Our Advisors
We are honoured to have amongst us the distinguished group of individuals who have expressed their willingness to be the advisors for Map of Justice. This esteemed group of individuals brings a market of expertise and experience, reinforcing our commitment towards advancing justice, human dignity and equity, and guide us in ensuring that we continue to make a meaningful impact in the society.
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam
Professor of Law
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
North South University, Bangladesh
Macquarie University, Australia (PhD)
Md. Rizwanul Islam was a recipient of the Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship. Dr. Islam obtained his LL.M. from National University of Singapore and LL.B. (Hons.) from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has many book chapters, monographs, journal articles, and book chapters published in reputable outlets such as Brill, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Kluwer, and Oxford University Press, etc.
Dr. Islam has acted as a consultant or Fellow in projects funded by the International Labour Organization, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and national NGOs. He was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for his paper titled ‘Judges as Legislators: Benevolent Exercise of Powers by the Higher Judiciary in Bangladesh with not so Benevolent Consequences’ as the Best Research Article in the subject category of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Law of the year 2016. Dr. Islam received the Research Award 2021 from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, North South University, for outstanding performance in research during 2018-2020. In March 2021, he was elected as a Co-Chair of the Teaching International Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law for a three-year term.
Dr. Mohammad Ershadul Karim
Associate Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
University of Malaya, Malaysia
University of Malaya, Malaysia (PhD)
Dr. Mohammad Ershadul Karim was awarded with the prestigious Bright Spark Scholarship. He also holds an LL.M. and LL.B. (Hons.) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Karim is a prolific scholar, having published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and authored multiple books and book chapters on issues including Cyber Law, Environmental Law, and on Privacy and Personal Data Protection Law. His contributions appear in publications by renowned academic publishers such as Elsevier, SpringerNature, and BRILL. He has managed the Bangladesh National Chapter for the Yearbook of International Environmental Law, from 2013 to 2024.
Dr. Karim served as the Web Administrator and Editor of the first online case law database in Bangladesh. He has also served as a Senior Research Officer at the UN Special Rapporteur’s office on Trafficking in Women and Children.
Dr. Karim has contributed to major projects, including the Industry-Academia Collaborative Blockchain-Based Regulatory Framework Research Project. He has been consulted by numerous national and international organizations, including the UNDP, WIPO, World Bank, EU, and various government agencies.
Dr. Masrur Salekin
Additional District and Sessions Judge
7th Court, Special Tribunal No.8
Dhaka, District and Sessions Judge Court, Bangladesh
University of Galway, Ireland (PhD)
Dr. Masrur Salekin was a recipient of the Presidential Fellowship Award by City, University of London for post-doctoral research, Hardiman Research Scholarship and the Chevening Scholarship. Dr Salekin obtained his second LL.M. from the University of Nottingham, and the first LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. from the University of Dhaka.
Dr Salekin has over nineteen years of experience in the legal field, holding roles as a judge, researcher, academic, and legal practitioner. His expertise spans doctrinal, comparative, and socio-legal research, justice delivery, legal drafting, teaching, and training. His research interests focus on environmental law, constitutional law, human rights, economic law, and development.
Dr. Salekin has also taught and supervised research at several universities, within and beyond Bangladesh.
His research has been published in various prestigious journals, Environmental Liability: Law, Policy and Practice Journal, Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD Journal), IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series by Edward Elgar, Judicial Administration and Training Institute Journal, South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, Special issue published by the Law Commission Bangladesh, and Dhaka University Law Journal.