Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic – Chapter 10

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic

Chapter 10: Political economy analysis of the role of the judiciary in land dispossession litigation in Bangladesh

Chapter Overview

Table of contents
List of tables and figures
List of abbreviations
Glossary

1. Introduction
2. The effectiveness of the judiciary in Bangladesh: a general assessment
   • An overview of the structure of the judiciary
   • Degree of fairness of the judiciary
   • Expeditiousness of the judicial procedures
   • Independence from the executive branch of the government
3. The effectiveness of the judiciary in Bangladesh: the case of land litigation
   • Land conflicts and litigation
   • A qualitative appraisal of judiciary dysfunction in land matters
4. Conclusion

References
Annex A     Selected case studies
Discussion: Political economy analysis of the role of the judiciary in land dispossession litigation in Bangladesh

Authors: Rafiqua Ferdousi, SANEM, Kazi Maruful Islam, University of Dhaka, and Selim Raihan, SANEM
With discussion by Jean-Philippe Platteau, University of Namur