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No Real Argument About It: Judges Make Law – Declaratory Theory Is More Or Less Nonsense The declaratory theory is a principle concerning the source of […]

The Richest Poor Man Is No More It is not every day that one comes across a man like Edhi. A legend in his own right, […]

Child Labour My name is Irsa Khan. I am an LL.B student. I reflect a diverse personality and possess qualities such as ambition, generosity and thoughtfulness. […]

Addressing The Legal Issues Around Surrogacy Being a mother and father is not as simple a concept as it seems to be. When a child is […]

A Deafening Silence On Torture Day (June 26) “I was beaten black and blue and administered with electric shocks and chilli powder was inserted in my […]

The BREXIT Referendum The verdict given by UK voters through the referendum that has been conducted, embarks on a pathway leading to a stronger national identity […]

Pakistan And The Rights Of The Child On 24-25 May, the Government of Pakistan was reviewed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, regarding […]

Loyalty, State And The Step Mother In a constitutional democracy, it is not the citizens but their chosen representatives who govern the state by becoming part […]

A Proposal For Legal Reforms My learned friends, I would like to present an open resolution for three important reforms before this august house—a house of […]

‘Marital Rape’ – Where Does It Stand In The Islamic Legal System? What is marital rape? What does Islam say about this? These are important questions which have been the […]

Suggestions To Improve Meeting Areas Of Guardian Courts In Lahore & Other Districts Of Punjab Contesting parents have an inherent right to visit their minor child, especially […]

Jirga’s Antidote Is Fair For A Functional Justice System In the absence of a fair and functional judicial system that can uphold the rule of law, […]

On Biblical And Literary Justice My friend Adam Sulkowski asked a question that forced me to stretch deep into my memory for a quote. Adam asked […]

Part II: In ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’ – Hats Off To His Lordship! On 23rd February 2016, the honourable Lahore High Court judge, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali […]

A Lawyer’s Sojourn In London My intellectual sojourn in London is like a ‘journey of pleasure and pain’. It has been a pleasure to have observed […]

The Clash Of Titans When viewed through a legal prism, it becomes apparent that a judge of the Lahore High Court has an elevated position, and […]

22nd Amendment Of The Constitution 1973: A Mixed Blessing Pakistani Parliament is in process of approving the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. The amendment proposes to […]