Judicial Accountability In the wave of accountability in the country, it seems timely to submit before the Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to make the […]
Scope Of Judicial Review In Arbitration
Scope Of Judicial Review In Arbitration Pakistani courts have by and large supported the decision by parties to submit their disputes for resolution by a domestic […]
Intra Court Appeal Shouldn’t Be Abolished
Intra Court Appeal Shouldn’t Be Abolished A couple of months ago, a Senate committee adopted a draft report on “Provision of Inexpensive and Speedy Justice”. The […]
No More Strikes, Please!
No More Strikes, Please! When terrorists struck at a local court in Charsadda on March 7, 2016, and killed more than a dozen innocent people, right […]
The Basic Structure Debate
The Basic Structure Debate At a glance, I applaud the judges of the apex court for giving their decision on the 18th and 21st Amendments. The […]
Breakthrough In Karachi Law And Order Case
Breakthrough In Karachi Law And Order Case The Rangers through their Counsel have asked the Honourable Supreme Court to establish Rangers’ Stations and for the right […]
A Minor Guardian
A Minor Guardian Is a Constitutional Court, or the Supreme Court in our case, the best institution to protect the rights of minorities in a country? […]
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) was established under the Presidential Order No.1 of 1980, incorporated as Chapter 3A of […]
Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Report On Enforcement Of Urdu As Official Language
Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Report On Enforcement Of Urdu As Official Language The Supreme Court asked Federal and Provincial government to submit progress reports on the steps […]
Orlando Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Death Penalty Cases
Orlando Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Death Penalty Cases The top prosecutor in the Orlando area says he is asking judges to delay temporarily the trial of […]
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police
Half Fry Full Fry – A New Torture Technique Used By Pakistani Police “Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan (Recruitment Test)
Supreme Court of Pakistan (Recruitment Test) Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the following posts in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Appointments shall be made […]
Women’s Rights in Islam
Women’s Rights in Islam In order to understand the rights of women particularly in Islam it is necessary to look at the status of women in […]
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand The US Supreme Court rejected the Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, which […]
Does The Segregation Of Prisoners Violate The ECHR?
Does The Segregation Of Prisoners Violate The ECHR? The Supreme Court case of Shahid v Scottish ministers [2015] UKSC 58 considered whether the segregation of prisoners […]
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases earlier this week. In Green v. Brennan, the court heard arguments to […]
Indian Supreme Court Orders Shift Of Crematorium To Protect The Taj Mahal
Indian Supreme Court Orders Shift Of Crematorium To Protect The Taj Mahal The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the government of the state of Uttar Pradesh […]