Biographical data of Kamal Hossain

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1 Biographical data of Kamal Hossain Personal Kamal Hossain, born 20 April 1937, Calcutta Education 1955 AB (Economics), University of Notre Dame, Indiana 1957 BA, Honours in Jurisprudence, Queen s College, University of Oxford 1958 BCL, University of Oxford 1964 DPhil, University of Oxford Professional career Research Student, Nuffield College, University of Oxford 1959 Barrister- at- Law, Lincoln s Inn 1959 Advocate, Dhaka High Court Part- time lecturer at the Department of International Relations and the Department of Law, University of Dhaka Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh 1972 Chairman, Constitution Drafting Committee, Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Member of Parliament, Bangladesh 1972 Minister of Law, Government of Bangladesh Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Government of Bangladesh 1975 Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford Gwilym Gibbon Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford 1997 Dom Helder Camara Visiting Professor, Free University of Amsterdam 1

2 Profession- related activities President, Bangladesh Branch, International Law Association (ILA) Chairman, ILA Committee on Legal Aspects of a New International Economic Order Vice- Chairman, Bangladesh Bar Council Council Member, Energy Law Section, LAWASIA President, Supreme Court Bar Association, Bangladesh Chairman, Gas Law Committee, International Bar Association Chairman, ILA Committee on Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development Chairperson, Commonwealth Human Rights Advisory Commission Board Member, Transparency International Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law Chairman, Bangladesh Legal Aid & Services Trust Board Member, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, Montreal Honorary Fellow, Institute of Mineral and Petroleum Law, University of Dundee 1996 Member, Board of Directors, Forum for Democratic Leaders in the Asia- Pacific 1999 Vice Chairman, Forum for Democratic Leaders in the Asia- Pacific Chairman (Panel), United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva Chairman, Advisory Council, Transparency International Member, Board of Governors, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal Vice- Chairman, International Law Association Chairperson, South Asia Foundation, Bangladesh Chapter Member, Advisory Council, Transparency International Member, Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding Chairperson, Governing Council, South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS) Honorary Policy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme, Bangladesh 2

3 2012- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal International missions 1989 Member, SAARC Election Observers' Mission in Pakistan 1990 Member, SAARC Election Observers' Mission in Sri Lanka 1994 Election Observer, Commonwealth Election Observers Group in South Africa UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan 1998 Member, Hong Kong Pre- Election Mission, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Washington, DC 1999 Member, Human Rights Mission to Indonesia relating to situation in East Timor, Forum Asia 2001 Co- Chairman, United Nations Commission on Inquiry on Human Rights Violation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2005 Member, Election Observers Mission, Palestine Presidential Election, National Democratic Institute and Carter Institute International arbitration 1987 Counsel, Wintershall AG v. The Government of Qatar (under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) 1992 Arbitrator, Vacuum Salt Products Limited v. Government of the Republic of Ghana (ICSID Case No. ARB/92/1) (4 ICSID Reports 320) 1992 Counsel, Scimitar Exploration Limited v. Republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (ICSID Case No. ARB/92/2) (5 ICSID Reports 3) Member, Panel of Arbitrators, ICSID 1995 Chairman, Indian Hotels Company Limited v. Hotel de L Annapurna Private Limited (under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) 1999 Arbitrator, The Hub Power Company Limited, Pakistan and Entergy Pakistan Ltd., U.S.A. v. The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (ICC Case No /OLG) 2000 Chairman, Goyal MG Gases Ltd. & Gas Supply Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Messer Griesheim GmbH (ICC Case No /OL) 2001 Member, Ad hoc Committee, Annulment Proceedings, Philippe Gruslin v. Malaysia (ICSID Case No. ARB/99/3) 3

4 Arbitrator, Dabhol Power Company v. Union of India (under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) Chairman, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft v. Taiwan Power Company (ICC Case No.11811/TE) 2003 Judge Ad hoc, Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor (Malaysia v. Singapore), Provisional Measures ( Arbitrator, UNCLOS Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal, Malaysia v. Singapore ( cpa.org) Arbitrator, UNCLOS Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal, Guyana v. Suriname (139 ILR 566 (2007); 47 ILM 166 (2008)) Counsel, Chevron Bangladesh Block Twelve, Ltd. and Chevron Bangladesh Blocks Thirteen and Fourteen, Ltd. v. People s Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/10) Arbitrator, Caratube International Oil Company LLP v. Republic of Kazakhstan (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/12) Arbitrator, Impregilo S.p.A. v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/08/14) Arbitrator, Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd. & Crescent Gas Corporation Ltd. v. National Iranian Oil Company (PCA Case No ) Arbitrator, Teinver S.A., Transportes de Cercanías S.A. and Autobuses Urbanos del Sur S.A. v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/1) Arbitrator, Mærsk Olie, Algeriet A/S v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/14) Arbitrator, Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd. v. RWE Supply & Trading GmbH (LCIA Arbitration Cases No and ) Arbitrator, Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation) and Ponderosa Assets, L.P. v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/3) Arbitrator, Sempra Energy International v. Argentine Republic, Resubmission Proceeding (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/16) Consultancy 1976 Team Leader, Assignment for Ministry of Telecommunications, Government of the United Arab Emirates for drafting legislation regarding telecommunication undertakings 4

5 1980 Member, Assignment for the United Nations (Technical Assistance Mission) in China for drafting legislation and Production Sharing Contracts for petroleum exploration 1981 Local Consultant, Assignment for Swedyards Development Corporation, Sweden, Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark for establishing a urea fertilizer plant in Bangladesh 1982 Member, Assignment for the Government of Qatar and the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation in Qatar for negotiating and drafting joint venture agreement with international oil companies 1983 Team Leader, Assignment for the United Nations (Technical Assistance Mission) in Mozambique for drafting Petroleum legislation and re- organisation of the petroleum sector 1984 Team Leader, Assignment for the United Nations (Technical Assistance Mission) in Trinidad & Tobago for advising on review of legislation and preparing new model Production Sharing Contract 1984 Team Leader, Assignment for United Nations (Technical Assistance Mission) in Thailand for revising legislation on petroleum exploration 1986 Consultant, Mission on Legal Framework for Petroleum and Mineral Exploration and Development in Fiji 1987 Team Leader, Assignment for the World Bank Special Consultants Team in Bangladesh for updating petroleum legislation and Production Sharing Contract 1990 Consultant, Assignment for the United Nations (Technical Assistance Mission) in the Philippines for drafting new petroleum legislation 1991 Team Leader, Assignment for the World Bank to provide technical assistance to the Government of Trinidad & Tobago for reviewing petroleum legislation and Production Sharing Contract 1994 Consultant, Petroleum Legislation Project for the Republic of Uzbekistan 1995 Local Consultant, Assignment for Canadian consultants engaged to advise the Government of Bangladesh on reform of Bangladesh Railways Publications Books Law and Policy in Petroleum Development (London: Frances Pinter, 1979) Legal Aspects of the New International Economic Order (New York: Nichols, 1980) (editor) 5

6 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources in International Law (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1984) (co- editor with Subrata Roy Chowdhury) Bangladesh: Quest for Freedom and Justice (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2013) Notable articles, papers and speeches State Succession, the Commonwealth and International Law, British Yearbook of International Law (1961) Choice of Petroleum Development Regime in Joint Development of Offshore Oil and Gas, in Fox, H. (ed.), Joint Development of Offshore Oil & Gas (London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 1990) An Arbitration Case Study: The Dispute that Never Was, 5(2) ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal (1990) (with Jeremy Carver) A New Order for South Asia: A Bangladesh Perspective, paper presented at the Third South Asian Regional Dialogue, Lahore, 3 October 1993 International Petroleum Investment: Balancing the Interests of Host Country and Investor, paper presented at Centre for Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy Seminar, University of Dundee, 16 September 1994 Transitions to Democracy in the Asia Pacific Region: Shared Concerns and the Need for Regional Co- Operation, speech delivered in the Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia Pacific (FDLAP), Seoul, 1 December 1994 Evolving Principles of Sustainable Development and Good governance, in Ginther, K. et al. (eds.), Sustainable Development and Good Governance (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 1995) The Rio Conference and Post- Rio: The New International Economic Order, in Al- Nauimi, N. & Meese, R. (eds.), International Legal Issues Arising Under the United Nations Decade of International Law (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1995) Promoting Human Rights in the Global Market Place, Inaugural Lecture as the Dom Helder Camara Professor at Free University of Amsterdam, 22 May 1997 Interaction of Fundamental Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights in Hossain, S. et al. (eds.), Public Interest Litigation in South Asia: Rights in Search of Remedies (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 1997) Regional and Multilateral Investment Agreements: Development Dimensions, in Götz, V. et al. (eds.), Liber amicorum Günther Jaenicke (Berlin: Springer, 1998) Emerging State Practice of Democratic Government with Special Reference to the Commonwealth and South Asia, in Weiss, F. et al. (eds.), International Economic Law with a Human Face (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1998) Promoting Human Rights in the Global Market Place, in Denters, E. & Schrijver, N. (eds.), Reflections on International Law from the Low Countries: in Honour of Paul de Waart (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998) National Policy and Strategy for Development of Oil and Gas Resources: Safeguarding the National Interest, paper presented at Dialogue on Bangladesh Gas and Oil: Hopes and Anxieties, Dhaka, 7 June 1998 Globalization and Human Rights: Clash of Universal Aspirations and Special Interests, in Weston, B. H. & Marks, S. P. (eds.), The Future of International Human Rights (New York: Transnational Publishers, 1999) Role and Importance of the Right to Information in Developing Democracies, paper presented at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Conference on Right to Information in South Asia, Dhaka, 5 July

7 The Right to Development, Environmental Protection and National Sovereignty over Natural Resources, Chairman's address at the Regional Conference of the International Law Association, Sao Paulo, 27 July 1999 Emerging Jurisprudence on Sustainable Development in Bangladesh, paper presented at National Workshop on Environment and Sustainable Development, Dhaka, 22 to 23 August 1999 The Role of Legal Systems in Promoting Closer Regional Cooperation in South Asia, paper presented at the Conference on Closer Cooperation in South Asia, Sussex, 7 October 1999 Special Rapporteurs and Situations Resulting in Internal Displacement: The Case of Afghanistan, statement as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan given at the International Colloquy on Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Vienna, 21 September 2000 Pluralism and the Law: Evolving Legal Frameworks for Change in Muslim Societies: Some Reflections, paper presented in the Twentieth World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Amsterdam, June 2001 Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development: An Integrated Approach to Achieve a Just Balance in the Emerging Normative Framework, statement given as Chairman, International Committee on Legal Aspect of Sustainable Development, International Law Association, in the Legal Experts Panel on Legal Rules, Common Future, New York, 28 March 2002 Preface, in Schrijver, N. & Weiss, F. (eds.), International Law and Sustainable Development: Principles and Practice (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004) Human Rights and Development, in Reflections on Emerging International Law: Essays in Memory of Late Subrata Roy Chowdhury (Bangalore: National Law School of India University, 2004) The United Nations and the Emerging World Order, paper presented at the Second International Law Conference, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 15 November 2004 Role of Religion and Spirituality in Promoting Universal Human Values: Some Reflections of Nurturing Inter Faith Harmony: A Bangladesh Perspective, paper presented at the South Asia Inter Faith Harmony Conclave 2007, New Delhi, April 2007 Religion under National Constitutions and Laws: Some Reflections from Bangladesh, paper presented at the International Conference on State, Law and Religion in and beyond South Asia: Comparative Perspectives, New Delhi, February 2008 Shared Values of Our World Community: Implementing International Law, keynote speech at the International Law Association conference on Treaty Regimes in Practice: Domestic Implementation of International Law on Sustainable Development, Montreal, 28 May 2009 Strengthening International Consensus on the Urgency of Achieving a Two State Solution, statement at the Plenary Session on international efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement on the question of Palestine, United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting on the Question of Palestine, Djakarta, 8-9 June 2009 Review of Disputes in Oil and Gas Arising in Asia over the Last Decade, paper presented in the Conference on Dispute Resolution in the International Oil & Gas Sector, Singapore, October

8 Preface to Are Stabilization Clauses a Threat to Sustainable Development? by Sheppard, A. & Crockett, A. in Cordonier Segger, M.- C. et al. (eds.), Sustainable Development in World Investment Law (Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2011) South Asian Union: Vision of a Peaceful South Asia: Of the People, for the People and by the People, paper presented at the World Conference on South Asia: Democracy, Sustainable Development and Peace, New Delhi, February, 2011 Globalization and its Impact on Socio- Economic Rights: Strategy for Sustainable Human Development, paper presented at the Commonwealth Law Conference, Hyderabad, 6 February 2011 Fraternity, Sustainability, Responsibility and Law, paper presented at the Conference Honouring Charles Doherty Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada, Fraternity in Constitutional and International Law, Montreal, 21 May 2011 Contemporary International Law Issues in the Asia Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges, paper presented at the International Law Association Asia- Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, 29 May- 1 June 2011 Bangladesh: The Road to Independence, Sarat Chandra Bose Memorial Lecture 2011, Kolkata, 25 August 2011 International Law and Sustainable Development, lecture recorded at the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series, New York, 6 October 2011 International Law and the Challenge of Change, lecture recorded at the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series, New York, 6 October 2011 The Impact of Settlement Building on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in the West Bank, Including East Jerusalem, statement at the United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting in Support of Israeli- Palestinian Peace, Bangkok, 10 July 2012 Foreword, in Herik, L. J. van den & Schrijver, N. J. (eds.), Counter- terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order: Meeting the Challenges (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013) Notable reported cases B. Rahman v. Assistant Collector of Customs 19 DLR (1967) 217 Jalaluddin Ahmed v. The American Insurance Company 19 DLR (1967) 449 Parimal Kumar Das v. Deputy Commissioner, Barishal 19 DLR (1967) 210 Haji Mohammad Suruj Mia v. Owners and Parties interested in the vessel ML Madina 20 DLR (1968) 342 Pakistan Eastern Bengal Railway v. M. L Jhawar 21 DLR (1969) 13 Farid Ahmed v. Province of East Pakistan 21 DLR (1969) 225 Mohd. Nurul Islam v. Board of Revenue, Government of East Pakistan 21 DLR (1969) 560 The Chairman, Chittagong Port Trust Worker's Union v. Chittagong Port Trust Worker's Union 21 DLR (1969) 771 The Collector of Central Excise and Land Customs, East Zone Chittagong v. Azizuddin Industries Ltd 23 DLR (SC) (1971) 73 Eastern Federal Union Insurance Co Ltd v. A.T.M. Hoq, Divisional Manager, Eastern Federal Union Insurance Co Ltd. Comilla- Noakhali Zone, Comilla 23 DLR (1971) 79 Karnaphuli Paper Mills Ltd v. Amanullah, Proprietor of M/s. P. Akhtar & Co. Ctg 23 DLR (1971) 150 Dr. Nurul Islam v. Bangladesh 33 DLR (AD) (1981) 201 8

9 S.B. Construction v. D.M. Corporation 33 DLR (1981) 364 Bangladesh v. Mashrique Textile 35 DLR (AD) (1983) 66 Dhaka Municipal Corp. v. Ruhul Amin 35 DLR (1983) 428 Bangladesh Jatiya Samabaya Bank Ltd v. Sangbad Daily Paper 36 DLR (AD) (1984) 5 Md. Monzoor Alam v. Noor Mohammad 36 DLR (AD) (1984) 94 Azizur Rahman v. Abdus Sakur 36 DLR (AD) (1984) 195 Khan Sons v. Motor Vessel Yih Shen 36 DLR (1984) 28 M. M. Ispahani v. Sonali Bank 37 DLR (AD) (1985) 1 Afroze Miah v. Al Haj Md. Siraj Miah 39 DLR (1987) 360 Md. Shamsuddin v. The State 40 DLR (AD) (1988) 69 Mir Abdul Ali v. Md. Rafiqul Islam Khan 40 DLR (AD) (1988) 75 Awlad Hossain v. Haji Monaruddin Ahmed 40 DLR (AD) (1988) 270 K.D.H. Laboratories Ltd v. Pubali Bank 40 DLR (1988) 1 Anwar Hossain v. Bangladesh 1989 BLD (Spl) 1 Abu Bakkar Siddique v. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed 49 DLR (AD) (1997) 1 Bangladesh v. Mahbubuddin Ahmed 50 DLR (AD) (1998) 154 Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury v. Kyaw Sain Prue Chowdhury 50 DLR (AD) (1998) 73 Abdul Jalil v. Sharon Laily Begum 50 DLR (AD) (1998) 55 Ain- O- Shalish Kendra (ASK) v. Government of Bangladesh 4 BLC (1999) 591 Ashok Kumar Karmaker v. State 51 DLR (AD) (1999) 235 Hefzur Rahman v. Shamsun Nahar Begum 4 BLC (AD) (1999) 15 Habib Bank Ltd v. UAE Investment Co Ltd 4 BLC (AD) (1999) 110 Sabita Dutta v. Manager, Cinema Palace, Chittagong 51 DLR (AD) (1999) 214 Mostafizur Rahman v. Government of Bangladesh 51 DLR (AD) (1999) 41 Faruk v. Abdul Hamid 51 DLR (AD) (1999) 48 Abul Bashar v. Hasanuddin Ahmed 51 DLR (AD) (1999) 15 Kamal Uddin Ahmed v. Director of Trade Organization Ministry of Commerce 20 BLD (2000) 457 Professor Muzaffer Ahmed v. Bangladesh Bank 20 BLD (2000) 235 Bangladesh v. Mizanur Rahman 52 DLR (AD) (2000) 149 Mustafa Kamal v. Commissioner of Customs 52 DLR (AD) (2000) 1 Mirpur Mazar Co- operative Market Society Ltd v. Ministry of Works Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh 52 DLR (2000) 263 Saudi Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Ltd v. Eastern Bank Ltd 5 BLC (AD) (2000) 51 Ekushey Television Ltd v. Dr. Chowdhury Mahmood Hasan 54 DLR (AD) (2002) 130 Ain- O- Shalish Kendra (ASK) v. Bangladesh 56 DLR (2003) 620 Ekushey Television Ltd. v. Bangladesh 56 DLR (2003) 91 Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) v. Bangladesh 55 DLR (2003) 363 Loyal Shipping (Pvt) Limited v. M.V Anangel Wisdom 8 MLR (AD) (2003) 265 Commissioner of Customs (Chittagong) v. Monohar Ali 8 MLR (AD) (2003) 116 Korea Exchange Bank v. Gemini Garments Limited 56 DLR (2004) 392 Chief Election Commissioner v. Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh 57 DLR (2005) 113 North Pole (BD) Ltd v. Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority 25 BLD (2005) 57 Government of Bangladesh v. Md. Abdul Halim 13 BLT (AD) (2005) 120 Chief Election Commissioner v. Bangladesh 13 BLT (2005) 29 NBR v. Intertek Testing Services International Ltd 11 BLC (AD) (2006) 233 9

10 Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission v. Ekushey Television Limited 58 DLR (AD) (2006) 83 Hamidul Huque v. Akhteruzzaman Choudhury 11 MLR (AD) (2006) 32 World Tel Bangladesh Ltd v. Government of Bangladesh 58 DLR (2006) 14 Election Commission v. Mohammad Rahmat Ali 11 MLR (AD) (2006) 345 Md. Abdul Mazid Khan v. The State 26 BLD (AD) (2006) 100 Government of Bangladesh v. M Salahuddin Talukdar 15 BLT (AD) (2007) 60 & 58 DLR (AD) (2006) 171 Anwar Hussain Monju v. Bangladesh 12 BLC (2007) 792 K M Shamsul Alam v. Police Line High School 15 BLT (2007) 1 Rabia Bhuiyan, MP v. Ministry of LGRD 59 DLR (AD) (2007) 176 Unilac Sanowara (BD) Limited v. Bonlac Foods Limited 60 DLR (AD) (2008) 161 Arif Sultan (Md) v. Chairman, Dhaka Supply Authority 60 DLR (2008) 431 Ashutosh Chakma v. Rajdhani Unnayan- Kartipakha (RAJUK) 60 DLR (2008) 273 Iqbal Hasan Mahmood v. Govt. of Bangladesh 60 DLR (2008) 88 Abul Khair Condensed Milk and Beverage Ltd v. Commissioner of Customs 60 DLR (2008) 450 Idrisur Rahman v. Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 61 DLR (2009) 523 Dr. Md Sarwar Ramiz v. Shyam Sundar Kundu 29 BLD (AD) (2009) 33 Professor Muhammad Yunus v. Bangladesh 64 DLR (AD) (2012)