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Is The Doctrine Of “Separation Of Powers” Necessary For Smooth Functioning Of The State’s Affairs In This Modern Day Democracy? – Part II   Some Articles […]

Is the Doctrine of “Separation of Powers” Necessary For Smooth Functioning Of The State’s Affairs In This Modern Day Democracy?  – Part I Introduction: Lord Acton […]

ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH Every year is the same story. It is election season for the Bar and it is inevitable that something akin to a […]

The Much-Needed Anti-Rape Bills In contradistinction to the legislature’s characteristic stalling on critical legal reforms, the Senate, last week, adopted the Anti-rape Bill proposed (over a year back) […]

Difference between Constitutional Amendment and Ordinary Legislation The procedure and requirements of amending the Constitution and making an ordinary law is different. Therefore, an ordinary law […]

 Basic Structure Theory – Part II The Basic Structure Theory has long been debated in the judicial history of Pakistan from the famous case of Asma […]

Copyright Laws and Regulations in the UK and EU “Copyright law has been drafted with an analogue world in mind, and has not been able to […]

Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part II I have argued earlier (in Part I of this comment) that […]

 Basic structure Theory – Part I Abstract: There is no such academic theory of Basic Structure in the constitutional jurisprudence of Pakistan, unlike India. Supreme Court […]

PILDAT Legislative Brief on the Right To Information Bill 2014 This brief has been originally published by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) […]

Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment The article analyses the constitutionality of recently passed Twenty First Amendment (hereinafter the “21st Amendment”) to the Constitution of […]

Legal Importance and Functions of Trademarks Introduction Trademarks are important for determining the history, age and value of a product. It is a valuable asset because […]

Food For Thought For Bar Associations Representing The Lawyers’ Community The Bar Councils and Bar Associations in Pakistan represent the lawyers’ community. The lawyers are considered as […]

Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion September 28 universally marks the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal […]

Pakistan Court Orders Government To Enforce Climate Law Lahore High Court has made history by ordering the Pakistan government to enforce its own climate policy, with […]

Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part I The Judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan upholding the constitutionality […]

An Excuse to Recuse It is a well-known fact that the judiciary needs to be independent of the other arms of the State in order for […]