The concept of women’s legal rights pertaining to property is always called into question in countries like Pakistan. Both Muslim majority and minority countries recognize the […]
Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023: Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbours?
Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023: Constitutional Dilemma Between Parliamentary Supremacy and the Independence of Judiciary This article intends to delve into the legal complexities […]
Polygamy – Breaking the Self-Made Façade [Part One]
Polygamy remains one of the most stressed about Islamic practices in our society and even though men and women speak of it with the same zeal […]
Prolonged Agony Caused by Government Departments in Service Matters
The phrase ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ resonates profoundly within the realm of service matters. This article highlights the prolonged litigation faced by employees as a […]
Playing with Fire: Deconstructing the Judicial Use of ChatGPT-4 in Pakistan
The phrases ‘ChatGPT’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) have become buzzwords in recent months with the whole world marveling over the vast possibilities introduced by the popular […]
Time for the Supreme Court to Adopt Responsive Judging
As a nation, Pakistan is no stranger to political turmoil and constitutional crises. The recent dissolution of two provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]
ChatGPT-4 Used in a Pakistani Judgment as an Experiment
[TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual offences] Download a copy of the Pakistani judgment (bail order to be precise) where ChatGPT-4 (artificial intelligence software) has been used as an […]
ADR: Midway Between Court and Jirga System
Family is the very foundation of society and the state is bound to protect the institution of marriage, the family, the mother and the child.[1] Unfortunately, […]
Disability and Reform under Modern Islamic Thought
This article explores the development of the disability rights discourse and its evolution in ‘Modern Islamic Thought’. It answers the following questions: How has Islam perceived/engaged […]
Profile: Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Recommended as Chief Justice Balochistan High Court (BHC)
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan has been recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan as the next Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC). His profile is […]
Fighting Rape with Legislative Reform
[TRIGGER WARNING] “Legal language does more than express thoughts. It reinforces certain world views and understanding of events.”[1] The crime of rape is old in age, […]
Timely Abolishment of the Two-Finger Test Would Have Favoured Mukhtaran Mai’s Rape Appeal – In Conversation with Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan
[TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Content] Ever since Justice Ayesha Malik ruled in favour of the abolishment of the abhorrent two-finger test in rape cases, I was intrigued […]
Fundamental Rights and How to Enforce Them
“Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where people are fed and where individuals and nations are free.” – Dalai Lama. Introduction to Human […]
COVID-19 in Prisons of Pakistan
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 […]
An Open Letter To All Superior Court Judges
An Open Letter To All Superior Court Judges Your Lordships, There is no denying the fact that we have an outdated legal system. The dispensation of […]
Restorative Justice for Teenage Crimes
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 […]
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited On 16th July 2019, the Supreme Court of Pakistan made available a series of judgments on its website. One […]