Ummey Tahura

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Researcher at Macquarie University

The paper analyses whether and to what extent AI-assisted judicial decision-making systems uphold the fundamental values that underpin the exercise of judicial discretion. As China is at the forefront of developing systems to simulate judicial thought, the paper explores this issue through the lens of China “smart court”. Beginning by considering h...

This paper investigates how individuals such as judges, lawyers, clients, and court staffers as well as institutions are elevating litigation costs in Bangladesh in multiple ways. It explores how the existing law and procedures as well as key institutions further promote case delay. It also examines the ways in which police departments and the pros...

ADR has been widely accepted as a timely and cost-saving dispute resolution process around the world. However, it functions differently in Bangladesh. After two decades of formal introduction, ADR has not achieved popularity among litigants as a dispute resolution method in Bangladesh. Consequently, the rate of case disposals through ADR is very lo...

This article examines whether the increased use of technology has the potential to deliver a cost-effective and time-efficient litigation system in Bangladesh. It investigates how technology can be an integral part of the litigation system and a factor in reducing litigation costs and backlog to ensure greater access to justice. This empirical rese...

This article argues how far mandatory alternative dispute resolution (ADR) would ensure access to justice and impact on the litigation cost. The ADR mechanism saves money and time which is still fact-finding. Mandatory ADR narrows down the litigant's choice to resolve dispute through the statute. It dominates litigants through imposing the future t...

Case management is now commonplace in courts. Bangladesh, however, has not introduced it formally despite its being an overwhelming necessity. The District Court of NSW was chosen as an example of successful use of case management in reducing backlogs in civil cases; therefore the court system of Bangladesh has been compared with that of NSW (Austr...

The judiciary of Bangladesh has been accused of expensive, lengthy and not transparent to provide justice. Among various reasons, the most prominent one is limited use of technology. Though a minimal use of technology has been introduced in the Higher Court, however, the subordinate court is still following the old manual process. From filing to re...

Justice tends to be expensive gradually. Plagued by the accusation of expensive litigation system prohibits a significant number of population from access to justice. The state of affordability became worse for the middle-income people as they are not even eligible for legal aid services. This is how a substantial gap between the concept of access...

The purpose of the court is to resolve dispute through a legal process to ensure justice within the courtroom, or, rendering all possible assistance to litigants in all cases on their dockets- are the few basics had been told thousands time but yet to be resolved. The shortcomings of the courts in timely disposing of cases have stimulated the growt...

Bangladesh has a very large population of 160 million, although it is relatively small geographically, covering an area of only 143,998 sq km. The backlog of cases in the Subordinate Courts of Bangladesh reached 2,495,944 at the end of 2014, putting great pressure on the legal system and those who use it. Research has been conducted to isolate the...

Delay in disposing cases hinders justice. Case management can be a way to reduce delay. The caseflow management or case management is the conceptual heart of court management in general. In this article, the role of case management in reducing case backlogs will be priorities in the historical background how it emerged and spread on USA, UK, Au...

Most developed countries have already turned towards a ‘second generation’ case management system, but it has only recently even been thought about in Bangladesh where it is greatly needed. There are 2.1 million cases pending in the Subordinate Courts of Bangladesh. During my five years’ experience as a judge in Bangladesh, I found some cases had l...