Profile

Md. Asadullahil Galib is a legal academic and practitioner based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He currently serves as a Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator at the Department of Law and Justice, Presidency University. Previously, he was a Lecturer and Moderator of the Moot Court Society at Dhaka International University. Academically, Mr. Galib holds both an LLM and an LLB Honours from the University of Dhaka. His academic excellence has been recognized through several scholarships, including the Shajahan Siraj Scholarship for outstanding result in LLM and the Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Scholarship as well as Ministry of Education Scholarship for remarkable result in LLB. Mr. Galib received trainings from different organizations and institutions, including the UNHCR, ICRC and National University of Singapore (NUS).

In addition, he is an Enrolled Advocate of the Bangladesh Bar Council and a Member of the Dhaka Bar Association. His areas of expertise include Public International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, International Environmental Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Additionally, Mr. Galib has been actively contributing to legal scholarship through journal articles, newspaper writings, and conference presentations on topics within his fields of interest. Moreover, he has experience organizing and participating in workshops, seminars, and moot court competitions, often serving as an adjudicator. Furthermore, he presented papers in several national and international conferences.

1. Master of Laws (LLM), Department of Law, University of Dhaka
2. Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honours, Department of Law, University of Dhaka
3. Certificate Course on International Refugee Law and International Protection, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [2019-2020]

• Senior Lecturer and Program Co-Ordinator, Department of Law and Justice, Presidency University [2024-present]
• Lecturer, Department of Law, Dhaka International University [2021- 2024]
• Moderator, Dhaka International University Moot Court Society (DIUMCS) [2021- 2024]
• Legal Research Associate, Redleaf Publishing [April 2020-December 2020]

JOURNAL WRITING

1. “Parameters of Censorships as Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Japan: A Comparative Analysis” Published in the “Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia”. The International Conference on Human Rights (ICHR): Youth in Asia was co-convened by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo, the Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP) and the Research Center for Sustainable Peace (RCSP) at the University of Tokyo.

2. “Plant Varieties Protection Regime in Bangladesh and Global Normativity: A Comparative Analysis” (Accepted for publication; to be published by the DIU Journal of Law and Human Rights)

3. Mia Mahmudur Rahim and Indrajit Dube, Corporate Criminal Liability in Environmental Jurisprudence, Routledge (forthcoming in 2025). I worked as a research associate with Mia Rahim, Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of New England, Australia, in the book.NEWSPAPER WRITING

• ‘Bangladesh needs to introduce a good Samaritan law’: published in the Daily Star, Dhaka on 15 November, 2024, available at https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/bangladesh-needs-introduce-good-samaritan-law-3753331
• ‘Judicial recognition of environmental rights’: published in the Daily Observer, Dhaka on 16 August, 2018, available at https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=153726
• Event coverage of ‘The Rise of Constitutional Torts in South Asia’ held at Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs—BILIA: published in the Daily Observer, Dhaka, on 23 March 2019, available at https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=189658

BLOG WRITING

• ‘Reviewing the verdict of 16th Amendment Case: New Dimension of Judicial Interpretation’ published in the Future Law Initiative on 6 July, 2017, available at https://futrlaw.org/judgment-16th-amendment-case-new-dimension-judicial-interpretation/
• ‘Section 57 of the ICT Act and right to freedom of expression: Seeking the balance within’: published in the Future Law Initiative on 9 August, 2017, available at https://futrlaw.org/section-57-freedom-of-speech-balance/
• Event coverage of ‘The Rise of Constitutional Torts in South Asia’ held at Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs – BILIA: published in the Future Law Initiative on 25 March, 2019, available at https://futrlaw.org/rise-constitutional-tort-south-asia/

Intellectual Property Law, International Environmental Law, International Trade Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Comparative Family Law.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Shajahan Siraj Scholarship 2021, Department of Law, University of Dhaka [For securing 1^st position in Master of Laws (LLM) Final Examination, 2019, at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka]
• Honours Scholarship 2018 (Talent Pool), Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh [For securing 2^nd position in LLB (Honours) Final Examination, 2018 at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka]
• Tapan Bihari Nag Scholarship 2018, Department of Law, University of Dhaka [For securing 2^nd position in LLB (Honours) Final Examination, 2018, at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka]

CONFERENCES

•    South Asian Postgraduate Law Conference, 2023 (Saplawc’23): Participated as a speaker and presented a paper on ‘Parameters of Censorships as Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in South Asian Countries: A Comparative Analysis’, Held on 27-28 November 2023, co-organised by Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, India, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur, India, Eastern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, Bhutan, and Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal.
• International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia (ICHR), 2023: Participated as a speaker and presented a paper on ‘Parameters of Censorships as Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Japan: A Comparative Analysis’, held on 24-25 March 2023, jointly organized by the Institute of Legal Studies and Research, GLA University, Mathura; Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu; and Department of Law, Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology, Cumilla.
• International Conference, South Asian Perspectives on Environmental Protection and Forest Rights: Emerging Trends and Practices: Participated as a speaker and presented a paper on ‘Wildlife Conservation in Bangladesh Law and International Environmental Law: A Comparative Analysis’, held in hybrid format at the Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo and online on 25-26 March 2023, organised by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo, in partnership with the Research Center for Sustainable Peace (RCSP) and the Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP) at the University of Tokyo.
• ASEAN Law Academy Conference, 2023: Participated as a speaker and presented a paper on ‘A Critical Analysis on Plant Varieties Protection Regime in ASEAN Countries vis-à-vis Bangladesh’, held on 3 February 2023 in Singapore, organised by NUS Centre for International Law.

SEMINARS

•  “Environmental Law Curriculum Development” (3 September 2022): Organized jointly by the Department of Law, University of Dhaka and the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (IUCN Academy) with support of the Asian Development Bank ADB; this was a follow-up of the “Training-the-Teachers” Program in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 23rd to 26th November 2018 with participants from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, organized by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (IUCN Academy) with support of the Asian Development Bank ADB
•  Virtual Learning Session on “Representation Needs of Indigent and Vulnerable Individuals: Role of Future Lawyers”: Coordinated the session organized jointly by the Department of Law, Dhaka International University (DIU) and Increasing Access to Justice Program of National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Bangladesh, on 28 July 2022

TRAINING AND WORKSHOP

• “Full Educator Programme of the ASEAN Law Academy Advanced Programme (online) 2023”: Held from 30 January–22 February 2023 in Singapore, organised by NUS Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore
•  “1^st Asia Pacific Online Session on International Humanitarian Law”: Organized (virtually) by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 11-15 October 2021
• “Clinical Legal Education (Law Clinic), 2019 Season”: Organized jointly by the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) from April to July 2019

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Enrolled Advocate, Bangladesh Bar Council [March 2023-present]
• Member, Dhaka Bar Association [June 2023-present]

OTHERS

• Member, CELGAP Research Cell (Effective from 27 November, 2024.)
• Coordinator at the “UMSAILS-UAP Spring School 2024 on Forced Displacement in Modern Societies”: Held on 13-17 April, 2024 at TARC, Brac University Savar Campus, Dhaka, organised by the Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific in collaboration with UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS LLM) and Center for Law, Governance & Policy (CELGAP).
• Coordinator at the “UMSAILS-UAP Spring School 2022 on Law and Social Justice”: Held on 18-22 September, 2022 at TARC, Brac University Savar Campus, Dhaka, Organised by the Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific in collaboration with UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS LLM) and Center for Law, Governance & Policy (CELGAP).
• Environmental Law Teachers Network, Bangladesh: This is an academic group established on 3^rd September, 2022 at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, consisting of teachers from various universities of Bangladesh who teach environmental laws
• Member, Youth Group of Centre for International Alternative Dispute Resolution-CiADR (YCiADR): YCiADR is the first ADR group of Bangladesh for young and promising dispute resolution practitioners. Its mission is to strengthen the network of ADR & ODR groups in Bangladesh.