6 Ways For Pakistan and China To Collaborate on IPR Protection Under CPEC In a previous article, I identified the common interests of China and Pakistan […]
Claustrophobic Courtrooms, Broken Benches and Tattered Toilets: Abysmal Judicial Infrastructure Delaying Justice
Claustrophobic Courtrooms, Broken Benches and Tattered Toilets: How Our Abysmal Judicial Infrastructure is Contributing to the Delay of Justice The judiciary is thought to be one […]
Profiles In Justice
Profiles In Justice The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court has recently made 11 nominations for appointment to the Bench of the Lahore High Court. News […]
A Lawyer’s Motivation
A Lawyer’s Motivation “You seem too young; wouldn’t you need some senior to guide you through?” Despite spending quite some time in the profession of hardcore […]
The Dynamic Chief Justice
The Dynamic Chief Justice There have been many precedents in the history of nations according to which the hectic efforts of a single person with a mighty […]
The Mission of Pakistan’s Judges Is Judicial Guardianship Of The Constitution
The Mission of Pakistan’s Judges Is Judicial Guardianship Of The Constitution Muhammad Hanif is arguably one of the most loved local flavours of criticism, stir-fried in […]
Defending The Qazi And His Rules
Defending The Qazi And His Rules Whenever judicial discretion is under discussion, it is the poor qazi and the rules applied by him that are put under the […]
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest The recent decision of the Judicial Commission to elevate Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah to the Supreme Court reminds me […]
Highlights of Hon’ble Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah’s Tenure at Lahore High Court
Highlights of Hon’ble Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah’s Tenure at Lahore High Court “O you who believe! Stand firmly for justice…” (Sura An-Nisa – Ch. 4: […]
The Bar To Contest Elections And Hold Office Under Article 62 – Perpetual, Or Transient?
The Bar To Contest Elections And Hold Office Under Article 62 – Perpetual, Or Transient? A larger five-member bench of the Supreme Court is currently hearing […]
Access To Justice Hampered By Strikes
Access To Justice Hampered By Strikes “… The rule of law depends upon public confidence and public acceptance of the judicial system; therefore, anything which tends […]
Adjournment – The Dark Art Of Advocacy
Adjournment – The Dark Art Of Advocacy “Request for adjournment, counsel for the defendant is busy before another court, let the matter be adjourned.” That’s how […]
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary
The Question Of Appointment Of Judges Is A Question Of The Independence Of Judiciary A friend recently referred to a published news item about the transfer of […]
In Conversation With Mr. Hasan Nawaz Jowandah
In Conversation With Mr. Hasan Nawaz Jowandah Hasan Nawaz Jowandah graduated from the University of Punjab in 1952. After that he passed the Provincial Civil Service (Judicial […]
Good Governance And Administrative Law Go Hand-In-Hand
Good Governance And Administrative Law Go Hand-In-Hand “Good Governance is not a phenomenon which can be described in words, it is rather a phenomenon which can […]
“Standing Up To A Dictator – Judiciary’s Role In The Rule Of Law” At SZABIST
“Standing Up To A Dictator – Judiciary’s Role In The Rule Of Law” At SZABIST SZABIST Rule of Law Center invites you to “Standing Up To […]
Reforming The Process Of Removal Of Judges
Reforming The Process Of Removal Of Judges When the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was being drafted, little would its framers have imagined that […]