Commentary

Bar And Bench “…It is in the interest of both the Bench and the Bar for advocates to uphold at all times the dignity and high […]

A Good Police Service Is The State’s Best Bet Against Crime An effective, well-functioning and self-disciplined police service is mandatory for the countering insurgency and terrorism […]

Transgenders In Pakistan Transgenders in Pakistan face severe discrimination, stigma and systemic inequality. To discuss or even to interact with a transgender is considered a taboo […]

Article 199 (Locus Standi) And Public Interest Litigation In today’s modernized world, where citizens already enjoy quite a few rights, there is a further increase in […]

Bar vs Bench (Satire) The tussle between bar and the bench, which took an ugly turn last week, has finally been settled. What looked like an […]

 The Horrendous Judicial Structure Of FATA: Compromised Rights And Steps For Their Realization The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan in the north-west part of the […]

Concept Of Law There have been several attempts to produce a universally acceptable definition of law. Lord Lloyd once said that no such definition could be […]

Supremacy Of The Supreme Court The government has revealed its plan to amend Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution – invoked by the Supreme Court […]

Corrective Measures For The Safeguard Of Transgenders “Equality not only implies preventing discrimination but goes beyond in remedying discrimination against groups suffering systematic discrimination in society. […]

Black Coats The black coats are at it, yet again; they deride the sanctity of courtrooms; ransack the nameplates and belongings of judges upon whom they […]

Alternative Dispute Resolution (An Alternative Access To Justice)  Alternative Dispute Resolution commonly known as (ADR) refers to ‘any means of settling disputes outside of the court […]

How To Strengthen The Rule Of Law We cannot conceive the dream of a mature judiciary till we have not established the culture of the rule […]

Fraternity, Bar And Much Needed Reforms You need badgers; lawyers, usually young ones, who would decorate their chest with a badge carrying the name of, and […]

Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan on Surrogacy: From Judicial Islamization of Laws to Judicial Legislation Introduction In Farooq Siddiqui v Mst. Farzana Naheed (Sh. Petition No.2/I of […]

America’s New Approach To The Af-Pak Region U.S. President Donald Trump who supported the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan throughout his candidacy gave a speech to […]

Rule Of Law(yers) Yesterday’s attack on the Lahore High Court is deplorable to say the least. Such thuggery should have no place in the legal profession. […]

The Impact Of Divorce On Women In Pakistan Nikah is a sacred contract between a man and a woman subject to the payment of dower. This […]