A Minor Guardian Is a Constitutional Court, or the Supreme Court in our case, the best institution to protect the rights of minorities in a country? […]
LHC Seeks Reply From Federal Government Over Sales Tax Imposed On Petroleum Products
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LHC Declares Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Illegal, Sets Aside All Appointments
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Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French
Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French Canada’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the constitution does not require the Alberta […]
Nepalese Parliament Elects First Female President
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Top Court in India Rejects Judicial Appointment Law
Top Court in India Rejects Judicial Appointment Law The Supreme Court of India decided that a new law which is to change the structure of judicial appointments […]
Basic Structure Theory – Part III
Difference between Constitutional Amendment and Ordinary Legislation The procedure and requirements of amending the Constitution and making an ordinary law is different. Therefore, an ordinary law […]
Basic Structure Theory – Part II
Basic Structure Theory – Part II The Basic Structure Theory has long been debated in the judicial history of Pakistan from the famous case of Asma […]
Proposed Amendments To The 19th Amendment Of Pakistan
Proposed Amendments To The 19th Amendment Of Pakistan Introduction Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms Chairman Senator Raza Rabbani presented a report with the draft of the […]
Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment
Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment The article analyses the constitutionality of recently passed Twenty First Amendment (hereinafter the “21st Amendment”) to the Constitution of […]
Bolivia Legislative Assembly Approves Constitutional Change For Extension Of Presidential Term Limits
Bolivia Legislative Assembly Approves Constitutional Change For Extension Of Presidential Term Limits The Bolivian Legislative Assembly approved a bill to amend the constitution to extend presidential […]
Nepal Adopts New Constitution
President Ram Baran Yadav signed the new Constitution replacing the interim Constitution following years of debate. The Constitution was signed and announced by the President who was […]
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan Article 2 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, stipulates that all existing […]
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction So we are back to “saving democracy”. You may once have thought that accountability was a significant component of democracy, but apparently […]
Obeying Illegal Orders From Superiors: Guidelines for Civil Servants
Obeying Illegal Orders From Superiors: Guidelines for Civil Servants “You may even be put to trouble not because you are doing anything wrong but because […]
A Comparative Analysis of the Constitutions of Pakistan and the US
A Comparative Analysis of the Constitutions of Pakistan and the US The Constitution of the United States of America is the first ever written constitution and […]
The Transitional Council of Central African Republic Adopts Constitution
The Transitional Council of Central African Republic Adopts Constitution Central African Republic Transitional Council has adopted a constitution which is said to help form a new […]