Commentary

The Constitution makes it mandatory for all laws of Pakistan to be in conformity with Islamic laws. This approach is evident in Pakistani family laws. The […]

In my fifteen (15) odd years of practice, the laws more or less continue to remain the same but our legal system has given offspring to […]

I once attended a seminar on the law governing the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles— “drones”—at an eminent university in the United Kingdom. I expected the […]

The Challenges of Consumer Law (World Consumer Day 15th March) This 15th of March 2015, I got an opportunity to speak at an event to celebrate […]

The retirement last year of the Country’s 21st Chief Justice, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, after just seven months in office, and the appointment of the current […]

No election in Pakistan’s recent history has been shrouded more in controversy than the general elections 2013 (GE 2013). Allegations of rigging, malpractices, negligence and irregularities […]

As a legal system, Pakistan’s response to the war on terror has been nothing short of miserable. The inability of our state apparatus to adapt itself […]

Arbitral Institutions, Arbitrators and the Parties: A Complex Relationship It is commonly accepted that by choosing to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration, the parties […]

The New York Convention, 1958 provides a full-fledged regime for enforcement of foreign commercial arbitral awards; while also affording remedial access to the award-debtor seeking non-enforcement […]

In the year 2010, during the month of May, Pakistani authorities shut down the popular social networking site Facebook, as it was allegedly hosting certain ‘blasphemous’ […]

Overseas investors can breathe a sigh of relief as David Cameron makes his way back into 10 Downing Street, seizing an unexpected overall majority vote. The […]

Laws Governing Air Warfare Although States have not adopted a specific regulation of modern air warfare, it is evident that the general principles of international humanitarian […]

Recently, a large hue and cry has been raised by the public at large when the outcome of “years of drafting and consultations” has been presented […]

Introduction Migrating or making investments abroad invariably involves transfer of various documents. Notarization and legalization of documents is an important but cumbersome step in cross border […]

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are an important pillar of the human rights framework and the below average results in this area are a […]

Apostasy or Irtidad in Arabic literally means to ‘backslide.’ In Islamic terminology it is ‘turning away from Islam’ or ‘severing the ties with Islam’ and a […]

The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index offers a detailed, multidimensional view of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in […]