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River and floodplain landscape in Bangladesh

Who May Knock on the Court’s Door? Dr Mohiuddin Farooque and the Birth of PIL in Bangladesh

The case at a glance Dr Mohiuddin Farooque v Bangladesh (1997) 49 DLR (AD) 1...

Twenty Questions for the Bench: How This Series Will Work

Judges speak through their judgments — but a judgment rarely tells you how a judge...
Brass scales of justice on a desk

Twelve Directives That Freed the Judiciary: The Masdar Hossain Case (2000)

The case at a glance Secretary, Ministry of Finance v Md. Masdar Hossain (2000) 52...
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The Snail That Built a Duty of Care: Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)

The case at a glance Donoghue v Stevenson AC 562 (House of Lords). Holding:...
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The Midnight Knock, Regulated: BLAST v Bangladesh and the Section 54 Guidelines

The case at a glance BLAST v Bangladesh (2003) 55 DLR (HCD) 363, affirmed with...

The Making of an Advocate: What This Series Will Ask

Nobody is born an advocate. Somewhere between the first nervous appearance and the day a...
Facade of the United States Supreme Court building original

The Court That Crowned Itself Umpire: Marbury v Madison (1803)

The case at a glance Marbury v Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) (Supreme...
Main building of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in Dhaka

The Case That Tamed Parliament: Anwar Hossain Chowdhury v Bangladesh (1989)

The case at a glance Anwar Hossain Chowdhury v Bangladesh, 1989 BLD (Spl) 1; 41...