Shawkat Alam

Research Outputs

Research output per year 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023 2024 2027

• 53 Article
• 25 Chapter
• 8 Edited Book/Anthology
• 3 Book
• 12 More
  • 3 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary/reference book
  • 3 Foreword/postscript/introduction
  • 2 Other report
  • 1 Abstract
  • 1 Paper
  • 1 Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review
  • 1 Editorial

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Looking ahead to legal aid services in Bangladesh: is access to justice an unattainable ideal?

  Tahura, U. S. & Alam, S., 11 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of the Legal Profession. 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2024

  Indonesia's just energy transition: the societal implications of policy and legislation on renewable energy

  Nurhidayah, L., Alam, S., Utomo, N. A. & Suntoro, A., 2024, In: Climate Law. 14, 1, p. 36-66 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • energy legislation 100%
  • Energy legislation 87%
  • energy policy 62%
  • renewable energy 57%
  • alternative energy 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2023

  An assessment of the legal and policy framework for participatory forest governance in Bangladesh

  Begum, N. & Alam, S., Oct 2023, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. 26, 1, p. 33-61 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • policy framework 100%
  • forest management 76%
  • legislation 70%
  • institutional structure 18%
  • biological resource 17%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Lifting the tide on biodiversity conservation through trade and investment: biodiversity conservation under ChAFTA and the WTO

  Alam, S., Jun 2023, In: Chinese Journal of Environmental Law. 7, 1, p. 19-41 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • free trade 100%
  • trade agreement 68%
  • biodiversity 67%
  • WTO 60%
  • tide 54%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  83 Downloads (Pure)

• Mainstreaming displacement in development policies: an analysis of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu approaches

  Endacott, J. & Alam, S., Apr 2023, In: Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law. 32, 1, p. 136-148 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • policy analysis 100%
  • development policy 93%
  • Melanesia 90%
  • disaster 29%
  • policy 15%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Nature-based solutions (NbS) and climate change adaptation in Bangladesh: does planning law facilitate NbS for climate change adaptation in Dhaka?

  Govind, P. J. & Alam, S., 2023, In: Climate and Development. 15, 7, p. 628-638 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • planning law 100%
  • Climate Change Adaptation 94%
  • climate change adaptation 69%
  • Bangladesh 61%
  • climate change 52%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Towards a transnational approach to transboundary haze pollution: governing traditional farming in fire-prone regions of Indonesia

  Alam, S., Nurhidayah, L. & Lim, M., Jul 2023, In: Transnational Environmental Law. 12, 2, p. 424-450 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • shifting cultivation 100%
  • haze 84%
  • Indonesia 66%
  • agriculture 64%
  • pollution 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  Improving trade competitiveness through a risk-based approach: post-clearance audits in Bangladesh customs

  Alam, S. & Ahammad, S. U., Mar 2022, In: Global Trade and Customs Journal. 17, 4, p. 158-170 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Audit 100%
  • Competitiveness 97%
  • audit 75%
  • Bangladesh 75%
  • competitiveness 71%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Mainstreaming internal migration in law and policy frameworks in Bangladesh: analysis of a rights-based approach to a wicked policy problem

  Alam, S. & Endacott, J., Sept 2022, In: The Journal of Environment & Development. 31, 3, p. 300-328 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • internal migration 100%
  • Internal Migration 86%
  • policy framework 83%
  • rights 69%
  • Bangladesh 65%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Responding to sea level rise: challenges and opportunities to govern coastal adaptation strategies in Indonesia

  Nurhidayah, L., Davies, P., Alam, S., Saintilan, N. & Triyanti, A., Sept 2022, In: Maritime Studies. 21, 3, p. 339-352 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adaptation Strategies 100%
  • adaptation strategy 80%
  • sea level 78%
  • governance 68%
  • sea level rise 67%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Challenges and opportunities in artisanal fisheries (Sonadia Island, Bangladesh): the role of legislative, policy and institutional frameworks

  Alam, S., Rahman, M. & Arif, A-A., 15 Feb 2021, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 201, p. 1-12 12 p., 105424.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • artisanal fishing 100%
  • artisanal fishery 95%
  • institutional framework 89%
  • policy framework 85%
  • livelihood 75%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Operationalizing the Right to Information Act through e-governance in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities

  Baroi, H. S. & Alam, S., 2021, In: International Journal of Public Administration. 44, 8, p. 685-698 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • right to information 100%
  • E-governance 98%
  • Bangladesh 71%
  • act 47%
  • governance 46%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The neglected cornerstone of sustainable development: differential treatment and equity in the climate change regime

  Alam, S., 2021, In: Dhaka University Law Journal. 32, 1, p. 17-38 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • equity 100%
  • sustainable development 72%
  • responsibility 53%
  • climate change 52%
  • resource 13%
• 2020

  From sovereignty to self-determination: emergence of collective rights of indigenous peoples in natural resources management

  Alam, S. & Faruque, A. A., 2020, In: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. 32, 1, p. 59-84 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • collective rights 100%
  • Rights of indigenous peoples 97%
  • self-determination 67%
  • natural resources 64%
  • sovereignty 64%

• Resolving land-use conflicts over Indonesia's customary forests: One Map, power contestations and social justice

  Nurhidayah, L., Davies, P. J. & Alam, S., Dec 2020, In: Contemporary Southeast Asia. 42, 3, p. 372-397 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • land use conflict 100%
  • social justice 97%
  • Contestation 71%
  • Land Use 70%
  • Social Justice 69%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The forest and its biodiversity: assessing the adequacy of biodiversity protection laws in Indonesia

  Nurhidayah, L. & Alam, S., Dec 2020, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. 23, 2, p. 178-201 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • biodiversity protection 100%
  • forest biodiversity 96%
  • biodiversity 50%
  • deforestation 25%
  • legislation 23%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The health care system in Bangladesh: an insight into health policy, law and governance

  Karim, S. M. T. & Alam, S., 2020, In: Australian Journal of Asian Law. 20, 2, p. 367-385 19 p., 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Care System 100%
  • Bangladesh 98%
  • health policy 93%
  • Healthcare 76%
  • governance 64%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Forest certification, state regulation and community empowerment: complementarity in seeking a viable solution to forest degradation in Indonesia?

  Alam, S., Herawati, T., Hidayat, H. & Wyatt, S., May 2019, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. 22, 1, p. 27-47 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • empowerment 100%
  • complementarity 91%
  • certification 83%
  • sustainable forest management 54%
  • regulation 53%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Judicial adherence to the minimum core obligation of a right to health in Bangladesh: a critical review

  Karim, S. M. T., Alam, S., Tomossy, G. & Al Faruque, A., Jun 2019, In: Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law. 20, 1, p. 131–158 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bangladesh 100%
  • obligation 80%
  • health 46%
  • international law 44%
  • domestic law 30%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Judicial remedies for forced slum evictions in Bangladesh: an analysis of the structural injunction

  Naznin, S. M. A. & Alam, S., May 2019, In: Asian Journal of Law and Society. 6, 1, p. 99-129 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • judicial remedy 100%
  • Bangladesh 76%
  • Slums 76%
  • Injunction 75%
  • slum 71%

• The ecosystem approach and environmental justice nexus in natural resource management

  Alam, S. & Mohammad, S. N., Aug 2019, In: Chinese Journal of Environmental Law. 3, 1, p. 47-84 38 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • environmental justice 100%
  • ecosystem approach 94%
  • Environmental justice 83%
  • justice 75%
  • resource management 70%
• 2018

  Applying the ecosystem approach to the Sundarbans of Bangladesh: possibilities and challenges

  Alam, S. & Mohammad, S. N., Jul 2018, In: Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law. 27, 2, p. 115-129 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • ecosystem approach 100%
  • Bangladesh 76%
  • management 37%
  • incorporation 32%
  • ecosystem-based approach 28%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Can an open access approach be the solution to better implementation of the Right to Information Act in Bangladesh?

  Baroi, H. S., Alam, S. & Bernal, C., 2018, In: Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law. 19, 1, p. 45-68 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • right to information 100%
  • open access 71%
  • Bangladesh 71%
  • act 47%
  • public office 19%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Shifting public procurement towards sustainability: a comparative case study of Indonesia and Australia

  Tomossy, G. & Alam, S., 21 Mar 2018, In: Australian Journal of Asian Law. 18, 2 (2017), p. 1-14 14 p., 7.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • public procurement 100%
  • Indonesia 67%
  • Procurement policies 58%
  • sustainability 58%
  • Regulatory framework 20%

• SPS requirements and their impact on the Bangladeshi shrimp industry: addressing the potential for inequity and discrimination

  Alam, S. & Ahammad, S. U., 2018, In: Manchester Journal of International Economic Law. 15, 3, p. 266-288 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Shrimp 100%
  • Inequity 83%
  • Bangladesh 71%
  • Discrimination 64%
  • discrimination 53%

• The precautionary principle in biodiversity and natural resource management: institutional and policy challenges for a sustainable future

  Alam, S. & Mohammad, S. N., 2018, In: Environmental Policy and Law. 48, 3-4, p. 187-203 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Overcoming the SPS concerns of the Bangladesh fisheries and aquaculture sector: from compliance to engagement

  Alam, S. & Tomossy, G. F., 2017, In: Journal of International Trade Law and Policy. 16, 2, p. 70-91 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • trade barrier 100%
  • Aquaculture 92%
  • Trade Barriers 83%
  • fishery 79%
  • Fisheries 78%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• REDD+ and forest fires: implications for the legal and policy forest fire management framework in Indonesia

  Nurhidayah, L., Lipman, Z. & Alam, S., 2017, In: Environmental and Planning Law Journal. 34, 3, p. 251-267 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • fire management 100%
  • forest fire 84%
  • Indonesia 69%
  • policy 48%
  • peatland 41%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh: domestic regulatory responses and compliance with MEAs

  Alam, S. & Ahammad, S. U., 1 Aug 2017, In: Marine Policy. 82, p. 122-133 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multilateral Environmental Agreements 100%
  • shrimp fisheries 84%
  • Environmental Agreements 79%
  • Shrimp 76%
  • shrimp culture 74%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The international law on transboundary haze pollution: what can we learn from the Southeast Asia region?

  Alam, S. & Nurhidayah, L., Nov 2017, In: Review of European Community and International Environmental Law. 26, 3, p. 243-254 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • international law 100%
  • haze 74%
  • Southeast Asia 73%
  • ASEAN 52%
  • pollution 44%
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  The influence of international law upon ASEAN approaches in addressing transboundary haze pollution in Southeast Asia

  Nurhidayah, L., Alam, S. & Lipman, Z., 1 Aug 2015, In: Contemporary Southeast Asia. 37, 2, p. 183-210 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • ASEAN 100%
  • Transboundary Pollution 93%
  • international law 92%
  • International Law 92%
  • haze 69%
  23 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Convergence of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance in weak economies: the case of Bangladesh

  Rahim, M. M. & Alam, S., Jun 2014, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 121, 4, p. 607-620 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Corporate Governance 100%
  • corporate governance 79%
  • Bangladesh 78%
  • corporate social responsibility 76%
  • Self-regulation 53%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Legal regulation of the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh: the international regulatory framework and domestic implementation challenges

  Alam, S. & Faruque, A., Jul 2014, In: Marine Policy. 47, p. 46-56 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • legal regulation 100%
  • regulatory framework 87%
  • Bangladesh 78%
  • Regulatory framework 73%
  • Regulatory Framework 72%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Regional environmental governance: an evaluation of the ASEAN legal framework for addressing Transboundary Haze Pollution

  Nurhidayah, L., Lipman, Z. & Alam, S., 2014, In: Australian Journal of Asian Law. 15, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • ASEAN 100%
  • Legal framework 82%
  • governance 56%
  • evaluation 39%
  • legal instruments 26%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Sustainable shrimp farming in Bangladesh: a quest for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management

  Afroz, T. & Alam, S., Jan 2013, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 71, p. 275-283 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • coastal zone management 58%
  • Bangladesh 57%
  • shrimp 46%
  • farming systems 43%
  • institutional framework 34%
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• The Australia India proposed Free Trade Agreement and trade in agriculture: opportunities and challenges

  Alam, S., Mukhopadhya, P. & Islam, M. R., 2013, In: The Journal of World Investment and Trade. 14, 1, p. 167-197 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Free Trade Agreements 100%
  • free trade 98%
  • trade agreement 98%
  • agriculture 76%
  • Agriculture 68%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Integrating trade in education services between Australia and India: Complementarities and challenges

  Islam, M. R., Alam, S. & Mukhopadhaya, P., Jun 2012, In: Journal of International Trade Law and Policy. 11, 2, p. 133-147 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Complementarity 100%
  • India 62%
  • Education 53%
  • liberalization 31%
  • education 27%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Climate change and reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases from ships: An appraisal

  Karim, M. S. & Alam, S., Jan 2011, In: Asian Journal of International Law. 1, 1, p. 131-148 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • International Maritime Organization 100%
  • Kyoto Protocol 60%
  • climate change 59%
  • international legal instruments 35%
  • legal instruments 28%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  54 Downloads (Pure)

• Liberalisation of sewerage and waste management services and the GATS: implications and challenges for developing countries

  Tania, S. J. & Alam, S., 2011, In: The Journal of World Investment and Trade. 12, 4, p. 519-549 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 100%
  • Sewerage 91%
  • GATS 88%
  • waste management 75%
  • Waste Management 73%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Linkages of development and environment: in search of an integrated approach through sustainable development

  Alam, S. & Karim, M. S., 2011, In: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. 23, 3, p. 345-363 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  147 Downloads (Pure)

• The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), Water, and Human Rights from the Perspective of Developing Countries

  Alam, S., Mukhopadhaya, P. & Randle, D., 28 Mar 2011, In: Netherlands International Law Review. 58, 1, p. 43-75 33 p., 58010043.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  96 Downloads (Pure)
• 2009

  Australia's extended producer responsibility for portable consumer batteries: conflicting or reconciling trade and environment obligations?

  Brown, J. & Alam, S., 2009, In: Journal of World Trade. 43, 1, p. 125-152 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trade and Environment 100%
  • Extended Producer Responsibility 94%
  • Obligation 59%
  • producer 55%
  • obligation 52%

• Preferential trade agreements and the scope of Gatt article xxiv, gats article v and the enabling clause: An appraisal of Gatt/Wto jurisprudence

  Islam, M. R. & Alam, S., 1 Mar 2009, In: Netherlands International Law Review. 56, 1, p. 1-34 34 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  224 Downloads (Pure)

• Tragedy of gas and coal exploration in Bangladesh: towards ensuring corporate environmental accountability

  Alam, S. & Al Faruque, A., 2009, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. 12, 1, p. 117-148 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • accountability 100%
  • regulation 56%
  • coal 53%
  • natural resource 44%
  • disaster 44%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  An examination of the international environmental law governing the proposed Indian River-linking project and an appraisal of its ecological and socio-economic implications for lower riparian countries

  Alam, S., 2007, In: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. 19, 2, p. 209-237 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  70 Downloads (Pure)

• Editors' note: Globalisation and the quest for social and environmental justice : the relevance of international law in an evolving world order (Macquarie law journal)

  Alam, S., Klein, N. & Overland, J., 2007, In: Macquarie Law Journal. 7, p. 1-6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File
  55 Downloads (Pure)

• The proposed Indian river-linking project: infringement of rights

  Alam, S., 22 Sept 2007, The Daily star : law and our rights, 37.

  Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article

• Trade restrictions pursuant to multilateral environmental agreements: Developmental implications for developing countries

  Alam, S., Oct 2007, In: Journal of World Trade. 41, 5, p. 983-1014 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  The United Nations' approach to trade, the environment and sustainable development

  Alam, S., 2006, In: ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law. 12, 3, p. 607-639 33 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sustainable development 100%
  • UNO 90%
  • developing country 22%
  • environmental impact 18%
  • multilateral organizations 14%

• Trade, the environment, and the World Trade Organization: a developing country perspective on WTO agreements concerning standards, regulations, and non-tariff barriers to trade

  Alam, S., 2006, In: New Zealand yearbook of international law. 3, p. 17-42 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review