Dr. Sarkar Ali Akkas
Department of Law

Conference Papers of Dr. Sarkar Ali Akkas

Participation in Conferences, Workshops and Seminars

25 September 2010: Participated in a Seminar on Challenges to the Implementation of Court-Sponsored ADR in Bangladesh organised by the Law Commission of Bangladesh in collaboration with the South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS), at BIAM, Dhaka Bangladesh

30 - 31 July 2009: Participated in an International Conference on Genocide, Truth and Justice organised by Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

11-12 January 2008: Participated in an International Seminar on Islamic Law and Its Application in the Contemporary Society jointly organised by Islamic Law Research Centre & Legal AID Bangladesh and Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought at BIAM, Dhaka

12 April 2006     : Participated in a Seminar on the Right to Information  jointly organised by the Faculty of Law and Transparency International Bangladesh at Rajshahi.

14-16 December 2006: Participated as a Resident Resource Person in the 7th Human Rights Summer School organised by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) at Human Resource Development Centre of Proshika, Manikgonj

11-13 September 2006: Participated as a Resource Person in the Training Workshop on Clinical legal Education Programme on Environment organised by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) at Rajshahi

14-18 December 2005: Participated as a Resident Resource Person in the 6th Human Rights Summer School organised by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) at Human Resource Development Centre of Proshika, Manikgonj

22 November 2005: Participated in a National Workshop held at Rajshahi on Santalder Khhamotayon (Empowerment of Santal) organised by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) with the assistance from Australian High Commission (Dhaka).

29 May 2005: Participated in a Regional Workshop held at Rajshahi on Review of the Legal Education System in Bangladesh organised by the Law Commission of Bangladesh in collaboration with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Legal Reform Prohect Part-A

17-29 December 2004: Participated as a Resident Resource Person in the 5th Human Rights Summer School organised by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla

5-6 August 2004: Participated in the Regional Conference on Legal Aid in Bangladesh jointly organised by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Bangladesh and CIDA, Canada, Legal Reform Project, Dhaka

18-29 December 2003: Participated as a Resident Resource Person in the 4th Human Rights Summer School organised by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla

9 – 11 December 2002: Participated in the 20th Annual Law and Society Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong, Australia

16 July 2002: Participated in a Workshop on Theory, Research and Action in the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong

30 November 2001: Participated in a Workshop on Theory, Research and Action in the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong

7-8 October 1993: Participated in a Workshop on Teaching Method jointly sponsored by Bangladesh Law Teachers Association and Ford Foundation (USA), Dhaka

Conference paper

  1. ‘Role of Lawyers towards an Independent and Accountable Judiciary: The Case of Bangladesh’ presented to the 20th Annual Law and Society Conference, Wollongong, Australia, 9 – 11 December 2002