Case & Court Management – District Judiciary Punjab The judiciary in Pakistan is grappling with the issue of the increase in pending cases in courts. The […]
Corrective Measures For The Safeguard Of Transgenders
Corrective Measures For The Safeguard Of Transgenders “Equality not only implies preventing discrimination but goes beyond in remedying discrimination against groups suffering systematic discrimination in society. […]
#KhadijaTheFighter – A Recap
#KhadijaTheFighter – A Recap Khadija Siddiqi’s case and her bravery amidst all the chaos has continued to serve as a lesson for women to hold their […]
International Criminal Court (ICC): The Impediments
International Criminal Court (ICC): The Impediments to ICC’s Efficient Working in Reprimanding Individuals for Crimes of Concern to the International Community Introduction At the time of the establishment […]
How the Parallel Judicial System of Jirga Perpetuates Injustice For Pakistani Women
How the Parallel Judicial System of Jirga Perpetuates Injustice For Pakistani Women Women in Pakistan continue to fall prey to jirgas, a parallel justice system held by […]
Violence in Pakistan: A Gendered Perspective
Violence in Pakistan: A Gendered Perspective Context: Pakistan has been ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world for women.[1] Gender based violence (GBV) […]
Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System
Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System Article 1 of United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) defines torture in the following terms: For the purposes of […]
This Women’s Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset
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 […]
Patriarchy Killed Hina Shahnawaz
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 […]
Federal Legislation In 2016
Federal Legislation In 2016 In the year 2016, the National Assembly passed 51 Acts but the Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) altogether passed just seven, out of which two were […]
To Bail Or Not To Bail?
To Bail Or Not To Bail? It is a universally recognized principle that wherever there is inequality, there cannot be justice. Equality and justice are two […]
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil
Human Trafficking And The Lesser Known Evil Amongst many abduction cases where victims have undergone a long period of captivity before being recovered, there was one […]
Is The Killing Of Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Or Muslim Genocide?
Is The Killing Of Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Or Muslim Genocide? A campaign for ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslims is being carried out by Burmese authorities […]
Worse Than The Romans
Worse Than The Romans In a torch-lit procession, she would be escorted from her family’s home to the groom’s home, where the latter would be waiting. […]
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan Pakistan, for 69 years, has experienced the role of the formal judicial law […]
Legal Education And Its Dilemma
Legal Education And Its Dilemma It has been two years since I have been part of the legal education system in Karachi. I am frequently asked […]
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place A few months back, with the release of Maalik, the army aspect featured in the movie […]