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Of the elephant in the courtroom

JAILED rights activist Umar Khalid withdrew his bail application from the Indian supreme court last week, preferring instead to try his fortunes at the lower courts. Implicit in the move…

Is a Constitutional Court the answer?

After the government failed to have its Constitution Amendment Bill secretly rubber-stamped at midnight by oblivious parliamentarians; some in the ruling coalition rushed to disassociate themselves. They admitted to mistakes…

In defence of a new court

Constitutional courts exist in both common law and civil law countries, though they take different forms. In civil law countries, these courts are typically separate, specialized institutions, while in common…

The case for a constitutional court

Parliamentary legislative competence is the authority of a parliament to amend or repeal laws and the constitution. Under Article 239, Pakistan’s parliament can alter the constitution with a two-thirds majority.…

Courting unity

There has been much talk of charters of late. A new charter of democracy, a charter of economy and now even a charter of parliament. In the backdrop of all…

Justice beyond the courtroom

A father plays with his two children in one of the two freshly mowed lawns between the grey structures of the main building and the Chief Justice Complex of the…