- Faculty
- Faculty Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Research Interest
- climate change law (renewable) energy law (international) environmental law (comparative) constitutional law
- Teaching Materials
- Check respective Google Classroom or email the instructor. Sl. No. Course Title Year Semesters Taught 1. Constitutional Law I 2nd Fall 2024, Spring 2026, Fall 2026 2. Laws on Transfer of Property and Registration 3rd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Fall 2026 3. Laws on Sale of Goods, Carriage of Goods and Partnership 3rd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 4. Criminal Law II 2nd Spring 2025 5. Criminology 2nd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 6. Cyber Space and Security 2nd Fall 2025 7. Drafting II (Criminal) 4th Fall 2024, Fall 2026 8. Environment and Sustainability 3rd Fall 2026
- Academic Background
- LLM (International & Comparative Law), University of Dhaka July 2022 – April 2023 LLB Honours, University of Dhaka January 2018 – June 2022
- Awards & Achievements
- 1st position – Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP) 1 st International Law of the Sea Blog Competition 2023 (Blog title : ‘Blue Economy and Deep Seabed Mining: Sustainable Ocean Governance in the Bay of Bengal’ ) 3rd position – Bangladesh Institute of Research and Education Essay Writing Competition 2022 (Blog Title: ‘The public trust doctrine and the rights of rivers in Bangladesh’ )
- Selected Publications
- Journal Articles Bolgs Conferences Book Chapters Courses Taught ‘Environmental Damage in Ukraine as Environmental War Crime under the Rome Statute: The Kakhovka Dam Breach in Context’ Journal of International Criminal Justice (Oxford University Press), volume 22, year 2024, pages 99-126 <https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqae004> ‘Revisiting the Causes of Woman and Child Trafficking and the Legal Framework in Bangladesh’ (first author: Atwar Rahman) Journal of Judicial Administration Training Institute , volume XXI, year 2022, pages 21-41 <https://t.ly/G-ZIW> Shah Maruf and Mehenaj Binte Amin, ‘ Reimagining the Ocean: From Resource to Climate Partner ’ (Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP) Blog, 8 June 2026). ‘ The BBNJ Agreement: What Does It Mean for the Energy Sector? ’ (Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP) Blog, 30 April 2026) ‘Travel Ban on the Accused: The Current Legal Regime in Bangladesh’ (Dhaka Law Review (DHLR), 15 March 2022) ‘Blue Economy and Deep Seabed Mining: Sustainable Ocean Governance in the Bay of Bengal’ (Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP), 15 November 2024) ‘Environmental Constitutionalism in Bangladesh’ (World Constitution Day: Bangladesh Chapter, 5 August 2022) ‘From the Court Corridor: February 2022’ (Dhaka Law Review (DHLR), 1 April 2022) ‘Linking SDG 7 to SDG 13: Addressing Cybersecurity and Human Rights Concerns in Renewable Energy for Sustainable Climate Action’ – SDGs+10: A Global Legal Stocktake of Achievements, Opportunities, and Challenges Conference, University of Southampton, UK (17 – 18 September 2025) ‘Cybersecurity and Invisible Harms in Renewable Energy: Towards a Thicker Notion of Human Rights Accountability’ – Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference, Brussels, Belgium (19 – 21 November 2025) ‘The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty 1996: Hydro-Diplomacy, Hydro-Politics and Hydro-Hegemony Revisited’ – ‘Treaty-Making and Cross-Cultural Diplomacy in Asia’ Conference, Manila, Philippines (29 February – 2 March 2024) (grant awarded, but not attended) ‘Freedom of Expression in South Asian Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis’ –11 North South University Law Conference 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh (28 February 2024) ‘Environmental Activism by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh: An Appraisal from Comparative Constitutional Law Perspective’ – 1st National Law Conference 2023, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh (16 – 17 September 2023) 1. Dr. Matthew Gillett and Shah Maruf , ‘War and Ecocide: Remedying Legal Gaps Concerning Conflict-Related Environmental Harm’ in Hans Günter Brauch (ed), Ecocide in the Anthropocene (Springer Nature Switzerland 2026) (forthcoming). 2. Nabila Farhin and Shah Maruf , ‘Mainstreaming Renewable Energy into Climate Adaptation: Regulatory Pathways for a Resilient Bangladesh’ in Walter Leal Filho and others (eds), Climate Change in the Tropics: Understanding and Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change to Tropical Regions (Springer Nature Switzerland 2026) (forthcoming). Sl. No. Course Title Year Semesters Taught 1. Constitutional Law I 2nd Fall 2024, Spring 2026, Fall 2026 2. Laws on Transfer of Property and Registration 3rd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Fall 2026 3. Laws on Sale of Goods, Carriage of Goods and Partnership 3rd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 4. Criminal Law II 2nd Spring 2025 5. Criminology 2nd Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 6. Cyber Space and Security 2nd Fall 2025 7. Drafting II (Criminal) 4th Fall 2024, Fall 2026 8. Environment and Sustainability 3rd Fall 2026
- Professional Experience
- Lecturer, Department of Law, East West University September 2024 – Present Coached the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition 2024-2025 team (the team became Runner-up in the national round) Supervised LLB theses on environmental, constitutional and international law Member: Annual Conference Committee and Seminar Committee External Reviewer, European Journal of Legal Studies Oct 2025 – Present Reviewing manuscripts on international environmental law and comparative constitutional law (invitation-based) Reviewer, Journal of International Criminal Justice (Oxford University Press) Sep 2025 – Present Reviewing manuscripts on international criminal law (invitation-based) Specialist Volunteer (Data Collector), Net Zero Tracker April 2025 – Present Collect and keep track of data about the carbon emission reduction targets set by companies and by governments, with a focus on the fossil fuel industry and renewable energy sector in the Global South including Bangladesh. Executive Member, Bangladesh Centre for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP) January 2025 – Present Member January 2024 – December 2024 Editor of BCOLP Blog Events and Training Coordinator Member of BCOLP South Asia–Bay of Bengal Advisory Board Research Associate, UNICEF September 2022 – May 2023 UNICEF project: ‘Assessment of the Diversion and Alternative Measures for Children in Conflict and Contact with the Law in Bangladesh’ Coordinated with the relevant stakeholders (Judges of Nari o Shishu Nirjatan Daman Tribunal, police officers, District Probation Officers, and District Legal Aid Officers, etc.) from 8 divisional districts of Bangladesh and arranged meetings with them Interpreted (Bangla-English) during their conversation with the international consultant Took meeting notes and assisted in writing the draft report Editor-in-Chief, Dhaka Law Review (DHLR) August 2022 – September 2023 Editor May 2021 – August 2022 Intern November 2020 – May 2021 Led a team of 11 members Wrote, reviewed and edited blogs for publication Managed website and other social media Arranged weekly meetings and took meeting minutes Organized learning sessions, seminars and lectures Interviewed scholars on legal issues Screened recruitment applications, interviewed candidates and recruited new members Research Assistant, Secretary, Bangladesh Law Commission March 2022 – February 2023 Assisted him in his PhD research and some other research works Translator, Redleaf Publishing April 2020 – July 2020 Translated (English to Bangla) a part of the book ‘Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction’ (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2014) written by Raymond Wacks English Teacher, Udvash-Unmesh May 2019 – March 2022 Gave lectures on English grammar to medical college aspirants Evaluated exam scripts and provided feedback.
- Affiliation Professional Membership
- Member, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law