Hasanat Md Waliul

Current position

Researcher (non‐salaried position) at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law

(NIEM), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. The salaried position ended on 31

December 2014.

Teaching at the University of Lapland, a course under the Master’s degree programme in International and Comparative Law entitled ‘Soft Law Forms of Cooperation in the Arctic’.

Education and degrees awarded

Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of Lapland, Finland under the Faculty of Law (Public defense held on 4 September 2012 and degree awarded on 3 October 2012). The title of my dissertation is‘Soft‐law Cooperation in International Law: The Arctic Council’s Efforts to Address Climate Change’.

Master of Laws (LLM) from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh in 1995 where the main subjects include:Law of International Organizations, Human Rights, Criminology and Private International Law.

Bachelor of Laws Honours (LLB Hons.) from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh in 1993 where the main

subjects include: Jurisprudence, Developments of Law and Legal Institutions in Indian ubcontinent,

Muslim Law, Hindu Law and Roman Law, Labour and Industrial Law, International Law and International Organization, Law of Contract and Tort, Constitutional Law (Bangladesh, UK and the USA), Code of Criminal Procedure and Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act, Evidence Act and Law of Registration, Transfer of Property Act (along with Equity, Trust and Specific Relief Act), Land Law of Bangladesh and Public Demands Recovery Act, Administrative Law, Comparative Law, and Business Law.