The ongoing saga of societal and political crisis that the country is facing, has made the Parliament more active with regards to passing of amendments/legislation. As […]
Imbalanced Probabilities & Inconvenient Truths: the Judicial Commission’s Final Report
This past week, the Judicial Commission established pursuant to an agreement in part between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PMLN) released its final […]
Evolution of International Environmental Law and that of National Environmental Laws of Pakistan
Introduction: International Environmental Law has no clear boundaries but many grey areas that intersect with other areas of research such as business, ecology, humanitarian and human […]
My Two Cents On The Judicial Commission’s Report
I just finished reading the Judicial Commission’s (“the Commission”) final report and following are my key observations; 1. It is a comprehensive account of the Commission’s […]
Review of Competition Laws of Pakistan and the role of CCP
In its broadest sense Market Economy can be explained as an economy where individuals own and collect the resources which are allocated through voluntary market dealing […]
Twisted Priorities
It has hardly been a month that the twin cities were graced with the inauguration of the metro bus service to facilitate the commuters travelling between […]
Mob Justice Is A Symptom Of The Degeneration Of The Rule Of Law
Mob Justice Is A Symptom Of The Degeneration Of The Rule Of Law The mob justice meted out to 13 year old Samiul Alam Rajon, who […]
Animal Rights in Pakistan
Animal Rights in Pakistan California in the recent U.S. Elections approved Proposition 2, otherwise known as the Standards for Confining Farm Animals Initiative, by a 63% […]
English Courts Encouraging Arbitration In London: And Discouraging Pakistani Parties
Even though the headquarters of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is located in Paris, London has, in recent times, become a center for arbitration where various […]
Convention Against Torture and Jurisprudence
Torture has been at the heart of debate even before the 9/11 attacks receiving extensive deliberation in the past as well. Eminent scholars have tried to […]
Justice or Hypocrisy?
This past decade has witnessed a significant change in the socio-political dynamics of Pakistan. The revival of democracy , restoration of Judiciary and the 2013 transition […]
France “Burqa Ban”: Just Anti-Islam or Anti-Women Too?
France, by popular claim, is a secular republic where religion is treated as a personal and private matter. Hence, the French feel that anything and everything […]
Justice Hurried Is Justice Buried
The Punjab Sound Systems (Regulation) Ordinance, 2015 was promulgated by the government of Punjab as part of the National Action Plan to curb and counter terrorist […]
How To Close The Gender Gap? Get Political
“All men are born equal.” There is no doubt that this ideal should include women. However, since time immemorial, women from all walks of life have […]
Finding a Fine Balance: The CAT and the Third World’s Dilemma
Historically, the notion that force could be used to derive the truth has often tempted persons to resort to the chair of torture, turning away from […]
The Conditions of Women’s Human Rights
“My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you.” Audre Lorde had it right when she said that women have been taught to […]
License to Abuse
The attack at the Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris, a French satirical magazine, leaving 12 people killed for what they have published, left the world in […]