Constitution

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 […]

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 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 Introduction Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms Chairman Senator Raza Rabbani presented a report with the draft of the […]

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 The Bolivian Legislative Assembly approved a bill to amend the constitution to extend presidential […]

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 Article 2 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, stipulates that all existing […]

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   “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 The Constitution of the United States of America is the first ever written constitution and […]

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 […]

A Human Rights Perspective of the Supreme Court Verdict on the Basic Structure Doctrine   In a recent verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), the […]

Originalism v Living Constitution Debate The controversial role of the judiciary (especially after the recent Supreme Court decision on the 18th and 21st Amendment) and whether it […]

The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea The TV’s talking heads are dizzy with excitement: the sun’s boiling, the signs are ominous, and the judges are […]

The ongoing saga of societal and political crisis that the country is facing, has made the Parliament more active with regards to passing of amendments/legislation. As […]

Proposed and moved by: Mr. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control) Status: Passed Summary: The lack of efficiency resulting from abiding by the […]