Network of International Law Students (NILS) Holds Panel Discussion Seeking To Reconcile Human Rights Under Islam & International Law Against a contemporary backdrop of Islamophobia and […]
Durand Line – A Binding International Border
Durand Line – A Binding International Border Afghanistan has historically been unstable. The instability in Afghanistan affects its neighbours, and particularly Pakistan, partly because of the […]
Pak Telecom Policy 2015 – Another Step Forward for Censorship
Pak Telecom Policy 2015 – Another Step Forward for Censorship On December 11th, 2015, the Economic Coordination Council (ECC) approved the long awaited Telecom Policy 2015. […]
Is The Use Of Torture Under Any Circumstances Justified?
Is The Use Of Torture Under Any Circumstances Justified? ‘Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere’ – George Bush in 2003. In the present era […]
National Action Plan or No Action Plan: Civilian Dithering
National Action Plan or No Action Plan: Civilian Dithering As December gloom takes over Pakistan, much has been written about the National Action Plan, which was […]
Australia passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship
Australian parliament passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship Australia’s parliament has passed legislation to strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism […]
Reflections On The Legality Of War Under Islam And International Law
Reflections On The Legality Of War Under Islam And International Law As a student of law one is constantly applying legal principles, rules and precedents to […]
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 to suspend the plan of allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees […]
Defending The Indefensible
Defending The Indefensible A few days back, I co-authored a set of proposals in these pages for making the National Action Plan (NAP) effective. For the […]
Witness Protection In Pakistan: Current Laws, Amendments and Comparison With Other Countries
Witness Protection In Pakistan: Current Laws, Amendments and Comparison With Other Countries Introduction Although, the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 [1] exists and Sindh Assembly passed […]
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law
Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law ABSTRACT The International humanitarian law (IHL) recognizes two categories of armed conflict: international armed conflict (IAC) […]
Is Torture Justified?
Is Torture Justified? Presuming that a person has information of an imminent terrorist attack that will cause huge or mass destruction and exterminate human lives, has […]
Witness Protection: A Matter Too Serious To Be Handed Over To Police & Bureaucrats
Witness Protection: A Matter Too Serious To Be Handed Over To Police & Bureaucrats The importance of an effective Witness Protection Program has been underscored by […]
LEJ, Alleged Police Encounter and Fair Trial
LEJ, Alleged Police Encounter and Fair Trial The social media news feeds today are full of links and comments regarding the alleged police encounter between Punjab […]
The Federal Witness Protection Act (2015) (Private Members’ Bill)
Proposed by: Ms. Aisha Syed, Mr. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub, Mr. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah, Mr. Sher Akber Khan (Members, National Assembly) Status: Pending Summary: The Federal Witness […]
Terrorism Cases Not Solved for At Least Eight years
The Supreme Court has been informed by the Sindh High Court (SHC), which is responsible for monitoring anti-terrorism courts and makes policy guidelines for the early disposal […]
Death Sentence For Emirati Woman For Killing American Teacher
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, UAE has sentenced a woman for being charged guilty of stabbing an American kindergarten teacher to death in December […]