Shah Maruf Uddin Ahmad

LLM (International & Comparative Law), University of Dhaka                                               July 2022 – April 2023

LLB Honours, University of Dhaka                                                                                          January 2018 – June 2022 

Shah Maruf is a Lecturer at the Department of Law, East West University and an Executive Member of Bangladesh Center for Ocean Law and Policy (BCOLP). He completed his LLB (Honors) and LLM in International & Comparative Law (with thesis on comparative constitutional law) from the University of Dhaka.

Enthusiastic about climate change law, he is currently volunteering as Data Collector at Net Zero Tracker, a collaboration between Oxford Net Zero and three other organizations, where he collects data about the carbon emission targets set by companies and governments, with a focus on the fossil fuel industry and renewable energy sector in the Global South.

Previously, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Dhaka Law Review (DHLR), worked with a UNICEF project as a Research Associate, and worked as Research Assistant to the Secretary of Bangladesh Law Commission.

His primary areas of research include climate change, renewable energy and (international) environmental law, and (comparative) constitutional law. He can be reached at shah.ahmad@ewubd.edu.

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.

1. climate change law
2. (renewable) energy law 
3. (international) environmental law 
4. (comparative) constitutional law

• 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’)
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• 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’)

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Member, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law