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
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
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 […]
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan Article 2 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, stipulates that all existing […]
With Apologies To Judicial Supremacy
With Apologies To Judicial Supremacy On the 17th of April, 1905, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Lochner v. New York, a case concerning […]
Is The Pakistani Law On Blasphemy An Affront To The Islamic And Pakistani Justice System?
Is The Pakistani Law On Blasphemy An Affront To The Islamic And Pakistani Justice System? Blasphemy Blasphemy is to say something that is impious about Allah, […]
Why Is Mediation Better Than Arbitration?
Why Is Mediation Better Than Arbitration? In Pakistan arbitration receives its legal backing from The Arbitration Act 1940 whereas mediation gains support from Section 89-A of […]
Protecting the Right to Adequate Housing
Protecting the Right to Adequate Housing The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently restrained the Government authorities from demolishing and bulldozing the houses of poor slum […]
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law ABSTRACT The International humanitarian law (IHL) recognizes two categories of armed conflict: international armed conflict (IAC) […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy?
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy? “To the extent that we are privatising public civil dispute resolution systems, we are essentially privatising a significant part […]
Can Forced Labour of Immigrant Workers in the Middle East be Regarded as Slavery?
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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 […]