A Minor Guardian Is a Constitutional Court, or the Supreme Court in our case, the best institution to protect the rights of minorities in a country? […]
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) was established under the Presidential Order No.1 of 1980, incorporated as Chapter 3A of […]
Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Report On Enforcement Of Urdu As Official Language
Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Report On Enforcement Of Urdu As Official Language The Supreme Court asked Federal and Provincial government to submit progress reports on the steps […]
Orlando Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Death Penalty Cases
Orlando Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Death Penalty Cases The top prosecutor in the Orlando area says he is asking judges to delay temporarily the trial of […]
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police “Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan (Recruitment Test)
Supreme Court of Pakistan (Recruitment Test) Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the following posts in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Appointments shall be made […]
Women’s Rights in Islam
Women’s Rights in Islam In order to understand the rights of women particularly in Islam it is necessary to look at the status of women in […]
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand The US Supreme Court rejected the Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, which […]
Does The Segregation Of Prisoners Violate The ECHR?
Does The Segregation Of Prisoners Violate The ECHR? The Supreme Court case of Shahid v Scottish ministers [2015] UKSC 58 considered whether the segregation of prisoners […]
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases earlier this week. In Green v. Brennan, the court heard arguments to […]
Indian Supreme Court Orders Shift Of Crematorium To Protect The Taj Mahal
Indian Supreme Court Orders Shift Of Crematorium To Protect The Taj Mahal The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the government of the state of Uttar Pradesh […]
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court A woman in Alabama requested the US Supreme Court to revisit the decision of an […]
Witnesses In Zain Murder Case Turned Hostile, Prosecution Tells SC
Witnesses In Zain Murder Case Turned Hostile, Prosecution Tells SC According to the prosecution team in Zain murder case the witnesses retracted their original statements after […]
Defending The Indefensible
Defending The Indefensible A few days back, I co-authored a set of proposals in these pages for making the National Action Plan (NAP) effective. For the […]
Top Court in Saudi Arabia Confirms Capital Punishment of Shiite Muslim Cleric
Top Court in Saudi Arabia Confirms Capital Punishment of Shiite Muslim Cleric The Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia confirmed the death sentence of Shiite Muslim cleric, […]
Basic Structure Theory – Part III
Difference between Constitutional Amendment and Ordinary Legislation The procedure and requirements of amending the Constitution and making an ordinary law is different. Therefore, an ordinary law […]
Basic Structure Theory – Part II
Basic Structure Theory – Part II The Basic Structure Theory has long been debated in the judicial history of Pakistan from the famous case of Asma […]