Department of LAW
Associate Professor, Department of Law
mehernigarmadhu@gmail.comMeher 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.
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 |
July 2006 March 2007 | Assistant Examinations Services Officer |
Pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong
M.PHILFaculty 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
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
Human Rights
Environmental Rights
Administrative Law
Women’s Rights
Member: Chittagong District Bar Association