, yet may have some serious negative consequence to fair access to justice for women. See my recent publication, A Gentle Breeze on the Wheels of Fair Justice for Women in Bangladesh: An Empirical Evaluation of Family Courts’ Mediation Underpinning Rawls’ Theory of Justice, Dhaka University Studies Part F, Vol.31; See also, ADR in Criminal Cases and Decriminalization of Violence: A Gender Perspective, Indian Journal of Law and Justice,Vol.7 (2). |
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| Human Rights | This area constitutes my primary stream of writing, though not much explored in my specialized research areas. |
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| Human Trafficking | This stream involves my sporadic research interest in human trafficking. See, one of my most read papers, Human Trafficking - A New Form of Slave Trade in Bangladesh, FOCUS Asia Pacific Human Right Center, Osaka, Japan; Vol. 37, November.2004. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Ph.D. | Potentials of Shaming Punishment to Deter Rape in Bangladesh: A Constitutive Penology Approach | Jamila A Chowdhury | Professor Dr Zia Rahman | Shrabanti Dutta (Current Student) | Criminal Justice (Rape) |
2024 |
| Ph.D. | Alternative Dispute Resolution for Capital Market Regulation in Bangladesh | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Al Farhad Bin Kashem (current Student) | Capital Market Regulation |
2023 |
| Ph.D. | on Settlement of Industrial Disputes: Potentials and Pitfalls of Industrial Arbitration in Bangladesh | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Mirza Farzan Iqbal (Current Student) | Industrial Dispute Resolution |
2022 |
| Ph.D. | Combating Civil Suit Backlogs in Bangladesh: Potentials of Pre-trial Mediation for Expeditious Disposal | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Ifte Hasan Imran (Current Student) | Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation) |
2022 |
| Ph.D. | Redressing Delay in Civil Courts: Feasibility of Hybrid Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Bangladesh | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Md. Asaduzzaman (Current Student) | Alternative Dispute Resolution (Hybrid Modes) |
2022 |
| Ph.D. | Mediation under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Legal and Institutional Reforms | Dr Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Ifat Mubina Eusuf (Completed) | Effectiveness of mediation in civil courts |
2021 |
| Ph.D. | Effectiveness of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Recovery of Non-Performing Loans under Artha Rin Adalat: A Study on Nationalized Commercial Banks in Bangladesh | Dr Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Aminul Islam (Completed) | Effectiveness of ADR in the recovery of Non-Performing Loans |
2019 |
| M.Phil | Women Empowerment and Gender Digital Divide: Challenges for Bangladesh, | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Nushera Tazrin Darin (Current Student) | Women Empowerment |
2024 |
| M.Phil | Guaranteeing Universal Administration of Criminal Justice: Challenges and Realities | Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Zannatul Ferdous (Thesis Submitted)) | International Law (criminal justice)
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| Masters | Inter-State Dispute Resolution Through Negotiation and Conciliation: A Review of International Human Rights Instruments | Dr Jamila A Chowdhury | None | ADR under International Human Rights Instruments |
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| Masters | Insertion of Legal Aid Officers as Mediators under the CPC (Amendment) Act 2017: Expectations and Realities | Dr Jamila A Chowdhury | None | Afrida Noshin; Md. Yunus Ali | Access to Justice, ADR and Legal Aid |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Communication for Development | Women Empowerment through Legal Awareness: Harnessing the Normative Leverage of Law to Promote Empowerment through Economic Participation | UNICEF | 01-04-2020 | 28-02-2021 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Foreign Deligate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Turkey, Participated as a Foreign Delegate in the ‘3rd OIC. Member States Conference on Mediation’, Conrad Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, November 01, 2019. |
| 2 | Foreign Deligate, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Turkey, ‘International Peace Mediation: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead ‘, Participated as a Foreign Delegate in the 6th‘Istanbul Mediation Conference’, Conrad Hotel, Istanbul Turkey, October 31, 2019. |
| 3 | Faculty of Legal Studies, SOA National Institute of Law, ‘Key Note’ presented in the International Seminar on Legal Interpretations of Professional Misconduct in India: A Multidisciplinary Approach, November 23, 2019. |
| 4 | Facilitated a Session on “Revisiting the Methods of Evaluation of Students Performance” for the faculty members of Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific under the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC); September 23, 2018. |
| 5 | Panel Discussant, Webinar on Ad hoc vs Institutional ADR, Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre, 31 August 2020. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Member, Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (CALS), University of Dhaka | 2022 | ||
| 2 | Member, Executive Body, Bangamata Centre for Gender and Development Studies, University of Dhaka, April 2021 to date | 2021 | ||
| 3 | Member, Governing Body, Bangamata Centre for Gender and Development Studies, University of Dhaka | Member | 2021 | |
| 4 | Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, UK | 2018 | ||
| 5 | Member, Part F Editorial Board | 2019 | ||
| 6 | Member, Sexual Harassment Committee. University of Dhaka | 2020 |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Jamila A Chowdhury
Mediation to enhance gender justice in Bangladesh: Navigating wisdom in Asia and the Pacific.
Dhaka: London College of Legal Studies (LCLS), 2018 .
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| 2 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored)
ADR Theories and Practices: A Glimpse on Access to Justice and ADR in Bangladesh, 1st Edition.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: London College of Legal Studies (LCLS), 2013 .
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| 3 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored)
Gender Power and Mediation: Evaluative Mediation to Challenge the Power of Social Discourses.
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012 .
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| 4 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and Dr. M. Shokry Eldakak (Former Justice and Chairman of the High Court of Appeal, Alexandria, Egypt)
Women’s Access to Justice in Bangladesh through ADR in Family Disputes: Present Limitations and Remedial Measures with Some Lessons from Egypt.
Mansoura, Egypt: Modern Bookshop, 2005 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Jamila A Chowdhury (1st author) and QMH Supan "Quest for a Juridical Unicorn: Integration of Science in Legal Research and Curriculum."
Legal Education in the University of Dhaka: A Centennial Review. Md. Rahmat Ullah (ed.) Dhaka: University of Dhaka, 2023 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Jamila A Chowdhury : Weighing the Gender Hypothesis on Mediators: Insiders’ View from District Legal Aid Offices in Bangladesh,
, Dhaka University Law Journal , vol.32 (Centennial Regular Issue) , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.69-86 , 2021
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| 2 |
Jamila A Chowdhury : Legal Liability of “Free-Riders” during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mere Negligent Public Nuisance or Reckless Public Health Offence?,
Dhaka University Law Journal , vol.32 (Centennial Special Issue) , no.1 University of Dhaka , pp.174-195 , 2021
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Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored) : A Gentle Breeze on the Wheels of Fair Justice for Women in Bangladesh: An Empirical Evaluation of Family Courts’ Mediation Underpinning Rawls’ Theory of Justice,
Dhaka University Studies (Part F) , vol.31 , 2020
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| 4 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and Nushera Tazrin Darin : Judicial Possibilities of ADR through ‘Plea Bargaining’ of Compoundable Offences: Potentials and Perils under the Current Socio-Legal Context of Bangladesh,
University of Asia Pacific Journal of Law and Policy , vol.4&5 , no.1 , pp.1-18 , 2020
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Jamila A Chowdhury and Ifat Mubina Eusuf : Women’s Empowerment in the Justice Delivery System of Bangladesh: Social milieus and women’s sluggish progression in Bar and Bench,
Kanagawa Law Review , vol.51 , no.3 , pp.57-94 , 2019
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Jamila A Chowdhury and Aminul Islam : Divergence in NPL Recovery of Public Banks vs. Private Banks in Bangladesh: Could ADR be an effective Tool to Improve the Parity?,
Dhaka University Studies (Part F) , vol.29 , pp.87-104 , 2018
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Jamila A Chowdhury and none (self authored) : Accrediting divergent professionals in ADR: How a shift from pedagogy to andragogy can make a difference?,
Dhaka University Studies (Part F) , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.15-32 , 2018
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| 8 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (self authored) : Three Waves of Access to Justice in Bangladesh: Call for a System Approach to Success,
Dhaka University Studies (Part F) , vol.26 , no.1 , pp.73-96 , 2017
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Jamila A Chowdhury and None (self authored) : Gender Parity through Evaluative Mediation: Controlling Disparity under the Post-structural Notion of Power,
Dhaka University Studies (Part F) , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.31-52 , 2017
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| 10 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored) : ADR in Criminal Cases and Decriminalization of Violence: A Gender Perspective, Indian Journal of Law and Justice,
Indian Journal of Law and Justice , vol.7 , no.2 , pp.1-19 , 2016
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| 11 |
Jamila A Chowhdury and None (Self authored) : Paradox of Neutrality in Mediation: An analysis under High Power-Distance vs.Low Power Distance Cultural Dichotomy,
Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.15 , no.1 & 2 , pp.1-20 , 2015
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| 12 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored) : Cultural Repercussion on Mediation: Exploring a Culturally Resonant Mediation Approach Germane to Asia,
Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law , vol.42 , no.1 , pp.43-65 , 2015
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| 13 |
Jamila A Chowdhury and None (Self authored) : ADR in Legal Curriculum: A Daunting Progress towards a Pressing Need in Bangladesh,
Korea University Law Review , vol.18 , no.1 , pp.3-13 , 2015
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | JICA-JDS Good Practice Award | 2023 | Japan | Among 100s of JDS fellows who visited Japan from 2002 to 2022 to get their master's degree or Ph.D., only five were selected for the best implementation of their lessons for strengthening the development and friendship between Japan and Bangladesh. I was the fourth and only female among those five fellows. |
| National | UGC-UNICEF C4D Research Fellowship | 2020 | Bangladesh | This fellowship is the first-ever UGC-UNICEF joint research fellowship awarded to three public university teachers of Bangladesh under an open call to research on "Communication for Development". |
| National | UGC Award 2012 (UGC Gold Medal) SECOND TIME | 2012 | Bangladesh | Each year, in the ‘Research Book’ category, one book is nominated under an open call to all public and private university teachers holding a permanent position in their respective institutions. |
| International | Australia Day Award | 2008 | Australia | The selection process is undertaken by the participating university faculty, subject to final approval by the Sponsor and the NCW NSW Awards Committee of 1840. |
| International | University of Sydney International Research Scholarship | 2008 | Australia | The 3.5-year research scholarship was provided for pursuing PhD in Dispute Resolution under the Emeritus Professor Hilary Astor, the former commissioner of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission. |
| National | UGC Award 2005 (UGC Gold Medal) FIRST TIME | 2005 | Bangladesh | Each year, in the ‘Research Book’ category, one book is nominated under an open call to all public and private university teachers holding a permanent position in their respective institutions. |
| International | UNESCO/Suzanne Mubarak/Japan-Egypt Friendship Research Fellowships for the Empowerment of Women in Peace a | 2005 | Egypt | The fellowship was awarded to commemorate the inauguration of rebuilt Bibliotheca Alexandria, once the world's biggest library. This facility is now a part of UNESCO world heritage. |
| International | Japan Development Scholarship (JDS) | 2002 | Japan | This JICA-JDS fellowship was introduced in 2002 for fellows to conduct two year Masters in various universities of Japan. Courses are taught entirely in English with one year of research in the 2nd year. |