CHITTAGONG INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY

CHITTAGONG INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY

CHITTAGONG INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY

Sk. Iftesham Islam

Lecturer
School of Law

E-mail: sk_iftesham_islam@ciu.edu.bd

Office Address: Room: 1604, 5th Floor, School of Law, Chittagong Independent University
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Introduction

Sk. Iftesham Islam is a budding legal scholar with a strong academic background, having earned his LLM from South Asian University, New Delhi. A recipient of the prestigious SAARC Silver Jubilee Scholarship, Mr. Islam has made significant contributions to legal scholarship, with published works in esteemed journals such as the Human Rights Law Review (Oxford University Press), Asian Journal of International Law (Cambridge University Press) and the Journal of International Law & Comity. He has also authored insightful pieces for the South-South Research Initiative. During his academic tenure, he served as a research intern at the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization. His research interests encompass artificial intelligence, climate action, and human rights. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Mr. Islam was awarded First Prize in the 3rd Prof. Shah Alam Constitutional Law Essay Competition. He has represented Bangladesh at a wide range of international and national conferences, including the UNCITRAL South Asian Conference, and has participated in workshops on human rights and gender mainstreaming. He is currently a lecturer at the School of Law, Chittagong Independent University.

Education
  • PGD: Crime Investigation, Medical Jurisprudence, and Forensic Science (Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai)
  • LL.M (International Law): South Asian University, New Delhi
  • LL.B : North Western University, Bangladesh
  • HSC (Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College, Khulna)
  • SSC (Khulna Zilla School)
Publications

Journal Article

  • “Embedding AI in the Constitution of Bangladesh:A Case for the Framework for Algorithmic Constitutionalism”
    Access Link: https://www.hlr.wordpress.hull.ac.uk/special-issue-2024-25/
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam (Nafees Ahmad & Sk. Iftesham Islam)
    Special Issue of Hull Law Review with a collaboration with Springer, Hull Law Review: 2025 Volume-2
  • “Bridging the Digital Divide: Advancing Cyber Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities under the CRPD”
    Access Link: https://sljil.sljol.info/
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam
    Sri Lankan Journal of International Law, Volume-30, Issue-2
  • Article titled “Persons With Disabilities And Their Right To Work: Bangladesh’s Failure To Respect International Human Rights Model of Disability” Journal of International Law and Comity (Centre for Peace Justice and International Law, Justice Weeramantry Centre), Volume -3 , Number -2.

Book Review

  • “Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global South: Strategies, Innovations and Challenges”. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2024. xix + 401 pp. Hardcover: AUD$110.00/£85.00; eBook: open access available at: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781509963782 doi: unknown,
    Access Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251325000086
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam
    Cambridge University Press (Asian Journal of International Law)
  • The principle of “Systemic Integration in International Law” by Campbell McLachlan KC, https://academic.oup.com/oxford-law-pro/book/57996
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam
    Cambridge University Press (Asian Journal of International Law)
  • Sk Iftesham Islam, Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Human Rights Law Review, Volume 25, Issue 1, March 2025, ngae031, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngae031 (Oxford University Press)
  • Sk. Iftesham ISLAM, “Climate-Related Human Mobility in Asia and the Pacific: Interdisciplinary Rights-Based Approaches” (2024) Asian Journal of International Law 1–2.https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251324000250 (Cambridge University Press).

International Blogs

  • “The Intersection of Technology and Justice: Should Bangladesh Start Live-Stream Apex Court Proceedings?” South-South Research Initiative. https://ssrinitiative.org/here-are-a-few-headline-suggestions-should-bangladesh-start-live-stream-apex-court-proceedings/
  • US Sanctions and Principle of Non-Intervention in International Law: Implications for Bangladesh’s Denial of Entry to Russian Ship USRA MAJOR (SPARTA III), South-South Research Initiative.https://ssrinitiative.org/us-sanctions-and-principle-of-non-intervention-in-international-law-implications-for-bangladeshs-denial-of-entry-to-russian-ship-usra-major-sparta-iii/
  • Disability is not dis-ability, its ability, South-South Research Initiative,https://ssrinitiative.org/disability-is-not-dis-ability-its-ability/
Fellowship, Awards, Grants and Achievements

Scholarships

  • Prestigious SAARC Silver Jubilee Scholarship, 2022.

Awards

  • Awarded 1st Prize in the 3rd Prof Shah Alam Constitutional Law Essay Competition in 2023. Organised by ELCOP
  • Awarded Runner-up (Public Speaking) Inter University Debate Festival Organized by KUET, 2018.
Conference and Seminars
  • Rohingya Migration Crisis and Sustainable Solutions: Challenges in Determining the Voluntary Character of their Repatriation to the Country of Origin
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam, Co-Authored with Dr. Nafees Ahmad
    SIMEC Research Institute & Springer
  • “Democracy and State Building in Bangladesh after the breakdown of One-Party Dominance” Special Issue 2024/25, Hull Law Review, University of Hull.
    Author: Mr. Sk. Iftesham Islam, Co-Authored with Dr. Nafees Ahmad
    Special Issue 2024/25, Hull Law Review, University of Hull.
  • North South University, Bangladesh Law Conference: Law in the Contemporary World 2024, 28th February Presented Paper on “Digital Accessibility for PWDs in Bangladesh and India: Locating Algorithmic Fairness and State Responsibilities under International Law” Co- Authorship with Dr. Nafees Ahmad, (Associate Professor, AG Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi-UAE).
  • Jaffna International Law Conference, on 26th January 2025, Presented Paper on “Digital Accessibility for PWDs in Bangladesh and India: Locating Algorithmic Fairness and State Responsibilities under International Law”
  • International Law and the SAARC Region in Times of Crisis New Delhi, 01 March 2023, attended as a Participant
  • 2023 UNCITRAL South Asian Conference New Delhi 15- 16 September 2023, attended as a Participant
  • Annual Conference on Human Rights and Clinical Legal Education Organized by All India Law Teachers Congress Held on 19th-20th November 2022 in New Delhi, Attended as a participant.
Training and Workshops
  • The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Trained as an Award Leader.
  • International Workshop Review of the Impact of India’s G-20 Presidency on Gender Mainstreaming in the Attainment of Climate Justice, August 11, 2023. Attended as a participant Inter-University Law Clinic, Capacity Development Workshop on Preventing Extremism Through Active Community Engagement (PEACE) Consortium Organized by Khulna University & Rupantor, Attended as a Team Leader.
Funded Research and Consultancy
  • Climate-Related Human Mobility in Asia and the Pacific: Interdisciplinary Rights-Based Approaches edited by Stellina JOLLY, Nafees AHMAD, and Matthew SCOTT. Sustainable Development Goal Series Switzerland/Singapore: Springer part of Springer Nature, 2024. xvi + 274 pp. Hardcover: €49.99; Open Access available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-3234-0. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-3234-0. (Worked as Research Assistant)
  • Currently working on a Project as a Co-lead researcher on the topic “Artificial Intelligence & Algorithmic Constitutionalism” with Dr. Nafees Ahmad, (Associate Professor, AG Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi-UAE) and Working as a Research Assistant on a Book Project by Dr. Sai Ramani Grimella & Dr. Stellina Jolly (Associate Professors, South Asian University, Faculty of Legal Studies).
Current Research Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence & Law, International Law, International Human Rights Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, International Environmental Law, Disability Rights.