Karachi’s Karsaz Road recently witnessed the untimely demise of two innocent individuals, crushed under the proverbial and literal wheels of unbridled entitlement. An SUV-wielding driver, in […]
Can Mental Illness be Exploited as a Defense to Get Away With Murder?
Note: The publishers of this article do not intend to trivialize or diminish the seriousness of mental health issues or illnesses. We recognize that mental health […]
Overview of Legal Measures Taken During COVID-19 Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic is not unknown to anyone now. It has spread all over the world, including Pakistan, with a rapid increase in the number of […]
Is Curfew an Extended Form of Section 144?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19), declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a contagious disease which first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and […]
Mental Health and Crime – The Legal Chasms
Mental Health and Crime – The Legal Chasms Over the past few years, there has been a growing trend in the discussion of mental health in […]
Judicial Interpretation Of The Right To Life
Judicial Interpretation Of The Right To Life The right to life is a fundamental right and is protected under the Constitution in a democracy. Given this constitutional […]
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied The problem of delayed justice is nothing new and has been growing since the independence of Pakistan. Many attempts have been […]
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan Pakistan, for 69 years, has experienced the role of the formal judicial law […]
Interview On The Criminal Justice System, With Arshad Nawaz (Director School Of Law, QAU, Islamabad)
Aijaz Hussain Interviews Director Arshad Nawaz Of The School Of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, On The Criminal Justice System AH: What can you tell us about crime […]
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place
Why Maalik And Udaari Got Banned In The First Place A few months back, with the release of Maalik, the army aspect featured in the movie […]
Dilemma Of The Pakistani Legal System
Dilemma Of The Pakistani Legal System “All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran […]
Other Than The Rapist, Who Else Is Responsible For Rape?
Other Than The Rapist, Who Else Is Responsible For Rape? Women have always been degraded, humiliated and disrespected in almost every relation during their entire life […]
The Elements of a Crime: A Quick Recall
The Elements of a Crime: A Quick Recall The elements of a crime constitute of a series of components which must be present in order to […]
Effects Of Crime On Victims
Effects Of Crime On Victims A victim of a crime experiences a variety of effects: physical effects of injury, direct costs, mental or psychological effects, inconvenience […]
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police “Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that […]
Police Reforms Agenda
Police Reforms Agenda The police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion, but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the law. […]
Punishment — The Only Cure Within A Society?
Punishment — The Only Cure Within A Society? English philosopher William Penn once said, “People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, […]