-
-
Dr. Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky
Adjunct Professor
Department of Law and Human Rights, UAP
E-Mail: siddiky@uap-bd.edu
Cell: +8801732540918
PhD Energy Law, CEPMLP, University of Dundee (UK), 2007 – 2011
Completed my PhD at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum Mineral Law and Policy under the University of Dundee. My research interest includes international investment law in regard to natural resources, the politics of Energy Security and cross border pipelines and its legal and economic implications for developing countries.
LLM Energy Law & Policy, CEPMLP, University of Dundee (UK), 2005-06
Result: 2.1(67%)
Modules: Downstream and upstream Energy law and policy , International Investment Arbitration, International Commercial Contracts, International Comparative Petroleum Law and Policy , EC Energy Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy, International Relations and Energy and Natural Resources Law, UK oil and gas law.
Barrister English Bar, 2003 – 2004
I passed my Bar Exams (became a Barrister) and was called to the English Bar from the Hon’ble Society of Middle Temple.
LLB Honours, University of Kent (UK), 2000-03
Result: Pass with 2.1(68%)
‘A’Levels 1998-2000
Three Subjects including: Economics, Accounting, Business Studies.
GCSE’s 1996-98
10 Subjects
- The Caspian Energy Scenario and the Pipelines of former Soviet Union
Author:
| Year: 2008 | Journal: OGEL
- The Caspian Energy Scenario and its Pipelines: Amalgamation of Interests?
Author:
| Year: 2009 | Journal: International Energy Law Review (IELR)
The Caspian is currently playing a very important role in supplying energy resources to the various parts of the world. It is not only helping nations to diversify their sources of energy supplies but is also providing greater choice to the consuming countries. However due to geo-political interests, the region is extremely volatile. This article argues the fact that greater cooperation is required by all the producing and consuming countries to enrich their energy supplies and common interests should have greater priority than individual interest and regional politics for the …
- The Energy and Transportation Policy of Kazakhstan. How Wise Is It?
Author:
| Year: 2010 | Journal: OGEL
Kazakhstan is one of the rising stars in the world stage due to its abundant energy resources. The country has gone through a lot of changes over the years in its energy and transportation strategy. The country was at first reliant on Western investment in its energy sector but slowly, it has started to do business on it own terms and has taken greater control over its natural resources. It also had to diversify its export base and transportation routes in order to be self-reliant. This paper discusses the energy and transportation policies of Kazakhstan and whether its various …
- Towards a new framework for cross-border pipelines: The International Pipeline Agency (IPA)
Author:
| Year: 2010 | Journal: The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, vol 8, no.2,
- The Failure of ECT in resolving Cross-Border Pipeline Problems: Towards a New Framework for Cross-border Pipelines
Author:
| Year: August 2011 | Journal: The International Pipeline Agency (IPA) Energy Policy
- Co-editor of OGEL special issue on Cross-border Pipelines
Author:
| Year: 2011 | Journal: OGEL
- Cross-border Pipelines and Cross- Border Waterways: a comparison between the two legal regimes
Author:
| Year: June 2013 | Journal: Oxford University Press
Cross-border oil and gas pipelines and cross-border waterways are two different areas but both play very important roles. One provides energy security while the other water security to countries. Cross-border oil and gas pipelines are built by a group of stakeholders after evaluating the geopolitical, legal and economic implications of the countries involved, whereas for cross-border waterways it is more about stakeholders deciding how they are going to share this natural resource for the benefit of the countries through which the waterway passes. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the legal aspects of cross-border oil and gas pipelines and cross-border waterways in order to find out whether there are any similarities in problems between the two and if there are, what could be done to deal with those problems?
- The international legal instruments for cross-border pipelines
Author:
| Year: 25 Apr 2014 | Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, USA
The legal framework for cross-border pipelines is rather complex. The pipelines are unique in their own way and are considered as a separate entity. As a result there is no single regulation or legal means controlling their operation. There are two types of cross-border pipeline arrangements. One is the domestic pipeline model, which is governed by the national laws of a country through which the pipeline is passing. Since such pipelines can pass through different countries, such a pipeline chain can have several operators or owners at the same time. Further ‘the regulation of transnational pipeline issues is based on contracts between owners or operators of national sections, or by agreements with respective governments’. Although a sound legal framework in respect to pipelines can help lower disputes between various contractual parties within the transnational pipeline chain, ‘the most durable would be bilateral and multilateral treaties that provide the legal foundation on which commercial agreements relating to cross-border pipelines would be based’. The second cross-border pipeline model is the international model, where the entire pipeline chain is considered as a single integrated entity. Such pipelines tend to have a legal regime through the signing of various intergovernmental agreements and commercial contracts between the parties involved in the pipeline project.
- The Rooppur nuclear power plant: is Bangladesh really ready for nuclear power?
Author:
| Year: 12 January 2015 | Journal: The Journal of World Energy Law & Business, Volume 8, Issue 1
Bangladesh has recently decided to build the country’s first nuclear power plant in the western region of Rooppur, despite strong public opinion against it. The Bangladeshi government argues that the project is necessary to diversify the country’s energy mix to improve electricity generation capacity. This commentary explores the Rooppur nuclear power plant project and argues that there are serious concerns about the project that should be taken into account by the Bangladeshi government and that there are other options available to diversify the energy mix. The author recommends that Bangladesh is not yet ready for nuclear power as sufficient technical and regulatory expertise and improvement of infrastructure is required before the country can go nuclear.
- The nuclear conundrum for developing countries: are they ready yet?
Author:
| Year: 18 May 2015 | Journal: Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law Volume 33, 2015 – Issue 2
In 2012 Bangladesh, against strong public opinion, decided to build the country’s first nuclear power plant in the western region of Rooppur. The government argued that the project is necessary to diversify the country’s energy mix in order to improve its electricity generation capacity. This commentary explores the Rooppur nuclear power plant project and argues that there are serious concerns about the project that should be taken into account by the government and that there are other options available to diversify the energy mix. The author concludes that a developing country such as Bangladesh is not yet ready for nuclear power as sufficient technical and regulatory expertise and improvement of infrastructure are required before the country can go nuclear.
- The Regime of Cross-Border Pipelines and the Issue of Transit: the Way Forward?
Author:
| Year: 2015 | Journal: nternational Energy Law Review, Sweet & Maxwell,
- Cross-border Pipelines and its Legal Aspects
Author:
| Year: September, 2018 | Journal: OGEL
- Is the lack of exploration by Petrobangla hurting Bangladesh: an analysis
Author:
| Year: 20 July 2021 | Journal: Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Oxford University Press
A prolonged gas crisis has led to stagnation in Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector, which in turn has lowered the country’s GDP. Although 1000–1500 MW of installed power capacity remains idle, the government has not been able to use this redundant capacity to its advantage. To the dismay of many experts, new gas connections to meet industrial needs have been suspended for the last 8 years. This commentary explores the current exploration status of the natural gas sector in Bangladesh and concludes that the performance of various state-run companies will not be sufficient to meet the energy demands of Bangladesh’s economy.
- The energy security and insecurity of Bangladesh : a critical analysis
Author:
| Year: 22 July 2021 | Journal: The Journal of World Energy Law & Business, Volume 14, Issue 4
The last five years have seen Bangladesh making good progress in adding various energy mixes to its supply of energy for domestic consumption. The GDP of the country grew at 8 per cent in the year before the pandemic. This was possible due to certain policy-level decisions by the government to increase the production of energy, implementing short-term projects for electricity generation and the flexibility of the industrial sector. The country now has a plan to increase its energy security and lower its reliability on imported energy. The purpose of this article is to discuss and analyse the various policies and the challenges that the government faces in order to ensure the country’s energy security.
1. The Energy Security of Bangladesh: Is Gas Export an Option for the Country?
Author:
| Year: 2009 | Book: VDM publishers, ISBN-10: 3639194624.
2. Cross Border Pipeline Arrangement.: What Would A Single Regulatory Framework Look Like?
Author:
| Year: December 2011 | Book: Kluwer Law International,ISBN- 9789041148446
3. The Rule of Law in Developing Countries: The Case of Bangladesh
Author:
| Year: March, 2018 | Book: Routledge
4. The geopolitics of energy in South Asia: The case of Bangladesh
Author:
| Year: July 2021 | Book: Routledge
2024- Present: Adjunct Professor and Coordinator of the (UMSAILS) LLM Program, Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific
2019- 2023: Associate Professor and Coordinator of the (UMSAILS) LLM Program, Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific
2013–2019: Assistant Professor (Adjunct Faculty) and Coordinator of LL.M Program, Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific
Undergraduate Program
Law-410: Conveyancing, Drafting and Professional Ethics
Graduate Program
Program: LLM (Regular) – Law-522: Advanced Legal Research
Program: UMSAILS LLM – Law-522: Advanced Legal Research