Supreme Court To Hold Pakistan Football Federation Elections KARACHI: On the acceptance of the appeal issued by Arshad Lodhi Group, the Supreme Court has decided to, […]
An Interview With Asma Jahangir
An Interview With Asma Jahangir Once again military courts are all the rage. Yes, there was a ‘sunset clause’ when the APS tragedy forced the 21st amendment […]
This Women’s Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset
This Women’ Day Let’s Advocate Change In The Patriarchal Mindset Every year on the 8th of March the women of the world come together to commemorate […]
Islamabad High Court Protects Careem
Islamabad High Court Protects Careem ISLAMABAD: On hearing the petition filed by Careem (Pakistan’s local car-booking service), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a directive to […]
Denial – Movie Review
Denial – Movie Review Who could have imagined that a defamation suit could make for an interesting movie viewing? Yet, that is exactly what the movie […]
The Fable Of Government Lawyers
The Fable Of Government Lawyers Legend has it that the federal and provincial governments have an army of lawyers at their disposal, working respectively in the […]
Federal Shariat Court Legitimizes Test-Tube Babies
Federal Shariat Court Legitimizes Test-Tube Babies ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC), recently legitimized the use of test-tube procedure to conceive children. The court backed its […]
Pakistan’s Recent Counter-Terrorism Measures: A Critical Look
Pakistan’s Recent Counter-Terrorism Measures: A Critical Look When the harrowing attack of 16 December, 2014 took place, it felt as if the world had stopped spinning – for 144 families, […]
A Judge’s Resignation
A Judge’s Resignation A Lahore High Court Judge, Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sindhu, resigned yesterday (on 28th February, 2017) just two days before he was scheduled to […]
The Law Of The Future
The Law Of The Future “The future is already here – it is just not very evenly distributed.” ~ William Ford Gibson In January 2017, two […]
Federal Legislation In 2016
Federal Legislation In 2016 In the year 2016, the National Assembly passed 51 Acts but the Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) altogether passed just seven, out of which two were […]
Price Of A Life: Compensation To The Civilian Victims Of Terrorism
Price Of A Life: Compensation To The Civilian Victims Of Terrorism An overlooked or rather ignored aspect which needs attention is the amount of compensation awarded […]
Job Openings At Research Society of International Law (RSIL) Islamabad
Two Job Openings At Research Society of International Law (RSIL) Islamabad 1) Communications Associate The Research Society of International Law, Pakistan (RSIL) invites applications for the position of […]
Seminar On Child Labour At Pakistan Center of Legal Research And Publication
Seminar On Child Labour At Pakistan Center of Legal Research And Publication Pakistan College of Law recently conducted a seminar on Child Labour in Pakistan which […]
Criminal Justice System In Pakistan: A Critical Analysis
Criminal Justice System In Pakistan: A Critical Analysis Executive Summary The Criminal Justice System in Pakistan comprises of five components i.e. the police, judiciary, prisons, prosecution, […]
Nazi America, An Orwellian Nightmare Of The Doublethink In Real World
Nazi America, An Orwellian Nightmare Of The Doublethink In Real World Not too long ago, the world was left aghast by the sight of the lifeless […]
President, Parliament And Separation Of Powers
President, Parliament And Separation Of Powers “It is the will of the people which turns an ordinance from ‘having effect and force of law’ to ‘law […]