Case studies
Leading judgments explained: background, issues, what the court decided and why it matters for your examinations.
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Constitutional law
Masdar Hossain — separating the judiciary from the executive
The Appellate Division's directions on the independence of the subordinate judiciary, and why the case matters for BJS candidates.
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BLAST v Bangladesh — guidelines on arrest and remand
How the Supreme Court restricted the use of sections 54 and 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and what candidates should take from it.
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Anwar Hossain Chowdhury — the basic structure doctrine
The Eighth Amendment case, in which the Appellate Division held that Parliament's amending power does not extend to the Constitution's basic structure.
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