Proposed Amendments To The 19th Amendment Of Pakistan Introduction Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms Chairman Senator Raza Rabbani presented a report with the draft of the […]
Basic structure Theory – Part I
Basic structure Theory – Part I Abstract: There is no such academic theory of Basic Structure in the constitutional jurisprudence of Pakistan, unlike India. Supreme Court […]
Magna Carta Starts Worldwide Tour That Will Take It To US and China
Magna Carta Starts Worldwide Tour That Will Take It To US and China An original copy of the document has been taken to Luxembourg to be […]
Three Law Firms Seek Fees From American Apparel
Three Law Firms Seek Fees From American Apparel Clothing manufacturer American Apparel owes almost US$6m to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ($3.8m), White & Case […]
Australian Customers Join Class Action Against Volkswagen (VW)
Australian Customers Join Class Action Against Volkswagen (VW) Maurice Blackburn, a law firm, is getting ready to launch a class action lawsuit against VW after it […]
California Governor Signs Digital Privacy Bill Into Law
California Governor Signs Digital Privacy Bill Into Law California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Electronic Communications Act (CECA), a law that many see as an […]
A Balancing Act
A Balancing Act The US has a shoddy reputation regarding the treatment of civilians at the hands of its military overseas. While US military actions in […]
California Approves Animal Anti-Biotic Use Law: Strictest Law in US
California Approves Animal Anti-Biotic Use Law: Strictest Law in US The Governor of California enacted a new chapter of the California Food and Agricultural Code to intensify the regulation […]
Justice Unserved– Kasur Edition
Top Court in Australia Rules Cancer Gene Is Not a ‘Patentable Invention’
Top Court in Australia Rules Cancer Gene Is Not a ‘Patentable Invention’ The High Court of Australia ruled that the genetic material, BRCA1, is not a patentable invention […]
Governor in California Signs Bill To Increase Energy Efficiency
Governor in California Signs Bill To Increase Energy Efficiency California Jerry Brown signed the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, which lays out plans […]
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri the killer of former Governor Punjab Salman […]
Free Online Course: Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World – University of Copenhagen
Free Online Course: Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World – University of Copenhagen Learn what motivates the restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political positions […]
English–Urdu Legal Terms – R
English–Urdu Legal Terms – R Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration […]
PILDAT Legislative Brief on the Right To Information Bill 2014
PILDAT Legislative Brief on the Right To Information Bill 2014 This brief has been originally published by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) […]
Contempt of Court filed against Prime Minister in the Supreme Court
A contempt of court plea was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for addressing United Nations General Assembly in […]
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing the appeal of Mumtaz Qadri (the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer) declared […]