Ongoing Researches

Film Studies,

Postcolonial Literature,

Critical Theory,

Latin American Literature,

South Asian Literature

International Law, Law and Technology, Criminal Law

Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment; Violence Against Women;
Gender and Development; Technology and Women Development; Society,
Culture and Development; Social Change and Urbanization

Gender, Migration, Women empowerment & rights, Women & femininity, Men & masculinity; 

Poverty, Urban issues, Population, Indigenous peoples, Health & Environment, Culture & Mass Communication, Social change; 

Human rights with special focus on Gender Based Violence & Violence against Women, Sexual Harassment.  

1) Public International Law.

2) International Human Rights Law.

3) International Intellectual Property Law.

4) World Trade Law.

5) International Contract Law.

6) Comparative Law.

7) Law of War. 

8) International Banking Law.

9) Thesis Supervision

• Climate Change and Environmental Migration
• Climate Change Governance
• Public Participation
• Rohingya Refugee 
• Urban Resilience, Urban Adaptation of Climate Migrants
• Landslide
• Politics of Natural Hazards

Research Interests

Mohammad Pizuar Hossain's research interests lie at the crossroads of: (a) public international law - international human rights law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international environmental law; (b) criminology and criminal justice - transitional justice, restorative justice, community justice, and gender justice; (c) transnational crimes and genocide studies - cybercrimes, terrorism, human trafficking, and genocide;  and (d) constitutional law and public policy - freedom of speech, right to privacy, freedom of religion and right to health. 

He has published articles in refereed national and international journals on 'trial by media and human rights violations', 'plea-bargaining and the criminal justice system of Bangladesh', 'rape as a weapon in Bangladesh’s War of Liberation', 'amnesty for war crimes and genocide', 'justice for Bangladesh genocide', 'killing of the Bengali intellectuals in 1971 genocide', 'the stages of Rohingya genocide', 'Geo-politics and the Rohingya repatriation', and 'water-management agreements between Bangladesh and India' from 2016 to 2022. 

His journal articles, book chapters and working papers on role of transitional justice to prevent recidivism, restorative justice in Scotland, criminology of transitional justice, genocide memory words, role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in addressing genocide, criminology of aetiology of atrocity crimes, and online hate speech and Bangla content moderation are awaiting publication by 2023-24.

Participation in Research/Training Courses/Programs

1. Summer School on International Criminal Court - 2021, organized by the Irish Centre for Human Rights, Galway, Ireland (8-11 June).

2. Economic Social and Development Residential School - 2021 - Diploma Course, organized by Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal (24-31 May).

3. Training of Human Rights Trainers - 2020 (Case Study Rohingya Youth), organized by Asia Justice and Rights, Indonesia (1 Oct-1 Dec).

4. 100 Bangladeshi Youth Delegates Visit to India - 2018, co-organized by the High Commission of India and the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (23 Mar-1 Apr).

5. Model International Criminal Court (MICC) Training Course - 2017, organized by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (18-21 Mar).

6.  Human Rights Summer School on Human Rights and Terrorism - 2015, organized by the Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), Dhaka, Bangladesh (20-31 Oct).

7. Winter School on Genocide, Justice, and the New Generation - 2015, organized by the Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice, Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh (17-24 Dec).

8. AsianSIL Youth Forum 2015, organized by the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL), Bangkok, Thailand (26-27 Nov).

Applied Linguistics (Discourse, Pragmatics, EFL, Sociolinguistics), SLA

Public International Law, Laws Relating to Transboundary Crimes and Constitutional Law.

Trauma, alienation, memory, identity, marginalisation, postcolonialism, ecocriticism and magical realism

Gender stratification, Women empowerment, Ethnic minority women’s empowerment and social acceptance, Women and child harassment, Violence against Women, Women Rights and social policy, Gender inequality, Women movement both mainstream and ethnic, Environment and climate change.

Labour and Employment Laws

Disaster Law

Health Laws

Air and Space Law

Gender Justice

• Fertility and Reproductive Behaviour 
• Child Marriage
• Women Empowerment
• Vaccine Hesitancy
• Maternal Mortality
• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
• Displaced Population

International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Gender, Family and Personal Laws, Criminology and Criminal Laws

Supervision of Undergrad (LLB) Students:

1. Md. Riaz Ahmed, The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programs against Recidivism: Why Bangladesh should follow Norway’s Prison Rehabilitation Program, Fall 2023
2. Anisa Manzur Kannoka, Step-Father’s Responsibility to Maintain A Child: A Critical Analysis, Fall 2023
3. Most. Fahmida Al-Jannati, Surrogacy Debate in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis with India & UK, Fall 2023
4. Md. Tanvir Anjum, Drone Usage and Policies in Bangladesh and Beyond: A Comparative Analysis, Fall 2023
5. Anika Bushra Srithe, The Effect of Covid-19 on Human Rights: Rise of Unemployment, Summer 2023
6. Maliha Hoque Shoha, Environmental Crime: Wildlife Poaching and Trading in Bangladesh, Summer 2023
7. Bushrat Jahan, The Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Laws in Protecting Women: A Legal Study on Female Intimate Partners, Spring 2023
8. Dina Akhter, Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods in Family Disputes in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis, Spring 2023
9. Md. Readul Islam, An Analysis on Bangladesh Judicial Service (Srinkhola) Bidhimala, 2017: From the Perspective of Masdar Hossain Case, Fall 2022
10. Sadia Tabassum Sristy, The Rights and Welfare Scheme of the Senior Citizen in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis with International Standard, Fall 2022
11. Tahrima Mourin, Legal Protection Relating to Sexual Offences of Third Gender Community in Bangladesh: ACritical Analysis, Fall 2022
12. Mirja Tahmina Akter, Child Marriage: Disagreements among Sharia Law, National Laws and International Framework, Spring 2022
13. Rifat Al Haque, Doctrine of Representation: A Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Shariah, Spring 2022
14. Faisal Ahmad Chowdhury, Preventive Detention: A Comparative Study with India, Spring 2022
15. Efat Farzana, Legal Presumption on Legitimacy of Child under Modern Science, Fall 2021
16. Jahanara Islam Bhuiyan, A Critical Study of Legal Rights of Women with Disabilities in Bangladesh: Applicability, Inefficacy, Reality, Fall 2021
17. Maheni Fayaza, Standards of Migrant Labors and Emergence of their Labor Rights, Fall 2021
18. Masheat Islam, The Possibilities, Applicability and Necessity of Uniform Family Code: Bangladesh Perspective, Fall 2021
19. Munira Sharmin Trisha, Divorce Procedure: Conflicts between the Personal Laws and Secular Laws, Summer 2021 
20. Zannatul Bushra Mishel, Blaming the Victim: A Comprehensive Analysis on Violations of the Right to Privacy of Rape Victims and Relevance of Character Evidence, Summer 2021
21. Chowdhury Sadia Nishat, Implementation of Dower Rights in Bangladesh: Legal Analysis, Spring 2021
22. Fatema-tuz-Zohora Rupa, Analysis on Faskh and Delegated Divorce Right of Muslim Women: Legal Complexity and Way Forward, Fall 2020
23. Md. Imdadul Hossain Nayeem, Juvenile Delinquency in Bangladesh: A Contextual Analysis, Fall 2020
24. Sheikh Tasnia Tahsin, Right to Life: Existing Laws and Practice in Bangladesh, Fall 2020
25. Sanjina Momtaz Rosha, Past Maintenance: Justification of the Amount and Limitation Period by the Courts of Bangladesh, Summer 2020
26. Prosenjit Rakshit Chayon, Jeopardizing Hindu Women's Right to Divorce and Property in Bangladesh: A Comparative Overview, Spring 2020 
27. Mahmudul Hassan Khan, Guardianship of Property: A Critical Analysis under Personal Laws and Statutory Laws, Fall 2019
28. Avijhit Shikder, Universal Human Rights Violation from Geopolitical Perspectives, Summer 2019
29. Saraf Anjum, Legal Presumption on Legitimacy of Child in the Era of Medical Science, Spring 2019

Public International Law, International Commercial Arbitration, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law