Ali Mashraf

• Master of Laws (LLM with specialization in International Law and thesis on Alternative Dispute Resolution): Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB): Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2019)

Ali Mashraf completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB Honors) and Master of Laws (LLM with specialization in International Law and thesis on Alternative Dispute Resolution) from the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He teaches Muslim family Law, Law of Civil Procedure, Civil Drafting, and Civil Trial and Advocacy to undergraduate-level students at East West University. He co-coordinates the law clinic program and is a member of the Research and Syllabus Committees of the Department of Law, East West University.

Before joining the academia, he served as the Program Officer in South Asia and Junior Legal Analyst in Bangladesh of iProbono, a global organization with the mission to enable people to access their rights in pursuit of a just society. He assisted in streamlining iProbono's access to justice program across South Asia, oversaw iProbono's transactional projects, and helped expand its network in Bangladesh. Ali planned, designed, and implemented three national-level projects for iProbono in Bangladesh. He worked to implement the Advocacy and Skills Training Workshops for Women Lawyers and Law Students in Dhaka and Chattogram of Bangladesh in collaboration with Rule of Law Expertise UK (ROLE UK) and Women Internationally Gaining Skills (WIGs), assisted in vetting and finalizing the training manual and capacity building of legal practitioners on anti-human trafficking laws under the Ashshash Project: Legal Support for Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking in collaboration with Winrock International, Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association (BNWLA), USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Asia CTIP) and The Remedy Project, and designed and conducted training of trainers (ToT) sessions and implemented the Know Your Rights: Street Law Programme on Child and Labour Rights and Tort Law Remedies for Medical Negligence in Bangladesh, directly and indirectly benefitting over 500 stakeholders within and outside Bangladesh.

Ali takes a keen interest in human rights, constitutional law, environmental law, criminal law, law reform, alternative dispute resolution, sports law, etc. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in national and international peer-reviewed journals and edited books on human rights, access to justice, environmental law, criminal law, and constitutional law. He also writes extensively on constitutional issues (constitutional rights, remedies available for violation of constitutional rights, judicial activism, etc.) for renowned national dailies and law blogs. 

Ali has represented Bangladesh in various international youth and legal forums, symposiums, workshops, and competitions, such as The Asia Pacific Youth Exchange at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters in the Philippines, The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at the University of Oxford in the UK, The One Belt One Road Forum in Hong Kong and China, The Justice P.N. Bhagwati International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights at the Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune in India, The Asia Pro Bono Conferences. He has also completed a professional certification course on sports law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

At law school, Ali served as a Senior Editor of Dhaka Law Review, a journal of legal scholarship edited and managed independently by law students of the University of Dhaka. He has won multiple championships, best memorial awards, and best mooter awards in national and international moot court competitions representing the Dhaka University Moot Court Society. Ali has over 14 years of experience writing for prominent newspapers and blogs on sports and contemporary and thought-provoking legal issues. He also has more than 11 years of experience volunteering for social causes. Moreover, he is involved in a diverse range of ECAs: facilitating mooting and public speaking sessions in different law schools of Bangladesh, promoting English debate across Bangladesh as the former Vice-Chair of Bangladesh Debating Council, adjudicating in various high school and university level competitions, etc.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Academic:

• Lecturer, Department of Law, East West University (June 2022 – present)

Non-academic:

• Program Officer, South Asia, iProbono (September 2021 – June 2022)
• Junior Legal Analyst, Bangladesh, iProbono (August 2019 – August 2021)
• Enlisted Contributor, Law and Our Rights, The Daily Star (October 2016 – December 2021)

DEPARTMENTAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, EAST WEST UNIVERSITY

• Member, Advising Advisory Committee (September 2023 – present)
• Member, Law Clinic Committee (May 2023 – present)
• Member, Syllabus Committee (February 2023 – present)
• Member, Research Committee (June 2022 – present)
• Member, Moot Court Committee (June 2022 – May 2023)

OTHER NOTABLE POSITIONS HELD

• Member–Executive Body, Map of Justice (May 2024 2021 – present)
• Finance Secretary, Dhaka University Moot Court Society (November 2020 – November 2021)
• Vice Chairman, Bangladesh Debating Council (July 2020 – January 2022)
• Senior Editor, Dhaka Law Review (December 2019 – October 2020)
• Operations Manager, Bangladesh Debating Council (November 2019 – July 2020)
• Vice President (Publications), The Network for International Law Students – Bangladesh Chapter (May 2019 – November 2019)
• Editor, Bangladesh Law Digest (April 2018 – October 2019)
• Secretary–Events and Activation, Bangladesh Debating Council (December 2017 – November 2019) 

ADMINISTRATIVE/COACHING ENGAGEMENTS IN MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS

• Coached the East West University team at the Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon Global Jural Conclave SAARCLaw Mooting Competition 2023
  
  
• Case author of:
  ⟶ 3rd Intra-Department Moot Court Competition 2022 organized by the Department of Law, East West University; and
  ⟶ 1st Virtual Intra-Department Moot Court Competition 2020 organized by the Dhaka University Moot Court Society
  
  
• Mentored the Dhaka University Moot Court Society teams at:
  ⟶ Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Bangladesh National Qualifying Rounds in 2021 (champion team) and 2022;
  ⟶ 19th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (Virtual) Moot Court Competition, Asia Pacific Rounds in 2021 (2nd honorable submission award for defendant memorial);
  ⟶ 6th NLIU-Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial International Arbitration Moot Court Competition in 2021;
  ⟶ Oxford University Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition in 2020–2021;
  ⟶ Professor N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLaw Mooting Competition in 2020 (runner-up team) and 2021; and
  ⟶ ELCOP Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Virtual Moot Court Competition in 2020 and 2021 (champion team)

ADJUDICATION EXPERIENCE IN MOOT COURT/LAW STUDENT COMPETITIONS

• Judged the grand finale of the 3rd CUB Intra-Department Moot Court Competition 2024 organized by the Canadian University of Bangladesh on 3–4 November 2024;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary rounds of UAMSAILS-UAP Inter-Department Moot Competition 2024 organized by University of Asia Pacific and UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies;
  
  
• Judged the semifinal rounds of BUP Inter-Batch Moot Court Competition 2024 organized by BUP Law & Moot Court Club;
  
  
• Judged the Undergraduate Law Symposium: Spring 2024 on the occasion of the 10^th Founding Anniversary of the Department of Law, North South University;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary rounds of Jessup Latin American Online Rounds 2024 organized by Jessup Guatemala;
  
  
• Judged the memorials of the European Qualifying Rounds of the Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition 2023–24 organized by University of Oxford in cooperation with Bonavero Institute of Human Rights;
  
  
• Judged the oral rounds of the Asia-Pacific Qualifying Rounds of the Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition 2023–24 organized by University of Oxford in cooperation with Bonavero Institute of Human Rights;
  
  
• Judged the grand finale round of Ispahani Foods Limited Presents SCLS Law Olympiad 4.0 2023 on Constitutional Law’ organized by Society for Critical Legal Studies University of Chittagong;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary and knockout rounds of 4th Intra-Department Moot Court Competition 2023 organized by American International University-Bangladesh Moot Court Club;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary rounds of the 12th Annual Moot Court Competition organized by Dhaka University Moot Court Society on 13–15 July 2023;
  
  
• Judged the grand finale of the 4th Intra-Department Moot Court Competition organized by the Sonargaon University Moot Court Society on 4–5 June 2023;
  
  
• Judged the quarterfinal rounds of the 5th Intra-Department Moot Court Competition 2023, organized by the University of Asia Pacific Moot Court Club on 20–21 January 2023;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary rounds of the National Moot Court Competition jointly organized by the Department of Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and BUP Law and Moot Court Club on 26–29 May 2022;
  
  
• Judged the grand finale of the Moot Festival, Summer-2019 organized by the Sonargaon University Moot Court Society on 14–15 July 2019;
  
  
• Judged the preliminary rounds of the BUP Inter-Batch Moot Court Competition 2019 organized by BUP Law & Moot Court Club on 15 February 2019

Areas of Interest

Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sports Law

Funded Research Projects/Activities

• Research Assistant to the Bangladesh Regional Consultant in the 'Research on Crimes against Future Generations (CAFG)' by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo in collaboration with The European Union funded Support to Justice Sector Project (JURE), jointly implemented by UNDP and UNICEF Sri Lanka, and facilitated by the Ministry of Justice, Sri Lanka in December 2023 [ongoing]
  
  
• Research Assistant in the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) Study on ‘Leave No One Behind (LNOB): Reviewing the laws enacted by the Bangladesh National Parliament from 2016 to 2020 in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ conducted by the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka in 2020
  
  
• Researcher in the study titled ‘Living Under Sentence of Death: A study on the profiles, experiences and perspectives of death row prisoners in Bangladesh’ conducted by the Department of Law, University of Dhaka  in collaboration with the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and The Death Penalty Project in 2019–20

Media Appearances

• Moderated the virtual discussion titled 'Separation of Powers & Judicial Independence, Part III: Rethinking the Power, Responsibilities, & Appointment of Judges of Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh' organized by Map of Justice with guests Mr. Millat Hossain (Judge, Bangladesh Judicial Service), Mr. Jubaer Ahmed (Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh) and Mr. Md. Johir Uddin Shohag (Director, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Education) on 12 October 2024;
  
  
• Moderated the virtual discussion titled ‘Separation of Powers & Judicial Independence, Part II: Rethinking the Power, Responsibilities & Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh’ organized by Map of Justice with guests Mr. Emraan Azad (Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals) and Mr. Md Lokman Hussain (Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, North South University) on 14 September 2024;
  
  
• Moderated the virtual discussion titled ‘Separation of Powers & Judicial Independence, Part I: 16^th Amendment of the Constitution of Bangladesh’ organized by Map of Justice with guests Dr. Abdullah Al Faruque (Professor, Department of Law, University of Chittagong) and Mr. Nafiz Ahmed, (Lecturer, Department of Law, North South University) on 24 August 2024;
  
  
• Moderated the webinar titled 'A Tale of Endless Formalities in Civil Proceedings: How to Ensure Justice in Property Disputes' organized by Map of Justice with guests Mr. Nuran Choudhury (National Coordinator, ILSA Chapter Bangladesh) and Mr. Md. Abdur Rahim (Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific) on 21 October 2023;
  
  
• Spoke on 'Crafting innovative remedies under the Constitution for violation of fundamental 'rights': Current practices and future trajectories' at Youth's thoughts on the Constitution of Bangladesh organized by Map of Justice on 4 November 2022;
  
  
• Moderated the webinar ‘Role of Arbitrator & Tribunal during Arbitration proceedings’ with guest Mr. Duarte G. Henriques (Founding Member, Victoria Associates) organized by Centre for International Alternative Dispute Resolution on 1 May 2020

Obtained the following scholarships for outstanding academic performance at the University of Dhaka:
⟶ Government Honors Scholarship 2019 (Talent pool);
⟶ Professor Mahfuza Khanam-Barrister Shafique Ahmed Scholarship 2019–20;
⟶ Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Fund Scholarship 2019–20;
⟶ Pre-Graduation Scholarship 2019;
⟶ Shajahan Siraj Scholarship 2018–19; and
⟶ Special Scholarship of the Bangladesh Awami League Relief and Social Welfare Sub-Committee 2018 on the birthday of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Best Paper Award in UMSAILS-UAP International Virtual Conference 2021 on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Legal Field (out of 35 papers presented at the conference)

Champion in 1^st Inter-University Arbitration Competition 2020 organized by the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre

2^nd DUMCS-TIB Anti-Corruption Moot Court Competition 2019 (out of 26 teams):
⟶ Champion;
⟶ Best Mooter; and
⟶ Best Memorial Award

• Champion in 8^th Inter Year Moot Court Competition 2018 hosted by Dhaka University Moot Court Society
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• 8^th Justice P.N. Bhagwati Memorial International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights 2018 in Pune, India (out of 30 international teams):
• ⟶ Runner-up;
  ⟶ Best International Male Speaker; and
  ⟶ 2^nd Best International Memorial Award
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• Best Performer Award at the ‘Workshop on Legal Research and Advocacy Skills’ hosted by NILS Bangladesh in collaboration with Department of Law, East West University in 2017
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• The Daily Star Award for Country Highest Marks in International Advanced Level (IAL) Business Studies in 2016
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• Champion at 11th Bangladesh Television (BTV) National English Debate Championship out of 150+ teams across Bangladesh in 2014

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Member, BYLC (Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center) Graduate Network (BGN)