Laws cannot be inhuman
When "law is blind" is taken literally, it spells trouble. Laws are supposed to be a set of rules made by a state for keeping the peace and security of…
Inhumane alternative
In international diplomacy, economic sanctions are often portrayed as a clean and humane alternative to war, a supposedly civilised way to pressure governments into compliance with international law without shedding…
Laws for LAWS
IN August 2020, America’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency held a simulated dogfight between F-16s in which one jet was piloted by an artificial intelligence algorithm and the other by…
Law and the refugee
Pakistan has been home to nearly 3.8 million Afghans since Pakistan first started admitting Afghan refugees after the beginning of the Soviet-Afghan war in 1979. The most recent influx of…
Rights, the law and 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, it is important to review developments in human rights legislations enacted by the parliament of Pakistan. While it is impossible to analyze all the…
Need for new income tax law — II
The administration of a tax system is highly complex. No doubt, a proper bureaucratic input is vital for making the system successful, but it is equally necessary to take all…
Media and rule of law
Freedom of speech and press are the hallmarks of a free society. Media educates and informs people. It helps them form opinions on vital issues. The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees…
Afghan refugees: what does the law say?
If this happens, Pakistan will face the biggest brunt of it as before. The federal interior minister has made a statement that Pakistan will not open up its borders to…
Anti-torture law
Pakistan became a signatory to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) in April 2008 and ratified it in June 2010 with…
Inhuman terrorists’ rights
AGAINST the backdrop of official silence, unnamed sources are leaking like a sieve and, with each emerging detail, it is becoming clearer that the prophets of doom and gloom and…
