Profile

Nurun Nahar Urmi is a law graduate from the University of Dhaka and a candidate for LL.M in Comparative and International Law. She has a strong academic interest in human rights law, refugee law, constitutional rights, and international legal issues.

Her research focuses on human rights, property rights under the Constitution of Bangladesh, public trust doctrine, environmental rights, and international adjudication. She has contributed to an edited volume published by Brill and has authored pre-print research works.

• Candidate for LL.M in Comparative and International Law
  University of Dhaka
• B (Honors)
  University of Dhaka
  Session: 2019–2020
  Year 04 GPA: 3.83 / 4.00
  Year 03 GPA: 3.86 / 4.00
  Year 02 GPA: 3.95 / 4.00
  Year 01 GPA: 3.95 / 4.00
• Certificate Course on Refugee Laws and International Protection of Refugees
  UNHCR in collaboration with Department of Law, University of Dhaka
• Higher Secondary Level
  Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam College, Mymensingh
  Exam Year: 2019
  GPA: 5.00 / 5.00
• Secondary Level
  Dhanbari Collegiate School, Tangail
  Exam Year: 2017
  GPA: 5.00 / 5.00

Publications:

• Islam, M. T., and Urmi, N. N. “Realizing the Right to Property under the Constitution of Bangladesh: Myths and Realities” in M. Vanhullebusch, S. Foster, and B. Stanford (eds) The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Volume 8 (Brill 2025).

 Pre-prints:

• Rights of the Rivers in Light of the Doctrine of Public Trust Property and Legal Personality of Natural Elements.
• Deliberate Ambiguity of The ICJ in Occupied Palestinian Territory Advisory Opinion.

• Shamaila Rahman Memorial Scholarship (4 times recipient)
• Best meritorious female student, Department of Law, University of Dhaka
  Academic years: 2019–2020, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023
• Champion, BIAC International Arbitration Competition 2023

• Certificate Course on Refugee Laws and International Protection of Refugees
• UNHCR in collaboration with Department of Law, University of Dhaka

Languages: Bangla (Native), English (Fluent).

Skills: Research and comparative analysis; Application of research methodologies; Result-driven research; Microsoft Office Suite; Canva; MS Designer; Ethical use of AI tools; Event management; Effective communication; Community engagement.