Preeti Kana Sikder Assistant Professor, Department of Law & Justice
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Preeti Sikder is an assistant professor at the Department of Law and Justice of Jahangirnagar University, who has been a part of this department since December 2016. After graduating from Department of Law, University of Dhaka with a first class, Ms. Sikder also completed her LLM from the same university in top five percent of her class. Later on she pursued her Masters degree on Environmental Science and Management from BUP in order to incorporate scientific understanding of environmetnal laws in her research and teaching. She has previously served as a lecturer of law at University of Asia Pacific (UAP) and also worked as a legal research assistant at Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA).
RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental Law, Law and Development, Law of Contract
JOURNAL PAPER
Medical Waste Management and Processing System in Post-COVID Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law (ISSN: 2664-1054), VIII, pp.95-112, 2020.Climate Change Reparations: An Analysis under International Law, Bangladesh Journal of Law, 18, 1 & 2, pp.131 - 148, 2020.
ISSN 1609-3593
Climate Justice: If Needed at All?, ELCOP Yearbook of Human Rights, pp.219-234, 2013.ELCOP Yearbook of Human Rights: Human Rights and Climate Justice, 2013,
Publisher: Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP)
The Role of Comparative Law in the Making of the Constitution of Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, V, pp.85-106, 2017.Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol V, 2017
CONFERENCE PAPER
From Utopia to Apology: Prevention of Environmental Crimes in Bangladesh, 3rd International eConference on Criminology and Forensic Science in the Global South, Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka,OTHER
Revisiting the Management of the Ecologically Critical Areas of Bangladesh, Dhaka Law Review (DHLR),Blog published on 3rd July, 2022
The Brunt of Air Pollution in Bangladesh, The Daily Star,Published in the 'Law Watch' section of the Law & Our Rights page on 1st June, 2021
Major Environmental Problems of the Dhaka Metropolis, Environment Law and Society Blog, Kochi, India, 2021.Blog post published by Center for Environment and Law, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)
Village Courts: A Dilemma Within,Published in Law and Our Rights, Daily Star, 5 April 2016
Access to Justice: Emergence and Evolution, FutureLaw Blog, 2016.Right to Privacy: The Unpredicted Birth of a Human Right,
Published in Dhaka Law Review Blog, 2 September 2014
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| LLM 514 | International Enviromnetal Law | LLM |
| LLB 306 | Law, Environment and Sustainable Development | LLB 3rd Year |
| LLB 307 | Advanced Legal Research Methodology | LLB 3rd Year |
| LLB 103 | Law of Contract | LLB 1st Year |
Academic Info
Period: 2020-2021
Degree: Masters in Environmental Science and Management
Thesis: Combating Marine Pollution from Land-based Activities (MPLBA) in Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis
Research Supervisor: Dr. Shamsunnahar Khanam, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Period: 2013-14
Degree: Master of Laws (LLM)
Research Monograph: Role of Comparative Law in the Making of Constitution of Bangladesh
Research Supervisor: Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
Period: 2009-2013
Degree: Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Secured First Class list having concentration on Jurisprudence, International Law, and Civil, Criminal, Family, Company, Environmental and Procedural Laws of Bangladesh
Period: 2014-15
Degree: Junior Certificate on French Language
Developed basic communication skills in French
Period: 2015-16
Advanced Course on Research Methodology
Experience
Position: Lecturer
Period: December 2016 - December 2019
My responsibilities included teaching the courses of Environmental Law of Bangladesh and Sustainable Development, Law of Contract, Principles of Equity, Trust and Roman Law and Introduction to Legal Research.
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2015-16
Worked at Department of Law & Human Rights
Position: Research Assistant (Law)
Period: 2015-16
Worked in the editorial team of Bangladesh Journal of Law
Activity
Position: Participant
Period: 10 - 12 May, 2018
Successfully completed the Workshop on Research and Legal Writing
Position: Participant
Period: 23-26 November, 2018
Successfully completed the ADB Regional Capacity Development Technical Assistance Strengthening the Capacity for Environmental and Climate Change Laws in Asia and the Pacific "Train-the-Trainers Program"
Position: Participant
Period: 13-24 January, 2019
Successfully completed the Basic Course on Qualitative Research Methodology
Position: Volunteer
Period: 2013-14
Worked for the Human Rights Law Clinic (HRLC) and wrote a paper on "Medical Waste Management: How it Protects Human Rights"
Contact
Preeti Kana Sikder
Assistant Professor
Department of Law & Justice
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: preeti@juniv.edu
