Detention

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 […]

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 […]

Pakistan’s Juvenile Justice Pakistan is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC). Article 37 of the CRC asks state parties to ensure the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Groping In The Dark Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad has been launched in the aftermath of the recent deadly suicide attack at Sehwan Sharif. The blast claimed lives of […]

Failed Promise Although former US President Obama’s administration has achieved milestones correcting the previous regime’s botches, surely, closure of Guantanamo Bay has been neglected. Despite his […]

Research Society Of International Law’s Latest Publications The Research Society of International Law (RSIL) will be launching two of its most recent publications: Understanding International Humanitarian […]

European Union Rights Court Permits Secret Hearing The European Court for Human Rights dismissed the claims of three students who said that their almost two weeks […]

Witness Protection In Pakistan: Current Laws, Amendments and Comparison With Other Countries Introduction Although, the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 [1] exists and Sindh Assembly passed […]