What Is Insurance: Significance And Scope
What Is Insurance: Significance And Scope This article is a broad-brush attempt to clarify the idea of insurance (at its most basic) from both a legal, but more importantly, a social standpoint.…
Houbara Bustard: Case Leads to Formation of a Commission on Sustainability of Hunting Permits
Houbara Bustard: Case Leads to Formation of a Commission on Sustainability of Hunting Permits There was a common misconception regarding the judgement of Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan reported as PLD 2016 SC…
Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment I have been delivering lectures on women empowerment with specific reference to the statute called Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010 (the ‘Act’) at a punjab government…
Contract Intelligence: JP Morgan Bank To Convert 360,000 Hours Of Work Into Seconds! (Project: COIN)
Contract Intelligence: JP Morgan Bank To Convert 360,000 Hours Of Work Into Seconds! (Project: COIN) Imagine the work done by more than 1000 people being completed effectively and accurately by a single piece…
Brexit: Would The Exit Bring Back Sovereignty To The UK?
Brexit: Would The Exit Bring Back Sovereignty To The UK? For decades the European Union has been confident in the supremacy of its laws over those of the member states which tend…
Restriction To Freedom of Expression On The Internet Must Be In Line With International Human Rights Law
Restriction To Freedom of Expression On The Internet Must Be In Line With International Human Rights Law Voicing an opinion in a free and express manner without fear and interference is central…
The Struggle Of The Disabled To Enjoy Fundamental Rights
The Struggle Of The Disabled To Enjoy Fundamental Rights During the first three months of 2017, the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court issued three important orders. These orders have provided protection…
Nothing Unusual About Hussain Nawaz’s Leaked Picture
Nothing Unusual About Hussain Nawaz’s Leaked Picture It was surprising to watch the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) react to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), probing the Panama Papers trail. It was even…
Silence Of The Lambs
Silence Of The Lambs – Saving the citizen from falling into error is not government’s job “Those who won our independence, believed that the final end of the state was to make men…
The Judiciary And ADR Centres In Punjab
The Judiciary And ADR Centres In Punjab Our judiciary is often blamed for providing slow relief to litigants. This and other related accusations are made towards the judiciary without realising some very…
Are Environmental Concerns Being Overshadowed By Other Issues?
Are Environmental Concerns Being Overshadowed By Other Issues? With the progression of time, the global community has generally come to realize the importance of our environment and so there has been an…
Extended Family System In Pakistani Society
Extended Family System In Pakistani Society A past drawn from the Indian subcontinent has affected our present mindsets and lifestyles in incalculable ways. Merging of customs and traditions is not something undesired,…
Jurisprudence Of Justice (r) Rana Bhagwandas Prithiani
Jurisprudence of Justice (r) Rana Bhagwandas Prithiani BIOGRAPHY: Rana Bhagwandas was born on 20th December 1942 into a Hindu Sindhi Rajput family in Naseerabad, Larkana District in Sindh. He studied Law and received a…
Islamic Justice – Ibn Khaldun’s Al-Muqaddimah
Islamic Justice – Ibn Khaldun’s Al-Muqaddimah Islamic Justice – what is it? In our modern times with constant discussion revolving around the topic of Shariah and Islamic law, we often find that…
The Islamic Banking Industry And Its Dubious Claims
The Islamic Banking Industry And Its Dubious Claims During the month of Ramadan last year, an advertisement campaign was launched over TV channels in Pakistan by what is known as the “Islamic…
Moral Brigade
Moral Brigade As the holy month of Ramzan approaches we are made to see species on television which otherwise remain in hibernation. Unfortunately, I witnessed Sahir Lodhi in a Ramzan transmission where…
The Mirage of Binding ICJ Judgments
The Mirage of Binding ICJ Judgments A few days ago, Harish Salve, India’s lead counsel on Commander Kulbushan Jadhav’s case at the International Court of Justice, said that the ICJ’s interim order…