Raisul Islam Sourav – The Conversation

PhD Candidate in Legal Analytics, University of Galway

Raisul is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Law, University of Galway. He holds a Scholarship awarded by the College of Business, Public Policy and Law of the University of Galway to pursue his PhD. Raisul’s research focuses on the application of AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) in judicial decision-making.

He is also an Associate Professor (presently on study leave) at the Department of Law, Dhaka International University (DIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a qualified lawyer at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the elected Ethnic Minorities Officer 2024-25 and 2025-26 of the University of Galway Students’ Union (Aras-Na-Mac-Leinn).

Raisul worked as a lead consultant for a Road Safety law reform project in Bangladesh. He writes numerous Opinion Editorials (Op-eds) and scholarly articles in both national and international peer reviewed journals, newspapers and magazines on contemporary legal and human rights issues. Raisul is currently the Senior Editor of University of Galway Law Review. Earlier he served as the Executive Editor of Dhaka International University Journal of Law and Human Rights.

Experience

–present

PhD Researcher in Legal Analytics , University of Galway

Education

2018

University of Stirling, UK , LLM in International Energy Law & Policy

Publications

2023

International Handbook of Disaster Research. Nuclear Disaster: Assessing the Compliance of Global Nuclear Safety Regime in Bangladesh, Springer
2019

Construction workers’ rights and safety: An unsung issue in Bangladesh, . Journal of Judicial Administration Training Institute, 28, 199-222

Grants and Contracts

2023

Legal Analysis of Road Transport Act and Developing a Policy Brief Paper

Role:

Lead Consultant

Funding Source:

GRSP & GHAI

Professional Memberships

Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
Dhaka Bar Association
Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL), Bangladesh Chapter.
Chevening Alumni Bangladesh
Bangladesh UK Alumni Network (BUKAN)

Honours

Chevening Scholar