The Mission of Pakistan’s Judges Is Judicial Guardianship Of The Constitution Muhammad Hanif is arguably one of the most loved local flavours of criticism, stir-fried in […]
Defending The Qazi And His Rules
Defending The Qazi And His Rules Whenever judicial discretion is under discussion, it is the poor qazi and the rules applied by him that are put under the […]
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest The recent decision of the Judicial Commission to elevate Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah to the Supreme Court reminds me […]
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The Bar To Contest Elections And Hold Office Under Article 62 – Perpetual, Or Transient?
The Bar To Contest Elections And Hold Office Under Article 62 – Perpetual, Or Transient? A larger five-member bench of the Supreme Court is currently hearing […]
Access To Justice Hampered By Strikes
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Adjournment – The Dark Art Of Advocacy
Adjournment – The Dark Art Of Advocacy “Request for adjournment, counsel for the defendant is busy before another court, let the matter be adjourned.” That’s how […]
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary A friend recently referred to a published news item about the transfer of […]
In Conversation With Mr. Hasan Nawaz Jowandah
In Conversation With Mr. Hasan Nawaz Jowandah Hasan Nawaz Jowandah graduated from the University of Punjab in 1952. After that he passed the Provincial Civil Service (Judicial […]
Good Governance And Administrative Law Go Hand-In-Hand
Good Governance And Administrative Law Go Hand-In-Hand “Good Governance is not a phenomenon which can be described in words, it is rather a phenomenon which can […]
“Standing Up To A Dictator – Judiciary’s Role In The Rule Of Law” At SZABIST
“Standing Up To A Dictator – Judiciary’s Role In The Rule Of Law” At SZABIST SZABIST Rule of Law Center invites you to “Standing Up To […]
Reforming The Process Of Removal Of Judges
Reforming The Process Of Removal Of Judges When the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was being drafted, little would its framers have imagined that […]
Pakistan Bar Council Member Proposes Reforms In Legal Education And Training
Pakistan Bar Council Member Proposes Reforms In Legal Education And Training Due to the increasing incidents of lawyers’ misbehaviour with judges, police, media persons and others, […]
The Sacrosanct Judiciary
The Sacrosanct Judiciary In the recent days, the event of an elected Prime Minister being disqualified and subsequently removed from power has brought to limelight the […]
War Against Judiciary
War Against Judiciary The recent judgment in Panamagate by the Supreme Court has driven Pakistan into a state of democratic turmoil. The decision against the Prime […]
Duty Of The Advocates To Rule Of Law
Duty Of The Advocates To Rule Of Law “… The rule of law depends upon public confidence and public acceptance of the judicial system; therefore, anything […]
Pakistan: A Permanent Building Or A Tent
Pakistan: A Permanent Building Or A Tent The last Viceroy of British India, Lord Mountbatten in a brutally blunt metaphor, stated, “Administratively it was the difference between […]