Pakistani Democracy Is Not Meant For The People Pakistani democracy, though it is ‘by’ the people, it is not meant ‘for’ the people. Actually, Pakistani democracy is […]
Freedom Beheaded
Freedom Beheaded The year 2016 begins with the news of Saudi Arabia executing 47 terrorists gallantly. A strong message to all those out there that the […]
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry Launches Political Party
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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 […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court Bans All Corporate Political Donations
Brazil’s Supreme Court Bans All Corporate Political Donations In order to combat corruption and the influence of economic power on politics and the electoral process, Brazil’s […]
Obeying Illegal Orders From Superiors: Guidelines for Civil Servants
Obeying Illegal Orders From Superiors: Guidelines for Civil Servants “You may even be put to trouble not because you are doing anything wrong but because […]
Panel Discussion on “Local Government: Our Chance for Real Democracy”
Panel Discussion on “Local Government: Our Chance for Real Democracy” The team at Courting The Law attended an interactive and interesting panel discussion around local government […]
An Opportunity Lost
An Opportunity Lost The judicial Commission was created pursuant to the General Elections 2013 Inquiry Commission Ordinance, 2015, to; “answer its TORs by uncovering its relevant […]
“Judicialization of Politics”
There has been a swing in judicial pendulum between assertion and abnegation, between withdrawal and return, but irrespective of the role the Judges have played from […]
A Pyrrhic Victory – Commentary on the Verdict of the Judicial Commission
Let us not forget that the Judicial Commission’s mandate was to unearth systematic/organized rigging, and not the localized one in each constituency, which can only be […]
Delusional Realities
Lethal Combo
Saadia is an Op-Ed Editor at The Nation and does illustrations for The Friday Times and Courting The Law.
First Female Judge Nominated to Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has nominated a female judge Anisa Rasouli, the head of the Afghan Women Judges Association and a former juvenile court judge, to sit as […]
How To Close The Gender Gap? Get Political
“All men are born equal.” There is no doubt that this ideal should include women. However, since time immemorial, women from all walks of life have […]
Right To Recall: Applicability In The Present Scenario and Relevance In Future
Right To Recall: Applicability In The Present Scenario and Relevance In Future Introduction and Meaning The songs of any era best reflect the prevailing conditions of […]