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 Theory – Part I
Basic structure Theory – Part I Abstract: There is no such academic theory of Basic Structure in the constitutional jurisprudence of Pakistan, unlike India. Supreme Court […]
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri the killer of former Governor Punjab Salman […]
Contempt of Court filed against Prime Minister in the Supreme Court
A contempt of court plea was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for addressing United Nations General Assembly in […]
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing the appeal of Mumtaz Qadri (the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer) declared […]
Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment
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
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 […]
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 […]
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan
The Riba Case And The Interest Based Financial System of Pakistan Article 2 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, stipulates that all existing […]
With Apologies To Judicial Supremacy
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 […]
Civil Servant Not To Be Posted as OSD For More Than 30 Days – Supreme Court Azad J&K
Civil Servant Not To Be Posted as OSD For More Than 30 Days – Supreme Court Azad J&K The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir […]
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction So we are back to “saving democracy”. You may once have thought that accountability was a significant component of democracy, but apparently […]
Indian Supreme Court Wants Lawyers To Pass Fitness Test To Appear In Court
Indian Supreme Court Wants Lawyers To Pass Fitness Test To Appear In Court The Supreme Court of India has said that the mental and physical fitness […]
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 […]
Supreme Court Orders Implementation of Urdu as Official Language
Supreme Court Orders Implementation of Urdu as Official Language The Supreme Court, under a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, has ordered the […]
A Human Rights Perspective of the Supreme Court Verdict on the Basic Structure Doctrine
A Human Rights Perspective of the Supreme Court Verdict on the Basic Structure Doctrine In a recent verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), the […]
Originalism v Living Constitution Debate
Originalism v Living Constitution Debate The controversial role of the judiciary (especially after the recent Supreme Court decision on the 18th and 21st Amendment) and whether it […]