Dr Md Jobair Alam

• Member, Executive Committee, Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL)
• Member, British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS)

• PhD in Law, Macquarie University, Australia (with the Dean's Excellence Award)
• LLM, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1st Class with honours (with thesis, class topper and 4 Gold Medals)
• LLB, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1st Class with honours (class topper and 3 Gold Medals)

• International Law
• International Refugee Law
• International Human Rights Law
• Business and Commercial Law

• Refugee and minority rights
• Citizenship and Migration
• Rohingya
• Myanmar
• Ethnic conflicts
• Human rights

• Brown International Advanced Research Institute’s (BIARI) Grants, Brown University, RI, USA (2018).
• Macquarie University Postgraduate Research Grant, Macquarie University, Australia (2017).
• International Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship, Australia (AU $ 1,61, 598; 2015).
• University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Scholarship (2012)
• Attorney Alamgir Gold Medal & Cash Prize (2011)

• LAWS79909- International Migration and Refugee Law
• LAWS79903- Intellectual Property Law
• LAWS73004- Business Law and Practice
• LAWS62045- Company and Commercial Law
• LAWS51943- Business Law and Commercial Awareness
• LAWS41711- Contract Law

Refereed Articles

1. ‘COVID-19 and Healthcare as a Human Right in Bangladesh: The Way Forward’ (2024) 9 Hum. Rights Soc. Work 317–329 <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41134-024-00307-1> (Springer, co-author).
2. ‘Fifty Years of Human Rights Enforcement in Legal and Political Systems in Bangladesh: Past Controversies and Future Challenges’ (2023) 24 Hum Rights Rev121–142 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-023-00679-3> (Springer) (co-author).
3. ‘Ethical obligation and legal requirements: On informed consent practices in Bangladesh’ (2022) 23(3) Developing World Bioethics 252-259 < https://doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12356> (Wiley) (co-author).
4. ‘2022 Russian Intervention of Ukraine: Impact and Implications under the International Human Rights Law’ (2022) 24(1) Journal of International Affairs 1-21 (BILIA) (co-author).
5. ‘Human rights dimensions of COVID-19 responses in Bangladesh: challenges and recommendations’ (2021) 15(4) International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 351-362 (Emerald) (co-author).
6. ‘The Status and Rights of the Rohingya as Refugees under International Refugee Law: Challenges for a Durable Solution’ (2021) 19 (2) Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 128-141.
7. ‘The Current Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar in Historical Perspective’ (2019) 39 (1) Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (Routledge) 1–25.
8. 'The National Laws of Myanmar: Making of Statelessness for the Rohingya' (2019) 57 (1) International Migration 94-108 (Wiley-Blackwell for the International Organization for Migration-IOM) (co-author) (top downloaded article 2018-19 in its Journal).
9. ‘The Rohingya Minority of Myanmar: Surveying their Status and Protection in International Law’ (2018) 25 (2) International Journal of Minority and Group Rights (BRILL) 157-82.
10. ‘The Rohingya of Myanmar: Theoretical Significance of the Minority Status’ (2018) 19 (2) Asian Ethnicity (Routledge) 180-210.
11. ‘Exploring the Right to Development through the Right to Food Indicator in Bangladesh: Potentials and Pitfalls’ (2016) 17 (2) Australian Journal of Asian Law 1-18.
12. ‘Comparing the Transfer of Property Law in Bangladesh and England: Any Lesson for Bangladesh from Contemporary English Law?’ (2017) 17(1&2) Bangladesh Journal of Law (BILIA) 137-168 (co-author).
13. ‘Rethinking on the Post-Divorce Maintenance: An Alternative Tool for the Empowerment of the Muslim Women in Bangladesh?’ (2015) 15 (1 & 2) Bangladesh Journal of Law (BILIA) 81-110 (co-author).
14. ‘The Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act and Special Tribunal: Revisiting the Law and Its Implementation’ (2014) 25(2) Dhaka University Law Journal 17-46 (co-author).
15. ‘Realizing ESC Rights through Budgetary Allocation: A Viable Alternative for Bangladesh’ (2013) 13(1 & 2) Bangladesh Journal of Law (BILIA) 129-155 (co-author).
16. ‘Reflections on the Right to Palliative Care in Bangladesh: Legal Regime Revisited’ (2013) 4(3) Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics 25-33.
17. ‘The Role of Natural Justice in Regulating the Exercise of Administrative Discretion: A Critical Reflection’ (2012) 23 (2) Dhaka University Law Journal 34-58 (co-author).
18. ‘Legal and Policy Framework for Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh: An International Human Rights Law Perspective’ (2012) 23 (1) Dhaka University Law Journal 22-45.
19. ‘Public Interest Litigation: An Effective Mechanism for Securing Human Rights and the Rule of Law’ (2011) 22 (2) Dhaka University Law Journal 17-36 (co-author).
20. ‘Poverty and Human Rights: Determining the Relationship on the Basis of Conceptual Frameworks’ (2011) 22(1) Dhaka University Law Journal 37-62.

Refereed Book Chapters

1. ‘How do Governments respond to the human rights reports of the INGOs? An example of ‘Information Politics’ from the Global South’ in Ingrid Westendorp (ed), Human Rights Strategies: Benefits and Drawbacks (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024) ch 8, pp. 174–196. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035314140.00016. (Co-author).
2. ‘Refugee Protection under the Constitution of Bangladesh: the Rohingya Refugees in Context’ in M Rafiqul Islam and Muhammad Ekramul Haque (eds), The Constitutional Law of Bangladesh: Progression and Transformation at its 50^th Anniversary (Springer, 2024) ch 16, pp. 283–298. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2579-7_16.
3. ‘Nationality, statelessness, and human rights: Does ‘everyone’ really have the right to nationality under Article 15 of the UDHR?' in Borhan Uddin Khan and Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (eds), Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections from the Global South (Brill/Nijhoff, Leiden/Boston 2024) ch 22, pp. 448–472. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967_023 (co-author).
4. ‘Development of International Human Rights Law after the UDHR’ in Borhan Uddin Khan and Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (eds), Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections from the Global South(Brill/Nijhoff, Leiden/Boston 2024) ch 2, pp. 22–43. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967_003 (co-author).
5. ‘Legal Education in the 21st Century: A Blueprint for the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka’ in Md. Rahmat Ullah (ed), Legal Education in the University of Dhaka: A Centennial Review (Dhaka University Press, 2024) (Co-author).
6. ‘International law, human rights, and public health emergencies during disasters: A developing country perspective’ in Amita Singh (ed), International Handbook of Disaster Research (Springer, 2022) 1-14 <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8800-3_125-1>(Co-author).
7. ‘Ethnic Cleansing, Human Rights and the Politics of Nationalism in Post-colonial Myanmar: Is International Criminal Law Strong Enough to Save the Rohingya?’ in Borhan Uddin Khan and Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (eds), Human Rights and International Criminal Law (Brill, 2022) (Co-author).
8. ‘Responsibility to Protect in International Criminal Law: The Case of the Genocide against the Rohingya’ in Klejda Mulaj (ed), Postgenocide: Interdisciplinary Reflections on the Effects of Genocide (Oxford University Press, 2021) 112-133 (cited in the official bibliography of the International Court of Justice).

Encyclopedia Entries

1. ‘The Context and Relevance of International Refugee Law in Bangladesh’ in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encylopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill-Nijhoff, 2021) vol 1.
2. ‘International Refugee Law Regime’ in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill-Nijhoff, 2021) vol 1.
3. ‘Protection Regime for the Refugees in Bangladesh’ in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill-Nijhoff, 2021) vol 1.
4. ‘International Refugee Law: National and International Political Contexts’ in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill-Nijhoff, 2021) vol 1.
5. ‘The Contemporary Refugee Surge and the Need for a Refugee Law Framework in Bangladesh’ in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill-Nijhoff, 2021) vol 1.

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers (Presented)

1. ‘The Rwanda Asylum Plan: Investigating the Impact of International Law on the UK Government’s Recent Policies on the Refugees’ (Paper presented at the International Law in the UK: A Troubled Relationship?: a conference hosted by the University of Worcester, in association with the UK Constitutional Law Association, 8^thNovember 2024).
2. ‘Equality and Human Rights of the Minorities in an Automated State: Does their Vulnerability Require to Rewrite the ‘Social Contract’ in the Global South?’ (Paper presented at the Critical Legal Conference, University of Lund, Sweden, 16-18 September 2024, Virtual).
3. ‘The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Are the UK’s Rwanda asylum moves going to undercut the core human rights protections for the Refugees?’ (Paper presented at the Society of Legal Scholars’ 115th Annual Conference, University of Bristol, UK, 3-5 September 2024).
4. ‘The impact of religious (mis)interpretation and cultural relativism on the accusations of witchcraft: An example of human rights violation from the Global South' (Paper accepted for the Witchcraft and Human Rights, past, present, and future: Implementing UN Resolution 47/8 Conference, Lancaster University, UK, 19-20 September 2024).
5. ‘Assessment and Feeback in Law: Learning from the Best Practices of the UK Higher Education (Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka (APIIT SL), 13 March 2024).
6. ‘‘Neither Repatriation, nor Resettlement, nor Local Integration’: Is the ‘Responsibility-Sharing’ only Alternative tool for the solution of the Rohingya Refugeehood in Bangladesh?’ (Paper presented at the public seminar series by the Centre for Crime, Justice and Securities (CCJS), Staffordshire University, UK, 26 March 2024).
7. ‘Is the UK diminishing the spirit of the principles of resettlement and integration? A study of the UK legal regime and recent practices for the refugees’ (Paper presented at the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) 114^th Annual Conference, Oxford Brooks University, UK, 27-30 Jun 2023).
8. ‘How does technological development shrink the human rights of minorities? An example of ‘limited democratic participation’ from the Global South’ (Paper presented at the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Annual Conference, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, 2-3 Sep 2022).
9. ‘The problematic application of equality and human rights law for the protection of the refugees: a socio-legal perspective’ (Paper presented at the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference, University of York, UK, 6-8 April 2022, virtual).
10. ‘International law and the people’s experiences and perceptions on economic sanctions: An example of the politics of economic sanctions from Africa’ (Paper presented at the Sanctions and Africa: an International Law and Politics Conference, by the Graduate Institute Geneva, University of Pretoria & Coventry University, UK, 9-10 Dec 2021, virtual, co-presenter).
11. ‘Covid-19 affected equality and human rights in the Global South: Do they require to rewrite the Social Contract?’ (Paper presented at the Critical Legal Conference, University of Dundee, UK, 2-4 Sep, 2021, Virtual).
12. ‘How do Governments respond to the human rights reports of the INGOs? An example of ‘Information Politics’ from the Global South’ (Paper presented at the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Annual Conference, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 27-28 Aug 2021).
13. ‘Forced Migration in South-East Asia and East Asia: A Study of the Approaches and Recent Management for the Refugees’ (Paper presented at the Society of Legal Scholars’ (SLS) Postgraduate Conference, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, 2 Sep 2020, Virtual).
14. ‘The Rohingya: Their Status and Protection in International Law’ (Paper presented at the Society of Legal Scholars’ (SLS) Postgraduate Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, 2-3 Sep 2019).
15. ‘Myanmar’s Displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh: Challenges for a Durable Solution’ (Paper presented at the International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective, University College London (UCL), London, 4-5 Jul 2019).
16. 'The Southeast Asian States and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Saving Borders or Serving Refugees?' (Paper presented at the Postgraduate Conference, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK, 20 Jun 2019) (Best Presentation Award).
17. ‘Trapped Beyond Borders: Human Rights and Plight of the Forced Displaced Rakhine Rohingya in Bangladesh’ (Paper presented at the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes, Brown University, USA, 2-16 Jun 2018).
18. ‘Asian States’ Reliance on the Concept of ‘Irregular Migration’: Is it Prolonging the Refugee Crisis in Asia?’ (Paper presented at the 108th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), Dublin, Ireland, 4-9 Sep 2017).
19. ‘Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide: Humanising the Struggle of Stateless Rohingya’ (Paper presented at the Asia and Global South: An International Conference- by the Crime and Justice Research Centre, QUT, and the Asian Criminological Society, QLD, Australia, 9-13 Jul 2017).
20. ‘Is EU Diminishing the Spirit of the Principle of non-refoulement?: A Study of the EU Legal Regime and Recent Practices for the Refugees’ (Paper presented at the Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 29 Jun-01 Jul 2017).
21. ‘Constitutional Change and Security Force Dynamics and Asia and Southeast Asia: An Example from Myanmar’ (Paper presented at the British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) Annual Conference, Nottingham, the UK, 19-21 Apr 2017).
22. ‘A Critical Assessment of the Ethical Approaches to Environmental Legislation in Bangladesh with an Emphasis on Biodiversity’ (Paper presented at the 16^th Asian Bioethics Conference, Manila, the Philippines, 3-8 Nov 2015).
23. ‘The Prevention of Oppression Against Women and Children Act, 2000: Looking at Law and its Implementation’ (Paper presented at the Researcher Link Workshop by Dhaka University and SOAS, University of London, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23-26 Feb 2015).
24. ‘Poverty, Inclusion and Social Protection: Revisiting the Sixth Five Year Plan of Bangladesh’ (Paper presented at the 7^th Poverty and Social Protection Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 Mar 2014).
25. ‘Ethical Perspectives of Palliative Care in Bangladesh’ (Paper presented at the 14th Asian Bioethics Conference by Asian Bioethics Association, Chennai, India, 19-23 Jun 2013).
26. ‘The Emerging Socio-economic Rights’ (Paper jointly presented at the Colloquium on Constitutional Law on the 40th Anniversary of the Bangladesh Constitution by BILIA, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 9 Mar 2012).