Under the Clutches of Marital Pressure While Being Underage
Under the Clutches of Marital Pressure While Being Underage Child marriage occurs when a child or minor under the age of 18 is forced, coerced and compelled to marry someone without his…
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan Many laws deal with the rights of children. It is necessary to shed light on the definition of a child, before dilating upon the topic at…
Sex With A Minor Wife Declared Rape By Indian Supreme Court
Sex With A Minor Wife Declared Rape By Indian Supreme Court The Indian apex court recently ruled sex with a minor, despite the couple being married, as rape. The rule is a…
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil Amongst many abduction cases where victims have undergone a long period of captivity before being recovered, there was one famous case involving an American girl,…
Would Disbanding CII Be Counterproductive?
Would Disbanding CII Be Counterproductive? The controversy and resultant social media uproar over ‘proposed’ recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) have pushed many people like me to get into a…
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18. However, women’s rights campaigners claim that implementing the law would prove to be challenging as nearly one-third…
Futile Law And Innocent Souls
Futile Law And Innocent Souls A powerful country is not identified by its military might or its economic edge but, by the resilience of its people. The people of Pakistan as…