Aqueous Affair
Aqueous Affair The Indian Premiere League 9 scheduled in Maharashtra has got the cricket fever to the next level as the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai flaunts all the glitz and glamour; the…
Prisoners’ Rights In Jeopardy
Prisoners’ Rights In Jeopardy Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and…
How Judiciary Has Institutionalized Curb On Free Speech
How Judiciary Has Institutionalized Curb On Free Speech “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear” ― George Orwell. Freedom of…
Johnson & Johnson Fined $72m Over Cancer Case
Johnson & Johnson Fined $72m Over Cancer Case A court in the American State of Missouri has fined Johnson & Johnson 72 million dollars for an alleged death of a woman from…
Has Article 2(4) Of The UN Charter Become Redundant In The 21st Century?
Has Article 2(4) Of The UN Charter Become Redundant In The 21st Century? The principle of non-intervention in international relations is indeed deep-rooted. It would be difficult, if not impossible for there to be…
A Minor Guardian
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? Reading that sentence, may either cause…
Jinnah’s ‘Presidential’ Pakistan
Jinnah’s ‘Presidential’ Pakistan A little while back, while representing Sindh at the Youth Parliament Pakistan (YPP) in Islamabad, I had the good fortune of coming across a rare hand-written note by Mohammad…
Karachi Grammar School Named Best International Delegation At Harvard MUN
Karachi Grammar School Named Best International Delegation At Harvard MUN BOSTON: The Karachi Grammar School (KGS) won the best international delegation award at the Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) 2016. HMUN is…
Infrastructural Development And Public Safety
Infrastructural Development And Public Safety I have seen great consistency in the political mindset of our rulers with regards to ‘jo dikhta hai wo bikta hai’ i.e. our rulers religiously follow the idea…
How to Fight Back for Online Freedom
How to Fight Back for Online Freedom Each year it seems as though more measures are being enacted (or attempted) by either internet service providers or government organizations that are there to…
Is The Use Of Torture Under Any Circumstances Justified?
Is The Use Of Torture Under Any Circumstances Justified? ‘Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere’ – George Bush in 2003. In the present era of global conflict and terrorism, civil…
Anti-Idling Ordinance Proposed by the Houston City Council
Anti-Idling Ordinance Proposed by the Houston City Council The Houston City Council has proposed an ordinance which bans heavy vehicles and large commercial trucks from leaving their engines running if idle for…
Women In The Legal Profession
Women In The Legal Profession In many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, women have been facing problems due to lack of opportunities and resources or because of their cultural…
Rights – Unknown
Rights – Unknown Prejudice which articulates itself in discrimination and oppression goes against the first two Articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). According to Article 1 of UDHR ‘All human…
$10m Donation by Saudi Businessman for Islamic Law Center at Yale
$10m Donation by Saudi Businessman for Islamic Law Center at Yale A Saudi businessman, has donated $10 million to Yale Law School for the establishment of the Abdallah S Kamel Center for the Study…
Witness Protection In Pakistan: Current Laws, Amendments and Comparison With Other Countries
Witness Protection In Pakistan: Current Laws, Amendments and Comparison With Other Countries Introduction Although, the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 [1] exists and Sindh Assembly passed a resolution for the said subject…
A Comparative Analysis of the Constitutions of Pakistan and the US
A Comparative Analysis of the Constitutions of Pakistan and the US The Constitution of the United States of America is the first ever written constitution and is well over 200 years old,…