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Medical Malpractice: An Alarming Situation in Pakistan
Medical Malpractice: An Alarming Situation in Pakistan The term ‘medical negligence’ is often used synonymously with ‘medical malpractice’ and for most purposes that is adequate. Medical […]
Anti-Terrorism Laws and Their Wholesale Use
Anti-Terrorism Laws and Their Wholesale Use According to a Supreme Court judgment in 2017, the fact that ordinary crime can have a devastating, gruesome and heart-rending […]
NAB Law and the Bones of Contention
NAB Law and the Bones of Contention Background The word anti-corruption predates the making of the country. The first law to address it, known as the […]
Flaws in the National Accountability Ordinance (Xviii of 1999)
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Marital Rape: As Heinous As A War Crime
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Is An Accomplice A Credible Witness?
Is An Accomplice A Credible Witness? Though the word ‘accomplice’ has not specifically been defined in the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order 1984, there are certain provisions that have […]
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan
Legal Rights of Children Under Laws of Pakistan Many laws deal with the rights of children. It is necessary to shed light on the definition of a child, […]
Detention in Pakistan: The Means to an End or the End Itself?
Detention in Pakistan: The Means to an End or the End Itself? Detention is the deprivation of the right to liberty, and under Article 9 of […]
The Fallacy Of Mass Incarceration
The Fallacy Of Mass Incarceration The word ‘prison’ tends to paint a picture of the restraint of evil and wrongdoing within walls that represent the ultimate […]
Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System
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 […]
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 […]
L’ecole Law Clinic’s First Workshop
L’ecole Law Clinic’s First Workshop On the 4th of February 2017 L’ecole for Advanced Studies had its first Law Clinic workshop on litigation procedures and advocacy […]
Fiasco Of The Anti-Honor Killing Bill 2015/16
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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 […]
Do You Know Your Qaaf Se Qanoon?
Do You Know Your Qaaf Se Qanoon? Good things should be appreciated and promoted, a recent example would be Qaaf se Qanoon, a radio-show, launched on ZAB […]
Sri Lankan Criminal Law and the Media
Sri Lankan Criminal Law and the Media Criminal law in Sri Lanka is governed by the Penal Code and it was first enacted in 1833 under […]