criminal law

Bail is granted as a matter of right in bailable offences, however, once arrested in a general non-bailable offence, the accused has to bring his or […]

Abstract Libel cases often end up in a compromise, if they survive at all. This raises questions regarding whether public office-bearers can even bring defamation charges […]

The competent prosecution of criminal offences is a fundamental term of our social contract. The state investigates, arms the prosecutor, determines and provides the venue for […]

This article aims to highlight the scope of pre-trial arrest and detention[1] in Islamic criminal law and procedure.[2] The nature and history of Islamic criminal law […]

In March 2021, the Foundation for Fundamental Rights (FFR) and Reprieve UK launched a Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan, which is available online here: https://capitaldefencemanualpk.com/ […]

Abstract Suicide has become a significant general medical condition and its occurrences seem to have increased in Pakistan as of late. Available and accessible statistics show […]

This article aims to highlight the obscurities in the law of enforced disappearances in Pakistan along with the statutory ambiguity in the regulation of affairs by […]

[This article refers to the police as an organization and uses the singular pronoun]. It is no secret that the Pakistani police often transgresses its authority […]

Abstract This article attempts to provide an analytical review of Pakistan’s historical and continuing experience with blasphemy law, the validity of the law on the basis […]

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 […]

Acid attacks are the worst display of revenge. None of us can even imagine the burning of the skin – and the soul – that acid […]

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 […]

On 20th March 2020, the Islamabad High Court (IHC), in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus in Pakistan’s overcrowded jails, ordered the […]

Coronavirus: A Case for Liberating Prisoners Every person should be presumed to be innocent until proven guilty beyond the shadow of a doubt. However, 48,008 prisoners […]

Anticipatory Bail – An Extraordinary Judicial Intervention? On 14th March 2020, an order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was widely reported with a claim that […]

Restorative Justice for Teenage Crimes Restorative justice is a kind of justice which requires the doer of a criminal act to compensate the victim and restore […]

Criminal Trial in Pakistan: From Application Stage to Conviction / Acquittal Several socio-economic factors have led to an increase in crime in our society. These factors […]