“Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where people are fed and where individuals and nations are free.” – Dalai Lama. Introduction to Human […]
Extending Women’s Rights to Unilateral, No-Fault Based Khula
The injunctions of Islam regarding gender are based on equality without any discrimination whatsoever. However, women in Pakistan have been struggling to obtain these rights guaranteed […]
Continuing Mandamus: Productive or Deleterious Overreach?
Mandamus is a type of writ issued by the court to direct a public body to do something that the law requires it to do. The […]
Rights of Illegitimate Children in Pakistan: Sunni and Shia Law Perspectives
Introduction Under Islamic law, a child born out of wedlock is considered filius nullius (“a son of nobody”) and considered to own no lineage to the […]
Tenancy Laws: Much Ado About Nothing
Over time, the legislature has vowed to legislate for the recognition and enforcement of rights of the downtrodden classes of society. An uptick in legislation pertaining […]
Animal Rights In Pakistan: Being Kind To Every Kind
‘Sentience’, as most dictionaries would agree, is the capacity to perceive, feel and experience subjectively. Princeton University Professor, Peter Singer, in his 1975 book Animal Liberation, […]
Transgenders and Their Protection Under Pakistani Law
Our society tends to accommodate two genders only. Any gender beyond male and female is not acceptable to many. Transgenders have struggled over the ages to […]
Anticipatory Bail – An Extraordinary Judicial Intervention?
Anticipatory Bail – An Extraordinary Judicial Intervention? On 14th March 2020, an order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was widely reported with a claim that […]
Where Is My Right To Health?
Where Is My Right To Health? As members of the human society, we are conscious about our health and the health of those we care about. […]
Consumer Protection Law: A Neglected Gem
Consumer Protection Law: A Neglected Gem A consumer, as defined by Section 2(c) of the Islamabad Consumer Protection Act 1995, is any person who buys goods […]
Anti-Harassment Laws in Pakistan
Anti-Harassment Laws in Pakistan Sexual harassment is a non-consensual act, carried out either physically or mentally, or through words spoken towards another person, in a sexual […]
Participatory and Representative Democracy in General Elections 2018
Participatory and Representative Democracy in General Elections 2018 Types of Democracy In that regard, there are two main types of democracy, participatory (direct) and representative democracy. […]
Your Right To Information Matters Because You Never Know When You’re Going To Need It
Your Right To Information Matters Because You Never Know When You’re Going To Need It The right to acquire information is a fundamental right of every […]
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan Many laws deal with the rights of children. It is necessary to shed light on the definition of a child, […]
Remissness Towards Juvenile Rights
Remissness Towards Juvenile Rights The guiding principles set out this year by UNICEF state that, “Children’s rights are human rights for children.” The 1989 United Nations Convention on […]
Important UK Legislation Which Still Has Relevance Today
Important UK Legislation Which Still Has Relevance Today ‘‘Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must […]
Competence Of Witness (Child Witness)
Competence Of Witness (Child Witness) Article 3 of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order 1984 deals with the competency of a witness. A witness is a person who deposes some […]