Department of Law and Human Rights - University of Asia Pacific

Overview

University of Asia Pacific (UAP) was established in 1996 with a vision to enhance the opportunity for higher education in Bangladesh. The University, under the private University Act 1992, started its operation in 1996 the UAP offers in undergraduate program in four disciplines. Its curricula have been approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The UAP is continuously striving forward to make education available to more and more students. With this aim the Department of Law and Human Rights started its journey in the year of 2005 at UAP.

To meet the demand if this expanding and exciting branch of the legal education, the Department of Law and Human Rights had introduced four programs namely, LL.B.(Hons), LL.M(Regular), UMSAILS LLM program & Master of Human Rights (MHR) Program.

Our Vision

To emerge as a Center of Excellence in legal education at home and in the region.

Our Mission

To provide comprehensive legal education through rigorous classroom instruction and practical training in a supportive, dynamic and innovative learning environment with a view to enabling them to think independently and creatively, reason critically, act with compassion and respect others, while expressing themselves cogently and thereby preparing them as competent legal professionals to suit the needs of a dynamic world imbued with the spirit of public service and dedicated to pursue the highest ideals of law, justice and universal human rights.

Academic Programs

Our comprehensive curriculum prepares students for successful careers in Law and Human Rights.

LLB (Honours)

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a four-year undergraduate degree designed to prepare students for diverse careers in law, the judiciary, public service, policymaking, and advocacy.

Duration: 4 years (8 semesters)
Admission: 75 students per semester
Curriculum: Theory and practical training

Program Details

LL.M. (General)

The LL.M. (General) is a one-year postgraduate law degree that offers advanced legal knowledge and research skills in human rights and commercial law.

Duration: 1 year (2 semesters)
Admission: 75 students per semester
Specialized research opportunities

Program Details

UMSAILS LLM Program

The LL.M. (General) Program, offered in collaboration with the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS), is a one-year postgraduate law degree that provides law graduates from South Asian countries the opportunity to pursue advanced legal studies with full or partial scholarships.

Duration: 1 year (2 semesters)
Admission: 75 students per semester
Specialized research opportunities

Program Details

Master of Human Rights

The Master of Human Rights program is designed to provide you with a theoretical and practical understanding of international human rights law in its broader political, development and gender context.

Duration: 2 year (4 semesters)
Admission: 75 students per semester
Specialized research opportunities

Program Details

Message from the Head of the Department

Mr. Md. Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor & Head of the Department

Department of Law and Human Rights University of Asia Pacific (UAP)

The Department of Law and Human Rights at the University of Asia Pacific began its journey in 2005 and since then, it has become one of the best law departments among both public and private universities in Bangladesh. Being the newest Department in one of the oldest private universities in Bangladesh, the Department of Law and Human Rights has strived to ensure quality legal education among its students.

The Department currently has one LLB (Hons) program and two LLM programs. Moreover, one of the current LLM programs, known as the UMSAILS LLM program is conducted in partnership with UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS). This is the only international LLM program among both private and public universities in Bangladesh. Moreover the Department has been rated as “very good” by the External Peer Review Team (EPRT) of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

In terms of research, the Department regularly organizes workshops, seminars and law lecture series with eminent jurists. The faculty of the Department publishes regularly, and the Department journal known as the University of Asia Pacific Journal of Law and Policy (UAPJLP) is one of the best peer-reviewed law journals in the country. The UAPJLP has recently applied for indexing the journal in SCOPUS.

The Department of Law and Human Rights also boasts of alumni’s working in different legal fields in all over Bangladesh and recently one of the graduates have been selected as an Assistant Judge in the lower judiciary of the country. Further some of the faculty members teaching in the Department are eminent jurists and academics known both in Bangladesh and abroad. From this semester(Fall 2020-2021), we have a visiting faculty from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) under the University of London, teaching one of our LLM courses.

If you are looking for a law department working hard to provide the students with both academic and practical knowledge, prepare them for the life after education, hone their interpersonal and analytical skills and help them excel in their extra-curricular activities, then the Department of Law and Human Rights is the place for you.

I welcome you to the Department of Law and Human Rights to start the wonderful journey in fulfilling your potential!

Mr. Md. Asaduzzaman

Associate Professor & Head of the Department