Commentary

Lessons from Canada: The Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report December 15, 2015, is a watershed moment for the rights of the indigenous people of the world […]

The Quick Fix This term, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide Evenwel v. Abott. The issue raised is whether redistricting in Texas should […]

Illegal Dispossession Act 2005 And Instant Relief – Solace For The Deprived And The Dispossessed Enacted on 30th June 2005 after a lengthy debate in Parliament, […]

Police Reforms Agenda The police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion, but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the law. […]

Punishment — The Only Cure Within A Society? English philosopher William Penn once said, “People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, […]

Extremism — Defying Diversity The relation between Muslim societies and the West is quite complex. In recent decades it has come to be underpinned by suspicions […]

A Nikah Nama, otherwise known as the Islamic marriage contract, governs marital relations between any Muslim couple. This document details the rights and obligations of the […]

“Who Am I To Exercise Judicial Powers?” The Curious Case Of Mumtaz Qadri They call themselves ambassadors of Islam while standing far from its injunctions. They […]

Role of Election Commission In Intra Party Elections The political parties play a pivotal role in fostering a constitutional and democratic political culture in a country. […]

National Action Plan or No Action Plan: Civilian Dithering As December gloom takes over Pakistan, much has been written about the National Action Plan, which was […]

How Free and Fair Elections are Free and Fair in Pakistan? We in Pakistan have come across the term “Free and Fair” over a considerable time […]

Women’s Rights in Islam In order to understand the rights of women particularly in Islam it is necessary to look at the status of women in […]

Unheard Voices According to Article 2 of UN ‘Convention on the prevention and punishment of the Crime of Genocide’ 1948, Genocide means any of the acts […]

The Exploited Land Acquisition Act The emerging surge of urbanization in the government of Sharif Brothers has raised many fingers on the laws in place in […]

Does The Segregation Of Prisoners Violate The ECHR? The Supreme Court case of Shahid v Scottish ministers [2015] UKSC 58 considered whether the segregation of prisoners […]

Kashmir Talks: A Legal Obligation The prime minister’s recent statement offering an unconditional dialogue with India is a positive political move to decrease the escalating tension […]

Homicide Cases In Pakistan Need Uniformity In Law Homicide in the Islamic Sharia law, forming part of penal law deals with a multifarious system, which is […]