In May 2025, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law a long-awaited amendment raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 for both girls […]
The author, Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi, is a distinguished lawyer and legal researcher currently pursuing a fully funded Ph.D. in Public International Law under the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in China. Hailing from Islamabad, she has actively contributed to the legal community as a member of the Islamabad Bar Council. Her academic career includes teaching positions at Bahria University Islamabad, International Islamic University Islamabad, and Rawalpindi Law College. The author’s research interests are broad yet deeply interconnected, spanning Artificial Intelligence and Law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Public International Law, Human Rights, International Environmental Law (IEL), and the rights of women and children. She adopts a multidisciplinary approach to these subjects, contributing to critical global discussions on governance, legal innovation, and social justice.