rule of law

Bar And Bench “…It is in the interest of both the Bench and the Bar for advocates to uphold at all times the dignity and high […]

Bar vs Bench (Satire) The tussle between bar and the bench, which took an ugly turn last week, has finally been settled. What looked like an […]

Fraternity, Bar And Much Needed Reforms You need badgers; lawyers, usually young ones, who would decorate their chest with a badge carrying the name of, and […]

Panama Aftermath – A Need For A Constitutional Amendment The Panama Saga has finally come to an end (though one can, in the light of the […]

War Against Judiciary The recent judgment in Panamagate by the Supreme Court has driven Pakistan into a state of democratic turmoil. The decision against the Prime […]

Duty Of The Advocates To Rule Of Law “… The rule of law depends upon public confidence and public acceptance of the judicial system; therefore, anything […]

Pakistan: A Permanent Building Or A Tent The last Viceroy of British India, Lord Mountbatten in a brutally blunt metaphor, stated, “Administratively it was the difference between […]

Does Panama Case Set A Dangerous Precedent? 28th July, 2018 might be remembered as a turning point in the history of Pakistan. When the rule of […]

Panama Case And Reconstructing The Ideals Of Justice This article is in response to Maryam S. Khan’s piece titled ‘‘Mega political’ judgment’ which was published by […]

Panamagate: Not A Historic Decision For Sure Sorry to say but the short order announced in the Panama case today (on 20 April 2017) by the […]

Judicial Accountability Begins At Home  Ch. Muhammad Akram v Registrar Islamabad High Court (IHC) The Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a recent judgment titled Ch. […]

Accountability In The Land Of The Pure Self-accountability is no accountability in a country such as Pakistan. Even the so-called independent bodies of accountability like the […]

The Struggle For Rule Of Law(yers) A few days ago Chief Justice (CJ) of the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the licence of an advocate in […]

Parliamentary Committees And The New Election Commission Of Pakistan “They sit there in committees day after day And they each put in a color and it […]

A Proposal For Legal Reforms My learned friends, I would like to present an open resolution for three important reforms before this august house—a house of […]

No One Can Take Law Into Own Hands No person shall be deprived of life or liberty save in accordance with law (Article 9 of the […]

Un-Islamic “Islamic Courts” Since 1990 Jamat-ud-Dawa, a private religious organization which claims to render social welfare services besides running charitable schools and hospitals in Pakistan, has […]