Guest Columnists

Can Forced Labour of Immigrant Workers in the Middle East be Regarded as Slavery? When most people think of slavery, they instinctively think of colonialized Africa […]

Pakistan’s Nuclear Assets On ICJ’s Radar The issue of weapons of mass destruction has always been a controversial one in the comity of nations. This has […]

Need For Alternative Dispute Resolution We all know life is full of conflicts at all levels and it is quite natural, but how we respond to […]

NA 122: Should PTI Demand Legal Action Against Election Staff? After examining the judgment of the Tribunal in NA 122 case and the relevant provisions of […]

A Human Rights Perspective of the Supreme Court Verdict on the Basic Structure Doctrine   In a recent verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), the […]

Pakistan: Not The Country The Founding Father Envisaged August 11 is a historic day that marks the celebration of Minorities’ Day in Pakistan. It was on […]

Compliance With Adverse WTO (World Trade Organisaton) Rulings   Introduction There has been a positive attitude of compliance by Member States of the WTO with adverse […]

The Existence of Islamic Marriages in the United Kingdom, and the Problems Pertaining to This Form of Unions   The story of Islamic marriage in the […]

Implications of Key BIT Provisions The aim of this paper is to review all the protective provisions found mostly in all BITs, whether coming from customary […]

Little Abused Souls Await Justice In every civilized nation of the world children are regarded as innocent, special and valuable assets through whom significant societal transformation […]

The Independence Day – Are We Truly Independent? The nation is now going to celebrate its 69th Independence Day. The day reminds us of the valiant […]

Exercises in Brutality: Torture Laws in Pakistan, in Light of American Policy Failure   ‘It is far pleasanter to sit comfortably in the shade rubbing red pepper […]

Legitimizing Dirty Money Promulgation of Finance (Amendment) Ordinance) 2012, by the President on 24 April 2012, just one day before the scheduled session of National Assembly, […]

Protecting our Children: Kasur in Perspective Sexual abuse in Pakistan is widespread and often goes unchecked. Societal norms, particularly the notion of ‘family honour,’ result in […]

Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability Introduction International Commercial Arbitration has evolved to be one of the most exclusive ways of dispute settlement outside of realm of national […]

The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea The TV’s talking heads are dizzy with excitement: the sun’s boiling, the signs are ominous, and the judges are […]

Woman is one step later to man in creation and continues her march to bridge the gap. Nobody needs to be prejudiced by an act of […]