Department of Law, Daffodil International University
A new horizon in legal education
DIU Law Department is comprised of dedicated full-time and adjunct faculty members, who are committed to provide quality teaching - Founded in 2007, the Department of Law, Daffodil International University is one of the fastest growing law schools in the county with accomplished faculty members and state-of-the-art facilities featuring classrooms, a moot court room and a rich library equipped with the latest technology. DIU Law Department fosters close interactions among students and faculty, creating a lively intellectual community.
We offer courses suitable for students interested in following a career in law. DIU Law Department offers four years LLB (Hon’s) and LLM programs for students to equip them with extensive knowledge on various substantive and procedural aspects of law. Our faculty members are experts in their respective areas of law and dynamic teachers in the classroom. We also offer a rigorous curriculum attuned to the needs of the legal profession.
Law degrees offered by the department are carefully designed to maintain global standards of legal education. We follow a syllabus that contains both theoretical and practical issues of law and legal profession so that our graduates become well-prepared to take up careers as lawyers, judges, law teachers, legal officers, legal researchers, etc.
Our LLB students get the practical knowledge of legal profession through the courses offered in the final semester that include “Moot Court and Debating,” “Trial and Advocacy Training,” “Legal Research Methodology and Effective Writing” and “Legal Drafting and Professional Ethics.” A good number of alumni of DIU Law Department have become advocates enrolled in Bangladesh Bar Council.
DIU Law Department hosts Daffodil Moot Court Society (DMCS) which is a student run organisation that arranges and participates in various moot court competitions on a regular basis. DMCS has successfully participated in Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Competition organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and National Moot Court Competition organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP). Our students have also participated in the Human Rights Summer School (HRSS) and proved their mettle among the students from other top ranked law schools. DIU Law Department always encourages its students in all kinds of games and sports. Our students have own numerous trophies in football, cricket, volleyball, and other sports.
The department regularly organises seminars and workshops to keep the students updated about the current issues in the legal field. During Fall 2014, the department organised a seminar on “Literature and the discourse of Human Rights: After William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Professor Dr Salimullah Khan, a renowned columnist and author, was the keynote speaker at the seminar. In Spring 2013, a seminar on “International Human Rights Instruments on Indigenous Peoples’’ was organised by the department. Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission was present at that seminar as the chief guest.
The department has also organised a seminar in collaboration with Change Makers and EMK Centre entitled “Importance of Election in Democracy: Role of Youth and Students” during Spring 2014. Former Election Commissioner Mr Muhammed Sohul Hussain attended that seminar as the keynote speaker.
DIU Law Department is comprised of dedicated full-time and adjunct faculty members, who are committed to provide quality teaching. Faculty members are also engaged in research projects, conference paper presentations, and research article writing. Articles written by the faculty members of Department of Law have been published in the renowned national and international journals.
Among the renowned adjunct faculty members, DIU is proud to have Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Dr Sarkar Ali Akkas, Dean, Department of Law, Jagannath University, Matiur Rahman, Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, Quazi MH Supan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, Abu Zayed Mohammed, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and AM Jufiker Hayet, Joint District Judge and Senior Research Officer, Law Commission of Bangladesh. DIU Law Department is headed by Associate Professor Ms Farhana Helal Mehtab.
In a short period of time the Law Department of Daffodil International University has become one of the leading law schools for students aiming to have a forward-looking approach to legal education. Currently we have students from home and abroad.
Writer:
Mrs. Farhana Helal MehtabHead,
Department Law (
http://law.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd)
Daffodil International University
http://www.dhakatribune.com/juris/2015/feb/12/new-horizon-legal-education
