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Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky

Mobile: +88-01732540918

Phone: +880-2-9127088 Ext. 903

Fax:      +8802-58157097
E-mail:
ishrak@uap-bd.edu

              ishrak@gmail.com

Degree       :  Doctor of Philosophy
University: University of Dundee (UK)

Degree       :  Master of Laws (LLM)
University: University of Dundee (UK)

Barrister   English Bar, 2003 – 2004

Degree       : LLB (Honours)

University: University of Kent (UK)

1.         Designation: Associate Professor

Institute: Department of Law & Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka

            Period: 04 September 2019 to Present

 

2.         Designation: Assistant Professor

             Institute: Department of Law & Justice, Southeast University, Dhaka

             Period: 04 September 2013 to 03 September 2019

3.        Part-time faculty member, Department of Law, North South University of Bangladesh

4.      Worked as Lecturer in South East University. I taught International    Law of Natural         Resources and International Water Law and Policy.

5.         Worked as a Distance Learning Tutor cum Teaching Assistant for three modules: Environmental Law and Policy, Mineral and Petroleum Taxation and International and Comparative Mineral Law and Policy.

6.         Teaching Assistant for the Mining Programme at CEPMLP, University of Dundee. My work involved collating the mining legislation for different countries in order to create a database, analyzing different mining legislations.

7.         Teaching Assistant at CEPMLP, University of Dundee. My work involved assisting supervisors to carry out various legal research, summarizing articles, prepare power point slides.

8.         Worked as a Student Support Assistant under the Student Services at the University of Dundee. My jobs included providing pastoral care to students in the halls of residence and also help students with any academic difficulties including tuition or help with any other problems during their stay.

9.         Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer for advocacy skills for young lawyers entering the High Court of Bangladesh.

LAW-507

Law of International Organizations

LAW-522

Advanced Legal Research

  1. Advocate, Bangladesh Bar Council
  2. Member, Dhaka Bar Association
  3. Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division)
  4. Member, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
  5. Member, SPE – Society of Petroleum Engineers
  6. Member, Energy Institute
  7. Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitration
  8. Examiner, University of Dhaka and University of Asia Pacific 

 

Work Experience

  1. Pupillage in 5 Paper buildings (London), where I analyzed the various legal and commercial aspects of the contract negotiations between the government and the International companies, drafting for litigation and writing opinions.

 

  1. Done mini-pupillages in 5 Paper buildings (London), Blackstone Chambers (London), 3 Verulam buildings (London).

 

  1. Worked in reputed English daily ‘The Daily Star’ where my tasks included writing regular columns in sports and other issues.

Energy Law, International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law

A.      Peer-reviewed journal articles

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, The Caspian Energy Scenario and the Pipelines of former Soviet Union. OGEL, 2008

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, The Caspian Energy Scenario and its Pipelines: Amalgamation of Interests? International Energy Law Review (IELR), 2009.

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, The Energy and Transportation Policy of Kazakhstan. How wise is it? OGEL, March, 2010.

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Towards a New Framework for Cross-border Pipelines: An International Pipeline Agency? The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, vol 8, no.2, 2010.

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, The Failure of ECT in resolving Cross-Border Pipeline Problems: Towards a New Framework for Cross-border Pipelines – The International Pipeline Agency (IPA) Energy Policy, August 2011.

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Cross-border Oil and Gas pipelines and Cross-border Waterways: A comparison between the two legal regimes, Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Oxford University Press, February 2013.

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Co-editor of OGEL special issue on Cross-border Pipelines, OGEL, 2011 at www.ogel.org.

 

B.        Peer-reviewed books

 

  1. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, The Energy Security of Bangladesh. Is Gas Export an Option for the Country? VDM publishers, 2009, ISBN-10: 3639194624.
  2. Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Cross-border Pipeline Arrangements: What would a single regulatory framework look like? Kluwer Law International , December 2011, ISBN- 9789041148446

 

C.         Study Guides

 

  1. Contributed in the writing of the study guide for International Comparative Mineral Law and Policy for Distance learning students at the Centre for Energy Petroleum Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, 2009.

 

  1. Contributed in the writing of the study guide for International Law of Natural Resources and Energy for Distance learning students at the Centre for Energy Petroleum Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, 2011.

 

  1. Independent Legal Consultancy and Report

 

  1. The legal aspects of exploration and drilling in South Asia’, independent legal consultant and contributor in a report for Futuretec Limited, an Aberdeen based drilling and casing company, 2008.

                                                                             

  1. The legal and financial implications of disbursing loans for renewable energy in rural Bangladesh’, contributor in a report for Grameen Bank, a microfinance organization and winner of Noble Peace Prize, 2006.

 

  1. ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

 

  1. Recognised by the Academic Achievement Teaching Unit, University of Dundee for supporting their PLUS@Dundee program during the Fresher’s Week 2009-10 and 2010-11.

 

  1. Lead my school to the ‘National Television Debate Competition’, where we became champion. I was also voted as the best speaker out of 220 participants and 40 schools.

 

  1. Represented my school at the International Mooting Competition, where I won the second prize.
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