Legal Implications of Coronavirus: Can Force Majeure Be Relied Upon A force majeure provision will only arise in contracts where the parties have specifically agreed to […]
Coronavirus: A Case for Liberating Prisoners
Coronavirus: A Case for Liberating Prisoners Every person should be presumed to be innocent until proven guilty beyond the shadow of a doubt. However, 48,008 prisoners […]
Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020
Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020 Access full text here: Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020
Anticipatory Bail – An Extraordinary Judicial Intervention?
Anticipatory Bail – An Extraordinary Judicial Intervention? On 14th March 2020, an order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was widely reported with a claim that […]
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An Open Letter To All Superior Court Judges Your Lordships, There is no denying the fact that we have an outdated legal system.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 […]
Success of Austin’s ‘Command Theory’ Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Success of Austin’s ‘Command Theory’ Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic COVID19 has shown the world two shades of human nature. On one hand the world has seen law-abiding […]
Coronavirus Outbreak and Government’s Role as per International Law
Coronavirus Outbreak and Government’s Role as per International Law The World Health Organization recently declared COVID-19, a disease more commonly known as the Coronavirus, a global […]
Where Is My Right To Health?
Where Is My Right To Health? As members of the human society, we are conscious about our health and the health of those we care about. […]
Coronavirus – Threat To Human Life or Humanity?
Coronavirus – Threat To Human Life or Humanity? Coronavirus, referred to as COVID-19, has caused a serious atmosphere of panic and chaos across the world. Not […]
Force Majeure: Effect of Coronavirus on Performance of Contracts
Force Majeure: Effect of Coronavirus on Performance of Contracts The coronavirus has taken the demand-and-supply balance of the world by storm and continues to cripple businesses […]
Trying to Make Sense of Anti-Aurat March Sentiments
Trying to Make Sense of Anti-Aurat March Sentiments Aurat Marches in Pakistan have had their rather generous share of critics—for instance, the state, religious institutions, and […]
The Arbitration Mess
The Arbitration Mess “There is an Arbitration Act, 1940.” That is the information I provide to my students when we have to touch upon the relatively […]
Status of Business and Human Rights In Pakistan
Status of Business and Human Rights In Pakistan In recent decades, ‘business and human rights’ (BHR) has surfaced as an emerging trend in global politics. This […]
International Investment Arbitration and the Conduct of National Courts
International Investment Arbitration and the Conduct of National Courts Abstract International investment arbitration is used by foreign investors to seek compensation from host states for the […]
Criminal Trial in Pakistan: From Application Stage to Conviction / Acquittal
Criminal Trial in Pakistan: From Application Stage to Conviction / Acquittal Several socio-economic factors have led to an increase in crime in our society. These factors […]
Modern Day Slavery in Pakistan
Modern Day Slavery in Pakistan Human slavery, once native to developing and underdeveloped nations, has now evolved into a global issue of modern day slavery with […]
Analysing the Law of Specific Relief
Analysing the Law of Specific Relief The law of “specific relief” as administered in Pakistan is primarily contained in the Specific Relief Act, 1877. It was […]