General Information
Dr. Abul Hasanat is serving as Joint Secretary (Training Branch) (District Judge) in the Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (England).
His areas of research and teaching interests include environmental law, constitutional law, criminal law, international human rights law, and civil litigation. He has extensive judicial, academic, and research experience both in Bangladesh and abroad.
Education
- PhD in Law — Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
- Post Graduate Diploma in International Human Rights Law — Abo Akademi University, Finland
- Master of Legal Science (Thesis with Distinction) — Uppsala University, Sweden
- LL.M — University of Dhaka, First Class
- LL.B (4-year Hons) — University of Dhaka, Upper Second Class (1st Position)
- HSC — Comilla Education Board, First Division (4th Merit)
- SSC — Comilla Education Board, First Division (8th Merit)
Experience
- Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sylhet
- Additional District & Sessions Judge, Chattogram
- Adjunct Professor of Law, CIU & PCIU, Chattogram
- Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Chattogram
- Sessional Academic (Part Time), QUT, Australia
- Deputy Director, JATI Dhaka
Publications
Legal Aid in Environmental Litigation: How to Promote Sustainable Development in Bangladesh (2023); Technology and Torrens: How to Support Bangladesh Landowners' Rights (with L. Cradduck, 2022); Environmental Protection, "Complete Justice" and Constitutional Rights: Analysing Bangladesh Supreme Court's Decision in Metro Makers vs. BELA (2021); Environmental Courts in Enforcement (2020); Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Conservation (book chapter, Routledge 2018); plus several more articles in the Journal of Judicial Administration Training Institute, Bangladesh Journal of Law, and Stamford Journal of Law (2013–2018).
Research Interests
Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law, Civil Litigation
Achievement, Awards & Grants
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK (since 16 December 2021)
- QUT Postgraduate Research Award 2017
- Visiting Research Grant, Institute for Human Rights, Abo Academy University, Finland (2016)
- Swedish Institute Study Scholarship 2012
Seminar & Conference
Environmental Frontiers Colloquium Program, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia (6–7 Feb 2018) — paper presented and published.
Training & Workshop
No training records.
Others
Reviewed articles for Australian Journal of Asian Law and Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law.