All hail the patriarchy! These are archaic salutations for a society where misogyny reigns supreme, where ‘he’ remains the default and where women shrink their experiences […]
FATF Laws: Sword Hanging Over the Heads of Legal Professionals?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international watchdog against money laundering and financing of terrorism, first put Pakistan on a list of “jurisdictions with strategic […]
Ill-Equipped and Caught Off-Guard: Pakistan’s Legislative Mechanisms Against COVID-19
Ill-Equipped and Caught Off-Guard: Pakistan Must Quickly Use Legislative Mechanisms to Halt the Spread of COVID-19 Epidemic and pandemic diseases have been around since time immemorial. […]
Lawyers as Scientists
Lawyers as Scientists In Thomas More’s seminal work, Utopia, the travelling philosopher, Raphael Hythloday, recounts a conversation he once had with a lawyer regarding the prevalence of […]
Comparison Of Provincial Legislation In 2016 – Balochistan
Comparison of Provincial Legislation in 2016 – Balochistan Chapter 1 of Part V of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan deals with the “Distribution […]
An Interview With Asma Jahangir
An Interview With Asma Jahangir Once again military courts are all the rage. Yes, there was a ‘sunset clause’ when the APS tragedy forced the 21st amendment […]
Sindh To Have Its Own Anti-Corruption Agency Law
Sindh To Have Its Own Anti-Corruption Agency Law KARACHI: The Government of Sindh, in efforts to increase the efficacy of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, has planned on […]
Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges
Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges Although Pakistan’s military operations against terrorism have been remarkable from a military standpoint, overlapping laws, poorly drafted legislation and troubled court system has […]
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 […]
The Demise Of Commercial Mediation In Pakistan
The Demise Of Commercial Mediation In Pakistan Mediation was introduced in Pakistan as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for the swift resolution of commercial disputes with […]
“Liberty Ain’t No Licence” – Regulating Cyberspace In Pakistan
“Liberty Ain’t No Licence” – Regulating Cyberspace In Pakistan The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2016 provides for much-needed legislation on cyberspace. Dearest sirs and […]
Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Government Bill)
Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Government Bill) Proposed and moved by: Mr. Zahid Hamid (Minister for Law and Justice) Status: Laid / To be introduced in the […]
US Senate Doesn’t Approve Amendment Recognizing India As Defence Partner
US Senate Doesn’t Approve Amendment Recognizing India As Defence Partner An amendment to US National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) was proposed in the US Senate but […]
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2016 (Private Member’s Bill)
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2016 (Private Member’s Bill) Proposed and moved by: Dr Arif Alvi (Member, National Assembly) Status: Passed (by National Assembly) Summary: The National […]
Did You Notice, Preventing Crime Too Went Cyber?
Did You Notice, Preventing Crime Too Went Cyber? The Cybercrime Bill NA passed should get more attention than it currently has Since Panama Papers dawned upon […]
Challenges To Implementing Right To Information Laws In Asia
Challenges To Implementing Right To Information Laws In Asia In recent years there has been one critical instrument to making governments more responsive to citizens in […]
Beyond Morality And Legality
Beyond Morality And Legality “Piety and moral conduct construct the countries and prolong the ages” says Imam Jafar Sadiq. Moral intellectualism is a view according to […]