Courting The Law

Commentary. Featured. Guest Columnists. December 27, 2025

Construction Works: Services or Goods?

After the 18th Amendment[1] to the Constitution[2], goods are taxed by the federal legislature, and the services by the provinces[3]. There is no concurrency in tax. For a particular transaction, the tax is either levied by the federal legislature, or by the provinces. Under the current framework, the supply of goods is taxed by the center under the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The provinces, after the 18th Amendment, have promulgated provincial legislations to bring the taxation on services within their provincial domain.

STATEHOOD, RECOGNITION AND PEACE PLAN: INTERNATIONAL LAW PERSPECTIVE

Historic Arbitration Ruling Upholds Pakistan’s Water Rights in Landmark Indus Waters Treaty Case

Ceding Territory Under Pressure and International Law

How Bangladesh’s Constitutional Directives Bridge Ideological Divides

Supreme Court Upholds Wedlock Policy: A Landmark Ruling on Family Protection in Pakistan’s Civil Service

Why the UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution Failed, Again.

The IHC’s Intervention on Sewerage Workers’ Rights in Pakistan: A Constitutional Reckoning

Minority Rights and the National Commission for Minorities’ Rights Bill 2025: An Analytical Overview

Qanoondan Podcast: Lawyers with disabilities: Victimization and Struggles ft. Iram Riaz Ch, AHC

Qanoondan podcast: Work of State Counsels & Defense Counsels in Islamabad Capital Territory ft. Jugnoo Kazmi

Qanoondan Podcast: Expensive Bar Elections and Professional Lawyers ft. Khawaja Nayyar, Advocate High Court – Ep 13

Qanoondan Podcast: Why our Legal Education System is Failing & How can it be Improved? ft. Dr. Aziz ur Rehman

Sindh High Court Holds SSP & SHO Responsible For Karo Kari Cases

Swift Justice

Mumtaz Qadri– The “Narrative” Which Needs to Be Dismantled

Easily Escapable

Justice Unserved– Kasur Edition

Selective Priorities

Military Courts From An Illustrator’s Perspective

Supreme Court and Military Courts

The Senate Doing Its Job