Legislative Review: Punjab Defamation Act 2024 Factual Background In May this year, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024, which was subsequently signed into law […]
The Constitutional Conscience: Pakistan’s Judicial Odyssey
Pakistan’s judicial history, rich in its complexities and dramatic turns, has always captivated the nation. With recent Supreme Court proceedings broadcast live on television and social […]
Boundaries of Power: Limiting Constitutional Amendments in Pakistan
One fine evening in 399 BCE, as the sun was about to set, Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, drank a cup of hemlock and ended his life […]
Redemption and Justice: Shawshank and PTI
The Shawshank Redemption, a movie released in 1994, is based on a story in which a banker is falsely convicted of murdering his wife and her […]
A Win for Democracy: SIC Reserved Seats Case
Pakistan is said to be a democracy. Democracy is derived from two Greek root words: demos, meaning people, and kratos, meaning power. Democracy is the power […]
Report on Internal Human Trafficking 2022
The Report on Internal Human Trafficking 2022, prepared by Barrister Abdus Saleem & Law Associates, aims to discuss the laws pertaining to human trafficking, specifically the […]
Juvenile Justice System in Pakistan
Maroof Sani Citizens have the right to have their liberty and security respected under Article 9 of the constitution. All the state institutions, whether the police […]
Post 18th Amendment Federalism: “Pith and Substance” Doctrine and Cooperative Federalism
Adeel Wahid A. Introduction The aim of this paper is to explore the “pith and substance” doctrine, and notions of Cooperative Federalism (also known as Marble […]
Landmark Decision: Suo Moto Case No 1 of 2022
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which was unanimously passed by Parliament in 1973, was authored by my late father, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada. The […]
Diversity in Judicial Elevation
Diversity contributes to legitimacy. In a country where the judiciary is under incessant reproval from different echelons of the society for not being as independent as […]
Seniority vs Fitness in the Appointment of Supreme Court Judges
The possible appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan by the Judicial Commission, regardless of the principle of seniority, has once again […]
Discontinuance of Insensitive Words For Persons with Different Abilities
Download a copy of the recent decision in Malik Ubaidullah v Government of Punjab (2020) here: c.p._140_l_2015 “Our Constitution, as a whole, does not distinguish between a […]
Eighteenth Amendment: Another Casualty of the Virus?
The COVID-19 virus spreading globally like wildfire is undoubtedly the greatest challenge being faced worldwide post World War II. Unfortunately, it is not merely a health […]
Judicial Review in Pakistan
This article explores the doctrine of judicial review in Pakistan. Following a brief introduction, it traces the doctrine’s origins. It then discusses the jurisdiction of the […]
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary A friend recently referred to a published news item about the transfer of […]
Judgment Analysis: Ameen Masih v Federation of Pakistan & Others
Judgment Analysis: Ameen Masih v Federation of Pakistan & Others Title and Citation Ameen Masih Versus Federation of Pakistan and others (before Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, […]
Petition To Block the Peshawar Bus Project
Petition To Block the Peshawar Bus Project A writ petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court, asking it to stay the execution of Bus […]