Sindh Assembly Approves Hindu Marriage Bill For the first time in the country’s history, marriage laws for millions of Hindus living in Sindh have been codified […]
Violence Against Women: Actual Situation In Pakistan And Effective Measures To Fight Against it
Violence Against Women: Actual Situation In Pakistan And Effective Measures To Fight Against it Introduction “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your […]
Freedom Beheaded
Freedom Beheaded The year 2016 begins with the news of Saudi Arabia executing 47 terrorists gallantly. A strong message to all those out there that the […]
Delhi Gang-Rapist Walks Free
Delhi Gang-Rapist Walks Free The youngest convict in a notorious 2012 fatal gang-rape on a bus in New Delhi has been released from a youth correctional facility. […]
Unheard Voices
Unheard Voices According to Article 2 of UN ‘Convention on the prevention and punishment of the Crime of Genocide’ 1948, Genocide means any of the acts […]
Shared Parenting and Visitation Rights During Child Custody Litigation
Shared Parenting and Visitation Rights During Child Custody Litigation The Need For Implementation Of Shared Parenting and Home Visitation Of Minors With Their Non Custodial Parents […]
Talk on Legal Reform and Policy to Counter Violence Against Women
Talk on Legal Reform and Policy to Counter Violence Against Women SHAIKH AHMAD HASSAN SCHOOL OF LAW (SAHSOL) PRESENTS A TALK ON Legal Reform and Policy […]
National Assembly proposes strict punishment for rapists
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) […]