Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System Article 1 of United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) defines torture in the following terms: For the purposes of […]
ICJ’s (Lack of) Jurisdiction in Jadhav’s Case
ICJ’s (Lack of) Jurisdiction in Jadhav’s Case The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has initiated proceedings to determine whether ICJ has jurisdiction to adjudicate a matter […]
The Supreme Court; Not A Trial Court
The Supreme Court; Not A Trial Court The Constitution of Pakistan grants three kinds of jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, namely, original jurisdiction under Article 184, […]
PTI Decides To Open Another Legal Front Against Nawaz
PTI Decides To Open Another Legal Front Against Nawaz ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) recently made the decision to open up another legal front against Prime […]
Chaos In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly As PTI MPA Mocks PPP Lawmaker
Chaos In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly As PTI MPA Mocks PPP Lawmaker A heated debate arose in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly recently as Deputy Speaker Dr Meher Taj […]
FIA Lodges First Case Under The Human Organ Transplant Act
FIA Lodges First Case Under The Human Organ Transplant Act The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) recently discovered an illegal organ trade gang in Lahore. Subsequently, the […]
An Interview With Sardar Qasim Farooq Ali
An Interview With Sardar Qasim Farooq Ali Non-compliance with rules and policies is a common practice especially in government departments across Pakistan. As a result of […]
Jurisprudentia of Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja
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Successive Bail Applications And Lawyers’ Role
Lawyers, no doubt, have great responsibility in defending their clients. Sometimes, however, in pursuing their duties, some lawyers are not concerned about the repute of the […]
What Do Businesses Expect Commercial Mediation To Deliver?
What Do Businesses Expect Commercial Mediation To Deliver? In the present world, it has become difficult to tackle any issue dealing with business – even one […]
LHCBA Gives PM Ultimatum To Resign
LHCBA Gives PM Ultimatum To Resign The Lahore High Court Bar Association recently gave Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif an ultimatum to resign within a week, or […]
Panama Case And Reconstructing The Ideals Of Justice
Panama Case And Reconstructing The Ideals Of Justice This article is in response to Maryam S. Khan’s piece titled ‘‘Mega political’ judgment’ which was published by […]
Panama Verdict: Sword Of Damocles?
Panama Verdict: Sword Of Damocles? The story behind ‘sword of Damocles’ has become relevant for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of Supreme Court’s judgment […]
One Nation, Two Laws
One Nation, Two Laws One doesn’t need to be a law student or somehow linked with the law to know about two prominent and notable articles of our […]
The Road To Two Becoming Three: Panamagate Ruling
The Road To Two Becoming Three: Panamagate Ruling The yearlong exercise that has been the deliberation of the Panama Papers case was to conclude as the […]
The Slippery Slope Of Freedom Of Speech
The Slippery Slope Of Freedom Of Speech Intellectual freedom has always been viewed as a threat to hegemonic and tyrannical government, for whom dissent in any […]
Panama Decision – The Need For A New International Approach
Panama Decision – The Need For A New International Approach The Panama case in Pakistan has made serious headlines in recent months and it can determine […]