i - Justice
Justice
A standard that has to hold up in the particular case.
Shimanto Dewan
Law Student
University of London
First Year
The law is written. Understanding it is the work.
02 Identity
I'm Shimanto Dewan a law student.
- Reading
- LL.B - University of London
- Standing
- First Year
- Age
- 21
- Based
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Fields
- Criminal · Civil · Contract
CurrentlyFirst year underway.
03 Perspective
I begin from due process, always.
1 Presumption of innocence - the burden rests with the prosecution, and it does not shift.
I am fascinated by the way law shapes society, and by how rigorous argument, evidence and reasoning can influence outcomes. At the heart of that interest is a belief in due process, and in the fundamental principle that a person must be presumed innocent until guilt is established.
04 Fields of interest
Criminal,civil,contract.
My interest in criminal law stems from its intersection of justice, human behaviour and rigorous legal reasoning. I am drawn to the intellectual challenge of examining evidence, to understanding the psychology underlying criminal conduct, and to questions of accountability.
That is where the interest began, not where it ends. I intend to work across all three.
01 Criminal
The state's case, proved beyond reasonable doubt.
02 Civil
Private disputes, decided on the balance of probabilities.
03 Contract
What was agreed, and what the words will bear when tested.
05 Academic record
From business studies
to law.
Accounting and business taught me to read a set of facts carefully before arguing about them. Law asks the same discipline of a different subject.
Pearson Edexcel IGCSE
Accounting, Business, Commerce, Mathematics B, English
Daffodil International School
Pearson Edexcel IAS
Accounting & Business
Daffodil International School
Pearson Edexcel IAL
Accounting & Business
Daffodil International School
Now - First Year
Law
University of London
The subject changed. The method did not.
06 Where this is going
Courtroom advocacy.
I ultimately aspire to practise across criminal, civil and contract law, and to develop into a formidable courtroom advocate - combining rigorous preparation, persuasive argument and a disciplined understanding of evidence.
Current standing Law student
07 Beyond the reading list
Four habits, kept
deliberately.
- Read.Psychology / Crime / Science Fiction
- Write.A way to clarify what I think
- Listen.Radiohead / Let Down
- Train.Gym / Nutrition / Discipline
Reading and music
My reading tends to gravitate toward psychology, crime and science fiction - subjects that explore human behaviour, uncertainty and the limits of what we understand. Music is the other constant. Radiohead has a particular place in that world, especially Let Down, a song I return to often.
Training
I approach fitness through consistency rather than intensity. The gym is less about appearance alone and more about structure, resilience and control over the habits that shape everyday life. The science behind nutrition and performance interests me as much as the training does.
Cars and travel
A longstanding fascination with cars - specifications as much as design - and an equally strong curiosity about the world beyond home. Travelling, for me, is as much about understanding different places and cultures as it is about seeing them.
08 Written work
Behindthe Eyes.
Four books on how people argue, read each other, persuade and manipulate. Each one stands on its own.
Book 01
Behind the Eyes: Original
Mastering Yourself Before You Master the Conversation
BDT 1,499 BDT 999
You had the better point. You'd even rehearsed it. So why did the conversation fall apart three minutes in?
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Most arguments aren't lost on the facts. They're lost the moment emotion takes the wheel. Your voice speeds up, your points come out in the wrong order, and suddenly you're saying "you always" about something that happened once.
Original explains what actually happens in your body and brain when that happens, and what the research says brings you back. It covers why venting makes anger worse, why bottling it up backfires, how to put your thoughts into words someone can actually follow, and how to handle the conversations you've been putting off for months.
There are no mind tricks and no motivational fluff, just tested ideas and real-life scenarios to practise on.
Book 02
Behind the Eyes: Inside
What's Really Going On Inside Their Head
BDT 1,499 BDT 999
Even close friends correctly guess what the other is thinking only around a third of the time. Most people spot a lie barely better than a coin toss.
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And that famous rule about liars avoiding eye contact? It isn't true.
Inside is about how people really work, and how badly we usually read them. It covers why being close to someone can make you worse at understanding them, the mental shortcuts that bend how you see the people you love, how early attachment shapes the way adults behave in relationships, and what someone usually wants underneath what they actually say.
Along the way it takes apart the popular body language myths and replaces them with what the evidence supports. You'll come away seeing people more accurately, starting with the ones closest to you.
Book 03
Behind the Eyes: Influence
Using Their Own Mind to Win, Without Losing Them
BDT 1,499 BDT 999
You can win the argument and lose the person. Most of us do it all the time.
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Influence is about a better kind of winning. It explains the four habits that wreck disagreements before they begin, why pushing harder makes people dig in, and the one question that gets people to rethink their own position. It also shows how negotiators find outcomes where nobody has to lose.
It draws on research into persuasion, negotiation and close relationships, and it's honest about which famous techniques hold up and which quietly fell apart when scientists tested them again.
This is a book about changing minds by working with the way people think, not against it, so the people you win with are still on your side afterwards.
Book 04
Behind the Eyes: Shadows
Manipulation, and How to See Through It
BDT 1,499 BDT 999
Manipulation rarely looks like a villain. It usually looks like someone you love being upset with you.
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Shadows names the tactics one by one: gaslighting, love bombing, guilt tripping, the silent treatment, and the move where you raise a problem and somehow end up apologising. It explains why each one works on the mind, and why intelligent, capable people are no safer from them than anyone else.
It also covers coercive control, how the law has begun to treat it as a crime, why leaving is so much harder than it looks from outside, and practical defences you can start using today. Where to get help is included.
Learning how a trick works is the surest way to make it stop working on you.
Pre-order
All four are open for pre-order at BDT 999 instead of BDT 1,499, and BDT 3,799 for the set. Tell me what you want and where it goes, and I will confirm your total before any payment.
Order received.
Reference
I will message you on WhatsApp at the number you gave to confirm your total, including delivery, and send the payment details for bKash, Nagad, Bank Transfer or RedotPay. Nothing is charged until then. Delivery is 5 to 7 working days, inside Dhaka.
A copy is on its way to your email.
09 How I work
Seven words that describe how I work.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Research-driven
- Competitive
- Calm
- Detail-oriented
- Persistent
- I enjoy challenging assumptions, including my own.
- I would rather construct an argument than assert a conclusion.
- I examine an issue from more than one perspective before settling.
Curious, detail-oriented, persistent - and calm when the pressure arrives.
10 Contact
Get intouch.
Email is the appropriate first point of contact, and reaches me directly.
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ShimantoDewan
Law Student - University of London
Think.Question.Understand.