Judicial reforms
Why is Pakistan’s justice system perceived to be a ‘weak’ system? Why is it failing to safeguard the lives and property of citizens and protect contracts to boost the economy?…
Judicial independence
All the rights secured to citizens under the constitution are worth nothing if they are not guaranteed by an independent judiciary. An independent judiciary forms the core of any justice…
Issues in judicial reform
The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Lahore High Court offered a good opportunity for discussions on ways to strengthen the judicial system so that it could better guarantee…
Reforming justice?
The 26th Amendment to the constitution can be seen as a devil’s bargain and a double-edged sword. This amendment was passed by a parliament that has consistently failed to fulfill…
Representation and the legal community
The legal community considers the constitution of Pakistan its holy grail. It does its utmost to ensure rule of law but has perhaps forgotten or chosen to ignore Article 34…
Judges: to be seen and not heard?
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has recently amended the code of conduct for Supreme Court and high court judges. The SJC derives its powers from Article 211 (8) of the…
Elections not entertainments
American jurist Brandeis once wrote that “sunlight is the best of disinfectants”. Both sunlight and disinfectant could be used for our bar elections. All the cycles we witness are the…
Two wrongs don’t make a right
“Nothing happens in a vacuum” as the saying goes. Much ink has been spilled discussing the Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2024. Per its critics, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment has delivered a…
Rise of legal AI
A quiet revolution is underway in courtrooms and law firms from New York to Nairobi. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), powered by large language models like GPT-4, is no longer a…
Mediation matters
The movement of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Pakistan has traditionally faced institutional unacceptance despite the worldwide acceptance of this mechanism and its relevance in modern legal frameworks. For decades,…
