separation of powers

The Sacrosanct Judiciary In the recent days, the event of an elected Prime Minister being disqualified and subsequently removed from power has brought to limelight 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 […]

Is Judiciary In Pakistan Independent? The independence of judiciary for the smooth running of a state is as significant as the independence of the legislature and executive. The […]

Panama Leaks – Democracy In Tears Democracy means that the people have full power to control their destinies excluding any form of directive rule of other […]

Lack Of Foreclosure Laws In Pakistan – Paralyzed Banking Sector The trust and confidence in a bank-and-customer relationship has deteriorated to an acute level, and why […]

Circus Of Education In Punjab We are divided, we are brutal, ruled by selfish desires without reasonable foresight and careful consideration that serving personal egos and […]

The Quick Fix This term, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide Evenwel v. Abott. The issue raised is whether redistricting in Texas should […]

Is the Doctrine of “Separation of Powers” Necessary For Smooth Functioning Of The State’s Affairs In This Modern Day Democracy?  – Part I Introduction: Lord Acton […]

Difference between Constitutional Amendment and Ordinary Legislation The procedure and requirements of amending the Constitution and making an ordinary law is different. Therefore, an ordinary law […]

Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part II I have argued earlier (in Part I of this comment) that […]

Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment The article analyses the constitutionality of recently passed Twenty First Amendment (hereinafter the “21st Amendment”) to the Constitution of […]

Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part I The Judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan upholding the constitutionality […]

With Apologies To Judicial Supremacy On the 17th of April, 1905, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Lochner v. New York, a case concerning […]