Dr Jashim Chowdhury's Outputs (25)

Amendment Power in Bangladesh: Arguments for the Revival of Constitutional Referendum (2019)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A., & Saha, N. K. (2019). Amendment Power in Bangladesh: Arguments for the Revival of Constitutional Referendum. Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, 9, 38-61

The recent constitutional trend in divided societies and relatively
unstable democracies has seen an increased use of perpetuity
clauses as a tool to foster constitutional stability. Propriety and
effectiveness of making certain part or parts of c... Read More about Amendment Power in Bangladesh: Arguments for the Revival of Constitutional Referendum.

Bangladesh’s inconsistency with the doctrine of prospective invalidation (2019)
Book Chapter
Chowdhury, M. J. A. (2019). Bangladesh’s inconsistency with the doctrine of prospective invalidation. In P. J. Yap (Ed.), Constitutional Remedies in Asia (33-46). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429435485

This chapter argue that the position of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh is hardly based on any principled appreciation of the doctrine. It describes the prospective Invalidation is used in a specific sense to touch upon judicial decisions unsettling... Read More about Bangladesh’s inconsistency with the doctrine of prospective invalidation.

Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment (2017)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A., & Saha, N. K. (2017). Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment. Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Quarterly, 3(3), 7-27

Like the major constitutional systems of the world, Bangladesh had a parliamentary removal process for the judges of the highest court. The system was however changed by the military rulers of late 1970s. Very recently, the parliament of Bangladesh a... Read More about Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment.

Elections in “Democratic” Bangladesh (2015)
Book Chapter
Chowdhury, M. J. A. (2015). Elections in “Democratic” Bangladesh. In M. Tushnet, & M. Khosla (Eds.), Unstable Constitutionalism: Law and Politics in South Asia (192-229). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107706446

Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh (2012)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A. (2012). Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, 5, 184-208

The debate on whether socio-economic rights can or should be adjudicated upon and enforced by courts is ongoing since the 1960s, when the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) were separated into two covenants. Though the Interna... Read More about Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh.