National Assembly proposes strict punishment for rapists The National Assembly’s standing committee on interior approved a draft bill suggesting death penalty and life imprisonment for accused […]
Women In The Legal Profession
Women In The Legal Profession In many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, women have been facing problems due to lack of opportunities and […]
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I Introduction We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, […]
Pakistani Murderer of Indonesian Couple Executed by Saudi Arabia
Pakistani Murderer of Indonesian Couple Executed by Saudi Arabia A Pakistani convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple was executed in Riyadh this week. According to the […]
Protection of Women’s Rights in Pakistan – A Practitioner’s Perspective
Protection of Women’s Rights in Pakistan – A Practitioner’s Perspective I was invited to speak briefly at a seminar organized by the Law and Politics Society, […]
Man Convicted for 12 Years for Sexually Assaulting his Teenage Daughter
Man Convicted for 12 Years for Sexually Assaulting his Teenage Daughter A district and sessions court in Karachi handed down the sentence to Saeed Ahmed Khan for […]
English–Urdu Legal Terms – R
English–Urdu Legal Terms – R Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration […]
Illegal minicab driver jailed in UK for raping drunken passenger
Illegal minicab driver jailed in UK for raping drunken passenger Iranian Ali Moaberfard was jailed for 6 years in London on charges of rape of a […]
Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion
Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion September 28 universally marks the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal […]
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law ABSTRACT The International humanitarian law (IHL) recognizes two categories of armed conflict: international armed conflict (IAC) […]
Indian Supreme Court Wants Lawyers To Pass Fitness Test To Appear In Court
Indian Supreme Court Wants Lawyers To Pass Fitness Test To Appear In Court The Supreme Court of India has said that the mental and physical fitness […]
Combating Online Misogyny
Team CTL recently attended a discussion on How To Combat Online Misogyny in Pakistan, organized by The Last Word bookshop in collaboration with Susan Benesch of The […]
Pakistan Needs Comprehensive Law to Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Pakistan Needs Comprehensive Law to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse is a silent crime committed under the veil of disguise. Almost all the developing […]
Is There Hope For Victims In This Criminal Justice System?
Is There Hope For Victims In This Criminal Justice System? “I don’t want to die before I get justice.” These are the words of Kainat Soomro, […]
Little Abused Souls Await Justice
Little Abused Souls Await Justice In every civilized nation of the world children are regarded as innocent, special and valuable assets through whom significant societal transformation […]
Exercises in Brutality: Torture Laws in Pakistan, in Light of American Policy Failure
Exercises in Brutality: Torture Laws in Pakistan, in Light of American Policy Failure ‘It is far pleasanter to sit comfortably in the shade rubbing red pepper […]
Child Abuse
Child Abuse Nelson Mandela once said: “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats it’s children.” Indeed […]