Witness Protection: A Matter Too Serious To Be Handed Over To Police & Bureaucrats The importance of an effective Witness Protection Program has been underscored by […]
Implications of Key BIT Provisions (Bilateral Investment Treaties)
Implications of Key BIT Provisions The aim of this paper is to review all the protective provisions found mostly in all BITs, whether coming from customary […]
Legitimizing Dirty Money
Legitimizing Dirty Money Promulgation of Finance (Amendment) Ordinance) 2012, by the President on 24 April 2012, just one day before the scheduled session of National Assembly, […]
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability Introduction International Commercial Arbitration has evolved to be one of the most exclusive ways of dispute settlement outside of realm of national […]
Pakistan’s Pervasive Tactics Regarding The Death Penalty
Pakistan’s Judicial Conundrum – Fighting the Death Penalty On the eve of 17th December, as the country conjointly huddled together to delve and process the events […]
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
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 […]
Free Online Course on Wrongful Conviction – at Pennsylvania State University
Presumed Innocent? The Social Science of Wrongful Conviction Massive Open Online Course (mooc) on Coursera: www.coursera.org/course/wrongfulconviction The United States criminal justice system is typically an accurate and […]
Lahore High Court In Its Landmark Decision Repatriates Abducted Dutch Children Back To Netherlands
In a landmark decision, Honorable Ms Justice Alia Neelum of Lahore High court directed police authorities to produce two Dutch girls of Pakistani origin, who were […]
English Courts Encouraging Arbitration In London: And Discouraging Pakistani Parties
Even though the headquarters of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is located in Paris, London has, in recent times, become a center for arbitration where various […]
Lahore High Court Help Line 1134
All you need to know about your court cases is now a call away. The Lahore High Court has launched the High Court Help Line 1134 with […]
Law Clerkship Program, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Pakistan invites applications from interested candidates for 13 positions of Law Clerk. A law clerk, under the direction of the Hon’ble Judge […]
First Female Judge Nominated to Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has nominated a female judge Anisa Rasouli, the head of the Afghan Women Judges Association and a former juvenile court judge, to sit as […]
LHC Dismisses Bail Plea In Couple’s Lynching Case
A Lahore Hugh Court Division bench has dismissed the bail application of four suspects accused for the lynching of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Krishan […]
Dutch Citizens Win World’s First Lawsuit Over Government’s Inaction on Climate Change
In a landmark ruling, the district court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to cut its carbon emissions by at least 25% within five years […]
E-Stamping Launched Against Sale of Fake Stamp Paper
The Punjab government, in collaboration with Punjab Information Technology Board, has launched a project to eliminate the sale and purchase of fake stamp papers while making […]
Court Structure in Pakistan
The Court structure in Pakistan is as follows: Supreme Court: Acts as the final guardian of the Constitution. It is also the final Court of Appeal […]