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Department of LAW

Meher Nigar

Associate Professor, Department of Law

mehernigarmadhu@gmail.com

About


Meher Nigar has been serving as a faculty in the Department of Law, Premier University, Chattogram, since April, 2008. Before that she worked as Foreign Visiting Researcher (Separation of Judiciary: Comparative Study), at University of the Ryukyus, Japan for one year. She has also contributed a chapter named ‘Political Subordination of Khasi Community’, in the book ‘Combating the Khasi Uprooting: Humanity Cries’. She has been awarded MPhil Degree in 2017 from University of Chittagong. At present, she is pursuing PhD on interrelation between gender-based violence, women empowerment and law.

Experience


November 2024
Present
Associate Professor, Department of Law
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
September 2012
November 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Law
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
April 2008 
September 2012
Lecturer, Department of Law
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
December 2007 

April 2008

Foreign Visiting Researcher
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

July 2006

March 2007

Assistant Examinations Services Officer
British Council, Chattogram

Qualification


Pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong

M.PHIL 

Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong

Master of Laws(LL.M.) 

Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong

Bachelor of Laws(LL.B. HONS.)

Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong

Research



At Doctoral Program, research topic is “Revisiting the Legal Regime Addressing the Challenges of Women Empowerment: A Study in Perspective of Gender-based Violence in Bangladesh”.

 

Research undertaken on “Liability Regime in Environmental Law: National and International Perspectives’ as fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Philosophy.


Published Papers: 

1.      Nigar, M. (2022). Towards an International Environmental Criminal Law Regime. The Chittagong University Journal of Law, (Accepted),23, University of Chittagong.

2.      Nigar, M. (2018). Revisiting the International Civil Liability Regime for Transboundary Pollution by Nuclear, Oil and Hazardous waste. Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, 26, 53-77, The University of Colombo.

3.  Nigar, M. (2017). Environmental liability and global commons: a critical study. The International Journal of Law and Management, 60 (2), 435-451, Emerald Publishing.

4.      Nigar, M. (2016). Right to Information (RTI) in Bangladesh: Looking Within and Beyond. Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 7, 124-139, University of North Bengal.

5.      Nigar, M. (2016). Liability Regime under Environmental Laws of Bangladesh: a Critical Review. Premier Critical Perspectives, 2(1), 135-152, Premier University.

6.      Nigar, M. (2015). Fatwa violence against women in Bangladesh: A socio-legal approach. The Chittagong University Journal of Law, XX, 03-118, Chittagong University.

7.      Nigar, M. and Urmi, H.N. (2009). Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation in Administrative Law: A Bangladesh Perspective. The Chittagong University Journal of Law, 14, 50-70, Chittagong University.

8.      Liza, M. and Nigar, M. (2004). Chapter -5, Political Subordination of Khasi Community. In M. Rahman (Ed.), Combating the Khasi Uprooting: Humanity Cries (pp. 195-231). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP). ISBN 984-8295-03-8

Certification


  • Teachers Training Certificate on ‘International Humanitarian Law’. Jointly organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); held on 3rd – 5th July, 2012.
  • ‘Bar Vocational Training’, conducted by the Legal Education and Training Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh; held on 17th March - 28th April, 2005.
  • Certificate of Bangladesh Bar Council for practicing as an advocate in Chittagong District Bar.
  • Certificate of participation in 4th Human Rights Summer School, Bangladesh, organized by ELCOP, 2003.

Area of Interests


Human Rights

Environmental Rights

Administrative Law

Women’s Rights

Professional Memberships


Member: Chittagong District Bar Association

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