 | The Constitution of Bangladesh: People, Politics and Judicial Intervention Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Law; Politics & International Relations; Asian Studies; Asian Law; Jurisprudence & General Issues; Asian Politics; Political Philosophy; Political Theory; Political Behavior and Participation; History; Government; South Asian Studies; Legal History; South Asian Politics; Law & Courts; Legislative Politics; Law & Society; The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Constitution of Bangladesh. It traces the socio-political, and legal context of its birth in the aftermath of a violent Independence War, through to the seventeen amendments till date as Bangladesh evolved through military coups and dictatorships, shifting alliances between religious and political parties, and the emergence of development state. Aimed at readers who are keen to understand the underpinnings of the constitutional system, its evolution and the politics behind the scenes, the book will explore the impact of political bargains and extra-legal developments on the evolution of the Constitution instead of treating it as a standalone doctrine. By focusing on the overall socio-political context up until 2020, the book departs from the dominant tendency in legal scholarship to restrict attention to the development of the Constitution from its inception to the modern day. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of law, politics and South Asian studies. Arafat Hosen Khan is a practicing Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and is also working as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and as Senior Researcher on Constitutional Law, Democracy and Contemporary Human Rights issues. He is also a Member, Board of Trustee of Institute of Inclusive Policy (IIP), a leading research-based think-tank in Bangladesh and partner at Apex Court Chambers, Dhaka. Upon completion of my LL.B. (Hons.) from the University of Essex, UK in 2008, he was successfully called to the English Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 2009. He has also completed an MA in Global Ethics and Human Values from King's College London in 2013 with a Chevening Scholarship funded by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), UK and also awarded O'Brien Fellows in Residence at McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. |
