This article aims to highlight the scope of pre-trial arrest and detention[1] in Islamic criminal law and procedure.[2] The nature and history of Islamic criminal law […]
Draconian Law to Remove Civil Servants Arbitrarily
Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, while addressing a group of civil servants in April 1948, shared the following words: “The first thing that I want to tell […]
IP Court Order Against Social Media Platforms for Intellectual Property Infringement of Descon
With the invention of World Wide Web, connectivity across the globe has turned the world into a global village. The age of print media is attenuating […]
Renewable Energy Policy in Pakistan: A Critique
Introduction The Conference of Parties adopted the Paris Agreement in its twenty-first session (COP21). The agreement recognised climate change as an urgent and potentially irreversible threat[1] […]
Pakistan Power Sector Policy Review
This comprehensive legislative and policy review of Pakistan’s power sector has been undertaken by Courting The Law and a team of concerned lawyers, including Taimur Malik, […]
Legal and Technological Approaches to Tackle Online Child Abuse
Introduction Protecting the most vulnerable members of society should be an essential feature of any well-functioning legal system. A reputed non-governmental organization in Pakistan, in its […]
Courts vs Lawyers: IHC Judgment Directing Demolition of Lawyers’ Chambers
A few days ago, when bar-bench relations in Islamabad were already at an all-time low, the honourable Islamabad High Court (IHC) proceeded to announce a judgment […]
Paradox of Tolerance – Forced Cremation of Muslims in Sri Lanka
Systematic discrimination and human rights violations against minority communities in Sri Lanka are not new in the country’s political and social realm. The most recent of […]
No More Dignity Trials
No More Dignity Trials Lamented as a colonial relic but also labeled as pejorative and contemptuous, the “two finger test” has been used to ascertain whether […]
Welfare Funds in Pakistan: Pro-People Laws, Insensitive Legislators
“Raising the living standard and socio-economic uplift of industrial workers is the cornerstone of the government policy, which is being achieved by providing the basic and […]
REGTECH: How Distributed Ledger Technology Can Help Regulators and Businesses In Pakistan
REGTECH: How Distributed Ledger Technology Can Help Regulators and Businesses In Pakistan [This paper originates from interactions with the SECP]. INTRODUCTION Regulatory technology (regtech) focuses on […]
The Soleimani Killing -Trump’s Legacy for International Law
Facts of the Case Tensions in the Middle East significantly worsened after Major General Qassem Soleimani was assassinated by a US air strike at Baghdad Airport […]
Geographical Indication – A Belated Step Forward
Protection of traditional cultural products such as the Sindhi ajrak or Sargodha’s kinnow and improvements in the trade sector of Pakistan can be encouraged through the […]
Aesthetic Functionality Should Not Be Used As A Reason For Denying Trademark
Introduction A trademark is a category of intellectual property pertaining to the protection of a certain design, logo or expression (“marks”) of a certain product or […]
Capital Punishment Study Reveals 78% of Death Penalty Cases Overturned by Supreme Court
Download a copy of the Pakistan Capital Punishment Study here: Pakistan Capital Punishment Study (FFR & Reprieve) Between 2010 and 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned 78% of […]
Flooding in Karachi: Solutions in Light of Eighteenth Amendment
The city of Karachi, which is not only the most populous city in Pakistan but is also the country’s economic hub, has been in the news […]
When Will the Numbers Go Down?
I do not intend to use fancy language or interpret a problematic provision of law or mention statistics to support my assertions. Today, I write as […]