Studying Law at The University of Dhaka

Faculty of Law Kazi Motahar Hossain Bhaban Sahabag, Dhaka 1000. Dhaka, Bangladesh Tel. (Off) : +880-2-58613724, Fax : +880-2-9667222 Tel. (PABX): +880-2-9661900, Ext. 4348, 4349 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.law.du.ac.bd

Department of Law Kazi Motahar Hossain Bhaban Sahabag, Dhaka 1000. Dhaka, Bangladesh Tel. (Chairman) : +880-2-9661900, Ext. 6810 Tel. (PABX): +880-2-9661900, Ext. 6811 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.law.du.ac.bd 2

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Faculty of Law, the University of Dhaka. Thank you for your interest in the Faculty. The prospectus provides a general overview of the Faculty and its Department. The Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka is home for those law students who desire and deserve to make a change in the intellectual and practical premises of the law. Traditionally, the best students among those who qualify for admission to the University of Dhaka under B-unit (Arts Faculty) and D-unit (combines Science, Humanities and Business Studies groups) opt to study law. So, it can be legitimately claimed that the Faculty accommodates a group of very bright students of the country. At present, we have 43 full time academics, of whom 24 are PhD holders, having excellent academic records, expertise and experience in different aspects and areas of laws. The Faculty has20 professors all of whom received their degrees from world renowned law schools. As a team, we believe that legal education must combine necessary aspects of modern teaching-learning praxis which is essentially a diverse yet balanced fusion of theory and practice. Law being among others, a technical subject demands an objective and material introduction and projection of technical details based on the mandates of law. Under the Faculty of Law we mould law students for a legal profession that is commensurate with a modern society. The graduates of this faculty with their skills, ethics and values work for building a society with justice and equality. We heartily endeavour to maintain the high standard of legal education. The Faculty, alongside necessary offices, staffs and teaching learning equipments are purposed to facilitate standard legal education. To support the students in their private and official matters, there is a Student Advisors’ Office where student counseling, advising and other services are provided to the students by the assigned teachers. It is noteworthy that the Faculty is now planning to extend its wings in furtherance of its commitment to provide legal education of global standard. To this end, the Faculty will soon open an Internship Office, an Outreach Office, a Research Desk and an E-library. The Faculty will arrange seminars and conferences on a regular basis. It will also engage in collaboration and exchange programs with other world renowned universities. I expect that the Faculty of Law in its journey through the twenty first century shall gradually gain the status of one of the best law schools in the world. I invite all the students to this tedious, yet enlightening journey.

Dr. Md. Rahmat Ullah Professor and Dean Faculty of Law University of Dhaka 3

Message from the Chairman

Greetings from the Department of Law, the University of Dhaka. The Department of Law running under the Faculty of Law began its journey from the foundation of the University in 1921. Graduates benefit in diverse ways from the unique advantages offered by the Department. Students here are offered a broad array of courses taught by faculty members who have gained expertise and recognition nationally and internationally in relevant fields. The faculty members are committed not only in imparting requisite knowledge to the students, but are also well versed in advising students on issues that range from course material, legal issues, and career goals to matters of personal interest. The Department offers a curriculum that has been designed to ensure that students acquire substantive knowledge, skills, and values essential for practicing law in the 21st century. The admission procedure sets a high standard, which prospective students have to fulfil before they can get enrolled into the Department. It trains students who, upon graduation, practice in all areas of the legal profession, both in the public and the private sectors. It boasts a host of eminent lawyers and judges who have made their marks in the legal profession as well as in the fields of public administration, diplomacy, academia, business and politics. Apart from drilling them in the art of representing clients, students are also trained about the utilities of public interest litigation and providing legal aid for initiating social change in meaningful ways. The Department also runs a Clinical Legal Education Programme, designed to provide an intensive training in active lawyering skills. The clinical sessions comprise of modalities that include inter alia the drafting of briefs, counselling, advocacy and negotiation. The Clinic is enriched by the generous support of participation of the Supreme Court Judges, legal NGOs and reputed practitioners. The Dhaka University Moot Court Society has been organising and participating in various Moot Court Competitions, both at home and abroad. Seminars and lectures are regularly organised bythe Department where eminent legal scholars and academics participate. To make the Department collegial for teachers and students, the Chairman’s office is currently involved in facilitating and implementing different renovation and development works inthe Department. This includes renovating the classrooms, and building a Teachers’ Lounge, a separate Prayer Room, a Court Room, a Student Advisors’ Room, and a Computer Lab. The seminar library has been refurbished along with a modern conference room to facilitate academic seminars and meetings. It is expected that these new innovations will add significantly to the academic environment of the Department and enrich the overall teaching-learning expertise. I wish your every success in academic life.

Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan Professor and Chairman Department of Law University of Dhaka 4

History of the Faculty of Law

Standing in front of the sacred Shahid Minar resembling the sacrifice of the martyrs of the glorious Language Movement of 1952, the Faculty of Law is one of the three founding faculties of the University of Dhaka which started its journey with one Department (of Law) in 1921. From the Language Movement onwards, the students of this Faculty takes active part in all the great movements that shaped the history of the nation. Notably, five students of the Faculty sacrificed their lives in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. Being the pioneer in legal studies in the then East Bengal, the Faculty of Law is the oldest of all law faculties in Bangladesh. At its inception, Dr. Naresh Chandra Sen Gupta, DL (Calcutta), Professor of the University Law College, Calcutta and a very prominent lawyer and academic of the undivided Bengal, was appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Law. Mentionable that the Faculty started its journey with 15 teaching staffs. Up to 1973 all Deans were selected by the University authority; but after the adoption of the Dhaka University Order 1973 the post of the Dean (who is the official Head of the Faculty) is decided through election in which full time faculty members vote. Professor Lutful Kabir was the first elected Dean of the Faculty of Law. Initially the Department of Law under the Faculty used to offer LLB degrees, which in 1973 became 3 years LLB (Honours) degree and in 1977 LLB (Honours) was made a 4 years program. Now the Department also offers LLM in different fields, MPhil and PhD degrees alongside the basic undergrad LLB (Honours) degree. In its march of educating and disseminating legal knowledge among the peoples of Bangladesh, the faculty has been playing a cardinal role for almost a century. Its contribution in devising, strengthening and sensitizing the broader legal architecture of Bangladesh (both in terms of knowledge and expertise) is unparalleled. Over the years, the Faculty of law became the centre for excellence for legal education in Bangladesh. The Faculty gave birth to some of the finest legal minds and jurists of the country who contribute in enriching the legal, social and political arenas in various ways. It requires a special mention that theFather of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a student of this Faculty. Further, this is the pride of Faculty of Law that its alumni are performing duties in different important positions including the Speaker of the Parliament, Chief Justices of Bangladesh, Judges of both the High Court Division and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, famous lawyers, eminent human rights and NGO activists, journalists, intellectuals and internationally acclaimed academics. Each year a good number of graduates of the Faculty qualifies in the Bangladesh Civil Service and the Bangladesh Judicial Service examinations. Thus the Faculty of Law of the University of Dhaka has been playing the role of guardian of legal education in Bangladesh through its enlightening trajectory dedicated to people of the land. 5

Faculty Members

Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan Professor and Chairman Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (LSE) Current courses: Law of Civil Procedure 1 (3rd year) Areas of interest: Legal System of Bangladesh, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, International Law.

Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Professor Qualifications: PhD (Moscow) MCL (Stockholm) Current courses: Comparative Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Comparative Law, Clinical Legal Education, Community Lawyering, Human Rights.

Dr. Taslima Monsoor Professor Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (DU) Current courses: Muslim Law (1st year) Areas of interest: Muslim Law, Personal Law, Gender in Law.

Dr. Sumaiya Khair Professor Qualifications: PhD (UEL) LLM (DU) Current courses: On Leave Areas of interest: Human Rights, Humanitarian Laws, Refugee and Migration, Governance, Gender Issues.

Dr. Shahnaz Huda Professor Qualifications: PhD (UEL) LLM (DU) Current courses: Comparative Family Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Personal Law, Women and Children. 6

Dr. Naima Huq Professor Qualifications: PhD (UEL) LLM (DU) Current courses: Law of Equity and Trust (1st year) Areas of interest: Family Law, Gender issues, Criminal Law and ADR.

Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam Professor Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (DU) Current courses: International Environmental Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Comparative Constitutional Law, International Environmental Law, Good Governance.

Mr. Liaquat Ali Siddiqui Professor Qualifications: LLM (LSE) LLM (DU) Current courses: Drafting and Conveyancing (4th Year) Areas of interest: Cyber Law, Environmental Law, Islamic Law.

Md. Abdur Rouf Professor Qualifications: LLM (Tulane) LLM (DU) Current courses: Law of Criminal Procedure (3rd year) Areas of interest: Procedural Law, Intellectual Property Law.

Dr. Md. Maimul Ahsan Khan Professor Qualifications: PhD (Tashkent) LLM (Tashkent) Current courses: Law of Institutions (LLM) Areas of interest: Jurisprudence, Legal Theories, International Institutions Law and Politics of the Middle East, Central and South Asia. 7

Dr. Md. Rahmat Ullah Professor and Dean Qualifications: PhD (Kiev) LLM (Baku) Current courses: Fiscal Law (4th year) Areas of interest: International Law, Commercial Law, Human Rights.

Dr. SM HasanTalukder Professor Qualifications: PhD (DU) Current courses: Administrative Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Legal History and Development.

Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah Professor Qualifications: PhD (Macquarie University, Sydney) LLM in International Law (UNSW) Current courses: Pulbic International Law (4th year), International Trade Law (LLM) Areas of interest: International Trade, Finance and Investment Law, Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, International Business Transaction, International Commercial Arbitration.

Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam Professor Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Business Law (4th year) Areas of interest: Business Law, Company Law, Insurance Law.

Dr. Md.Towhidul Islam Professor Qualifications: PhD (Macquarie, Sydney) LLM (UEL, London) Current courses: Land Law (2nd Year), Intellectual Property Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law, Trade Law, Property Law, Human Rights, Clinical Legal Education. 8

Dr. Muhammad Ekramul Haque Professor Qualifications: PhD in Constitutional Law (Monash University, Melbourne) LLM (DU) Current courses: Constitutional Law (2nd year), Comparative Constitutional Law (LLM), Comparative Constitutional Law (MPhil). Areas of interest: Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights, Law of the Sea, Muslim Family Law, Law of Inheritance, Clinical Legal Education.

Dr. Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian Professor Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (DU) Current course: International Humanitarian Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Media Law, International humanitarian Law, Labour Law, Human Rights.

Dr. Fermin Islam Professor Qualifications: PhD (UEL) Current courses: Labour Law (4th year) Areas of interest: Gender in Law, Labour Law.

Dr. Shima Zaman Professor Qualifications: PhD (Macquarie) LLM (GWU) Current courses: International Business Transactions (LLM) Areas of interest: International Trade and Human Rights.

Dr. Ridwanul Hoque Professor Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (Cantab) Current courses: Law of Torts (1st year) Areas of interest: Public Law, Human Rights, Judicial governance, Muslim Personal Law. 9

Mr. Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Associate Professor Qualifications: MILE (Switzerland) LLM (DU) Current courses: Criminology (2nd year) Areas of interest: Criminology, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, Human Rights.

Dr. Salim Mahmud Associate Professor Qualifications: PhD (Dundee) LLM (DU) Current course: (On Deputation). Area of interest: Energy Law.

Mr. Gobinda Chandra Mandal Associate Professor Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current course: Hindu Law (2nd year) Areas of interest: Human Rights, Minority Rights and Personal Laws.

Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Associate Professor Qualifications: PhD (SOAS) LLM (DU) Current courses: Law of Evidence (3rd year) Areas of interest: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, Constitutional Law.

Ms. Dalia Pervin Associate Professor Qualifications: LLM (Cantab) LLM (DU) Current course: Law of Contract (1st Year) Areas of interest: Law of Contract, Muslim Family Law, Trade Law. 10

Mr. Quazi Mahfujul Hoque Supan Associate Professor Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Transfer of Property Law (2nd year), Human Rights and Development (LLM) Areas of interest: Cyber Law, Law of Forensics and Scientific Evidences, Air and Space Law, Law of the Sea, Legal System.

Dr. Jamila A Choudhury Associate Professor Qualifications: PhD (Sydney) LLM (Niigata, Japan) Current course: On leave. Areas of interest: ADR, Criminal Law.

Dr. Rumana Islam Associate Professor Qualifications: PhD (Warwick) LLM (Cantab) Current course: Corporate Finance Law (LLM) Areas of interest: Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration, Company Securities Laws, Banking Law, International Banking Laws, Human Rights.

Dr. Arif Jamil Assistant Professor Qualifications: PhD (UNIBO, UNITO) LLM (UNITO) Current courses: Law of Civil Procedure 2 (4th Year) Areas of interest: Intellectual Property Law, Life Science Regulations.

Dr. Farzana Akter Assistant Professor Qualifications: PhD (Belgium) LLM (DU) Current courses: Legal System of Bangladesh (1st year) Areas of interest: Legal aid, Access to Justice, Social Justice, Law and Society. 11

Dr. Raushan Ara Assistant Professor Qualifications: PhD (DU) LLM (DU) Current courses: Areas of interest: Human Rights, Criminal Law.

Mr. Syed Masud Reza Assistant Professor Qualifications: LLM in International Law (SOAS) LLM (DU) Current courses: Jurisprudence (1st year), Human Rights (LLM). Areas of interest: International Law and Colonialism, Distributive Justice in the Neo-liberal framework, Global governance and North-South Division, Fragmentation in International Legal Norms and Critical Legal Studies.

Ms. Taslima Yasmin Assistant Professor Qualifications: LLM (UCL) LLM (DU) Current courses: International Law on Refugee, Migrants and Stateless Persons (LLM) Areas of interest: Human Rights, Family Law, Refugee Law, Gender and Law, Children’s Rights.

Mr. Moha. Waheduzzaman Assistant Professor Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Jurisprudence (1st Year) Areas of interest: International Law, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence.

Mr. Md. Jobair Alam Assistant Professor Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: On study leave. Areas of interest: Refugee Law, Human Rights. 12

Ms. Romin Tamanna Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (Chicago) Current courses: On study leave. Areas of interest: Environmental Law.

Ms. Rokeya Choudhury Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (McGill) Current courses: On Study Leave Areas of interest: Drafting and Conveyancing, Human Rights, Legal Philosophy.

Ms. Arpeeta Shams Mizan Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (Harvard) LLM (DU) Current courses: Legal System of Bangladesh (1st year) Areas of interest: International Human Rights Law, Identity Politics, Refugee Law, Personal Law, Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy.

Mr. Mohammad Golam Sarwar Lecturer Qualifications: LLM in International Development Law and Human Rights (Warwick) LLM (DU) Current courses: Environmental Laws of Bangladesh (3rd Year) Areas of interest: Law and Development, Criminal Law, Islamic Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law.

Mr. ABM Asrafuzzaman Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Law of Torts (1st year) Areas of interest: Muslim Law of Inheritance, Compensation Law, Cyber Law. 13

Ms. Priyanka Bose Kanta Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Areas of interest: Human Rights, Minority Rights, Conflict Resolution, Peace Building.

Ms.Shirin Sultana Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (DU) Current courses: Laws on Public Demand Recovery (3rd Year) Areas of interest: Land Laws, Procedural Laws, Intellectual Property Laws.

Ms. Sharowat Shamin Lecturer Qualifications: LLM (Oslo) LLM (DU) Current courses: Business Laws (4th Year) Areas of interest: International Environmental Law and Climate Change, Energy Law, Constitutional Law, Public International Law, Human Rights Law. 14

Degrees Offered

The Faculty of Law offers ten degrees at tertiary legal education.

These are:

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

• Master of Laws • Master of Laws in International Law • Master of Laws in Human Rights Law • Master of Laws in Comparative Law • Master of Laws in Commercial Law • Master of Laws in Gender in Law • Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law

• Master of Philosophy (MPhil) • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 15

Undergraduate Programme 16

Bachelor Of Laws (Honours)

A. Admission

Students shall be admitted in the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Programme in the Department of Law under the Faculty of Law as per the University Rules. Students must pass the 'B' (Kha) or 'D' (Gha) Unit admission test scoring minimum 14 in Bangla and 18 in English to get admitted into the LLB (Honours) programme at the Department of Law.

B. Degree Requirements

i. Duration of the Program

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Programme shall be of four years.

ii. Number of Courses, Credit Hours and Marks

The Programme shall include 24 course units for a total of 2300 marks including 100 marks for viva voce. The total credit hours for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course will be 138 credit hours.

C. Structure of the Programme

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a four-year Program. All courses are compulsory. Year-wise distribution of courses and marks is given below: 17

Year Course Code Name of the Course Marks Credits

101 Legal System of Bangladesh 100 6

102 Jurisprudence 100 6

103 Muslim Law 100 6 T R R S E A I 104 Law of Contract 100 6 F Y

105 Law of Tort 50 3

106 Law of Equity and Trust 50 3

201 Criminology 100 6

202 Criminal Law 100 6

203 Land Law 100 6 D

R 204 Constitutional Law 100 6 E A E C O N S Y

205 Law of Transfer of Property 100 6

206 Hindu Law 50 3

301 Law of Criminal Procedure 100 6

302 Law of Evidence 100 6

303 Law of Civil Procedure I 100 6 R R D I E A H 304 Environmental Law of Bangladesh 100 6 Y T

305 Company Law 100 6

306 Law of Public Demands Recovery 50 3

401 Labour Law 100 6

402 Fiscal Law 100 6

403 Business Law 100 6 H

R 404 Public International Law 100 6 E A O U R T F Y

405 Drafting and Conveyancing 100 6

406 Law of Civil Procedure II 100 6

Viva 100 6

Total 2300 138

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D. Examination and Evaluation

i. Evaluation and grading are determined on the basis of:

- Tutorial examinations, - First and second term examinations and - Year final examination.

ii. The distribution of marks for evaluation shall be as under:

Tutorial Test/s 10% In-course 1st Term test (60 minutes duration) 10% examinations 2nd Term Test (60 minutes duration) 10%

Year Final Examination (3 hours duration) 70%

Total 100%

iii. There shall be internal and external examiners for each course of the final examination.

iv. The course teacher evaluates all the in-course examinations. The course teachers conduct the tutorial examinations while first and second term examinations are conducted by the Department.

v. The question papers shall be in English and the duration of the final examination shall be of three hours. Students shall have to answer four questions out of eight questions for each course.

vi. Two examiners appointed by the respective Examination Committees shall evaluate year final scripts. If the difference between two examiners is more than 20 percent, the script(s) shall be examined by a third examiner and the average of the nearest two marks shall be treated as final marks.

vii. For each course, the average marks awarded by the year final examiners and the marks awarded by the course teacher for the in-course examinations, will be totaled and converted into letter-grades following a 4-point grading scale presented below (approved by the Academic Council of the University of Dhaka on 21.03.2006).

viii. At the end of every year final examination, the Examination Committee will hold a viva voice examination of 25% weightage. For the viva voice examination, a student will be awarded only one grade after the end of 4th year.

ix. Attendance Policy: Only those students who have attended 75% of the general lectures shall be eligible to sit for the final examination. Students who have attended 60%-74% of the general lectures shall be considered as non-collegiate and may be allowed to sit for the final examination provided they pay the prescribed fine. Students who have less than 60% class attendance shall be declared as discollegiate and shall not be permitted to sit for the final examination. 19

E. Grading Structure

Marks Letter Grade Grade Points

80 and above A+ 4.00

75 to less than 80 A 3.75

70 to less than 75 A- 3.50

65 to less than 70 B+ 3.25

60 to less than 65 B 3.00

55 to less than 60 B- 2.75

50 to less than 55 C+ 2.50

45 to less than 50 C 2.25

40 to less than 45 D 2.00

Below 40 F 0.0

...... I Incomplete

Interpretation of the Grades

1. ‘A+’, ‘A’ and ‘A-’ grades are indicative of ‘excellent’ performance overall by a student, earning grade points of 4.0, 3.75, and 3.50, respectively. 2. ‘B+’, ‘B’ and ‘B-’ grades are indicative of ‘very good’ performance overall by a student, earning grade points of 3.25, 3.00, and 2.75, respectively. 3. ‘C+’, ‘C’ grades are indicative of ‘satisfactory’ performance overall by a student, earning grade points of 2.50, and 2.25, respectively. 4. ‘D’ grade is indicative of minimally acceptable ‘passing performance overall by a student, earning a grade point of 2.00. 5. ‘F’ grade is indicative of an unacceptable ‘failing’ performance overall by a student, i.e., failing to earn any credit point. 6. ‘I’ grade is indicative of a situation where a student, for non-academic reasons beyond his control, is unable to complete the full requirements of the course for not being able to sit for the year final examination. With the submission of valid and authenticated evidence of such reason(s), and the recommendation of the course teacher (to be reported to the Chairperson of the Examination Committee), the particular student shall be allowed to complete the year final examination with the next batch. Meanwhile, the student concerned will be promoted to the next year. If an ‘I’ grade is not cleared with the next batch, the ‘I’ grade shall automatically be changed to an ‘F’ grade. A maximum of two ‘I’ grades shall be allowed to a student in one year. 20

F. Promotion and the Final Degree A student must secure the following minimum Grade Point Average of a Year (YGPA) for promotion t o the next year: 1st year to 2nd year 2.00 2nd year to 3rd year 2.25 3rd year to 4th year 2.25

1. Promotion shall be year-wise, i.e. 1st year to 2nd year, 2nd year to 3rd year, 3rd year to 4th year and awarding of the degree. 2. Promotion from 1st year to 2nd year, 2nd year to 3rd year and 3rd year to 4th year shall be automatic. 3. A student failing to clear up the annual university or department dues of the year of study shall not be promoted to the next year. 4. A student will not be promoted to the next year if s/he obtains ‘F’ grade in more than two courses or remains absent in more than one course in the year final examination, even if s/he obtains YGPA 2.00 or more. 5. A student must secure a minimum CGPA of 2.50 to earn a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree.

G. Improvement/Retake Examination 1. A student earning ‘F’ grade in one or two courses shall be allowed to improve the grade only once with the following batch. 2. A student who remains absent in only one course in the year final examination will be allowed to sit for the retake examination of that course only once with the following batch, with the permission of the Academic Committee, upon production of satisfactory evidence for abstention. 3. A student who remains absent in only one course and gets ‘F’ grade in another course in the year final examination will also be allowed to sit for the retake examinations of both the courses only once with the following batch. 4. If a student obtains a grade lower than ‘C’ in a course, s/he shall be allowed to retake the final examination of that particular course only once with the following batch for the purpose of grade improvement. 5. If a student obtains ‘C’ or better grade in any course, s/he shall not be allowed to retake final examination of that course for the purpose of grade improvement. 6. If a student likes to improve the grade point earned in a course of fourth year for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, he/she must apply for such improvement examination before the certificate is issued. 7. Improvement shall not be allowed once the certificate is issued. 8. A student carrying grade ‘F’ in any course shall not be awarded the degree unless he/she improves it by appearing at the year final examination with the next batch. 9. If the student gets F in the improvement examination, he/she shall automatically be dropped from the year and the student shall have to take readmission with the next batch, provided the student concerned is eligible for readmission. 10. For improvement of grade in a course, the student shall apply to the Chairperson of the Department at least 4 (four) weeks before the start of the year final examination. 21

11. A student shall be allowed to improve the grade of a particular course only once. 12. No improvement shall be allowed for the in-course examinations and viva voce.

H. Readmission

1. A student failing to get the requisite grade points for promotion from one year to the next may seek readmission with the immediate next batch. 2. For readmission, a student shall have to apply within one month after the announcement of the results of the concerned year. 3. On readmission, grades earned earlier by a student in the class of readmission shall cease to exist and the student has to retake all the course works and examinations. 4. A student shall not be allowed readmission in more than three years during the entire Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Programme. I . Drop out

1. A student failing to earn the YGPA for promotion from one year to the next year after taking second readmission shall be dropped out of the Program. 2. A student must complete the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course in 6 consecutive years after which his/her studentship shall be cancelled. J. Computation of Grade Point Average

T he Grade Point Average for a year (YGPA) shall be computed in the following manner:

∑ (C× EGP) YGPA = TCAY

YGPA = Year Grade Point Average C = Credits EGP = Earned Grade Points TCAY Total Number of Credits Assigned to a Year

K. Adoption of unfair means in examinations

Students adopting unfair means in examinations shall be treated according to Dhaka University rules.

L . Degree Requirements

For the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) a student shall have to:

• Secure CGPA of 2.50.

• Complete the Programme within a maximum of six consecutive academic years including the year of first admission within Programme.

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Graduate Programme 23

Master of Laws (LLM)

A. Name of the Programme

Master of Laws (General and Specialized)

B. Admission

Only successful students of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Programme of the Department of Law, University of Dhaka shall be eligible to get admitted into the Master of Laws (General and Specialized) Program.

C. Duration of the Program

The Master of Laws (General and Specialized) Programmeshall be of one academic year.

D. Degrees Offered

The Masters Programme at the Department of Law shall consist of two streams i.e., (a) general Masters and (b) specialized Masters. The specialized Masters Programme shall be:

• Master of Laws in International Law

• Master of Laws in Human Rights Law

• Master of Laws in Comparative Law

• Master of Laws in Commercial Law

• Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law

• Master of Laws in Gender in Law

E. Course Requirements

i. Students shall be required to take any five of the courses offered by the Department.

ii. Students shall have to submit a research monograph in partial fulfillment for the Masters degree.

iii. The students must choose the research topic from among the five courses they have chosen.

iv. Students shall have to appear in the viva-voce examination at the end of the Final Examination.

F. List of Courses

The Master of Laws, be it general or specialized, shall comprise of the following courses. However, the Academic Committee of the Department of Law shall decide as to the courses to be offered in any particular academic session.