Commentary

Why So Jealous? The defence housing societies everywhere are the top societies of Pakistan, but why are we jealous of this? Why are we jealous if […]

The Exclusionary Rule In Law Of Evidence  The two fundamental questions about evidence concern its relevancy and admissibility. Evidence need not only be relevant in the […]

Private Schools – Redefining Educational Landscape One of the main pillars of a society is a solid public education system that responds to all its citizens, […]

This Women’ Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset  Every year on the 8th of March the women of the world come together to commemorate […]

The Fable Of Government Lawyers Legend has it that the federal and provincial governments have an army of lawyers at their disposal, working respectively in the […]

Pakistan’s Recent Counter-Terrorism Measures: A Critical Look When the harrowing attack of 16 December, 2014 took place, it felt as if the world had stopped spinning – for 144 families, […]

Solving The Protagoras Paradox – You Be The Judge Many years ago, a law teacher came across a student who was willing to learn but was […]

Why Should Pakistan Sign The First Optional Protocol To The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) On December 12, 2016, a mosque owned by […]

National Centre for Dispute Resolution Completes 10 Years, Celebrates A Decade Of Achievement In 2007, National Centre for Dispute Resolution (NCDR), Pakistan’s first mediation centre was established […]

Judicial Interpretation Of The Right To Life The right to life is a fundamental right and is protected under the Constitution in a democracy. Given this constitutional […]

The Law Of The Future “The future is already here – it is just not very evenly distributed.” ~ William Ford Gibson In January 2017, two […]

Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges Although Pakistan’s military operations against terrorism have been remarkable from a military standpoint, overlapping laws, poorly drafted legislation and troubled court system has […]

Patriarchy Killed Hina Shahnawaz News of honour killings, or karo-kari, is not new to Pakistan. Almost a thousand women are killed every year for allegedly bringing […]

A Case Against Bailiff Fee In Child Custody Litigation This article questions the authority of Guardian Judges at Lahore to fix bailiff fees for home visitation […]

Price Of A Life: Compensation To The Civilian Victims Of Terrorism An overlooked or rather ignored aspect which needs attention is the amount of compensation awarded […]

Criminal Justice System In Pakistan: A Critical Analysis Executive Summary The Criminal Justice System in Pakistan comprises of five components i.e. the police, judiciary, prisons, prosecution, […]

Nazi America, An Orwellian Nightmare Of The Doublethink In Real World Not too long ago, the world was left aghast by the sight of the lifeless […]