“Time is money” is a phrase well known to the business world. It first appeared in 1748 in an essay titled Advice to Young Tradesman by […]
Bringing Dispute Resolution Out of the Dark With ADR and Pakistan’s First Commercial Courts
On the 17th of April, 2021, as a cool breeze blew and the sun set on the manicured lawns of Governor House Punjab, we bore witness, […]
Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan
In March 2021, the Foundation for Fundamental Rights (FFR) and Reprieve UK launched a Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan, which is available online here: https://capitaldefencemanualpk.com/ […]
Renewable Energy Policy in Pakistan: A Critique
Introduction The Conference of Parties adopted the Paris Agreement in its twenty-first session (COP21). The agreement recognised climate change as an urgent and potentially irreversible threat[1] […]
Pakistan Power Sector Policy Review
This comprehensive legislative and policy review of Pakistan’s power sector has been undertaken by Courting The Law and a team of concerned lawyers, including Taimur Malik, […]
Legal and Technological Approaches to Tackle Online Child Abuse
Introduction Protecting the most vulnerable members of society should be an essential feature of any well-functioning legal system. A reputed non-governmental organization in Pakistan, in its […]
Iran vs the US (Treaty of Amity Case)
The ICJ Judgment on Preliminary Objections in Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United […]
Sigh of Relief: Two-Finger Test Abolished, Anti-Rape Ordinance Promulgated
Pakistan, after the partition of the subcontinent and its independence from British rule, inherited most of the British legal framework and its practices. An infamous practice […]
Timely Abolishment of the Two-Finger Test Would Have Favoured Mukhtaran Mai’s Rape Appeal – In Conversation with Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan
[TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Content] Ever since Justice Ayesha Malik ruled in favour of the abolishment of the abhorrent two-finger test in rape cases, I was intrigued […]
Courts vs Lawyers: IHC Judgment Directing Demolition of Lawyers’ Chambers
A few days ago, when bar-bench relations in Islamabad were already at an all-time low, the honourable Islamabad High Court (IHC) proceeded to announce a judgment […]
Legalization of Cryptocurrency
With human evolvement, new inventions have also been witnessed since time immemorial. Digitalization of the whole planet is an amazing technological advance which is nothing less […]
Fundamental Rights and How to Enforce Them
“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 […]
Book Review: Has China Won? by Kishore Mahbubani
Living in China for over two years has been quite a unique experience for us. While working with an international university in the area of maritime […]
Suicide: Psychiatric Misconceptions and Legal Implications in Pakistan
Abstract Suicide has become a significant general medical condition and its occurrences seem to have increased in Pakistan as of late. Available and accessible statistics show […]
Free Download: Case-Law Update by Supreme Court Research Centre (Oct-Dec 2020)
Download a free copy of the first volume of case-law updates published by the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Research Centre for the quarterly period of October-December, […]
Paradox of Tolerance – Forced Cremation of Muslims in Sri Lanka
Systematic discrimination and human rights violations against minority communities in Sri Lanka are not new in the country’s political and social realm. The most recent of […]
Law of Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Discrepancies and Comparison with International Law
This article aims to highlight the obscurities in the law of enforced disappearances in Pakistan along with the statutory ambiguity in the regulation of affairs by […]