How not to legislate
Part - II The Criminal Law Amendment (Offences in the name or on the pretext of honour) Act, 2016 draws a lot from the draft bill presented by former senator…
Understanding the anti-rape law
On October 6, parliament amended the existing laws on rape – a welcome development coming in on the heels of media focus on an anti-honour killing act. The new anti-rape…
Understanding the Anti-Smuggling Act, 1977
Prevention of smuggling Act 1977 was enacted to provide for to introduce effective measures for the prevention of smuggling and related matters. The Act came into force on 10th May,…
Back to the CII?
The chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Mohammad Khan Sherani, has indicated the CCI was ready to review Section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code if it received a…
Prevention, prosecution and persecution
I was present at the independent review of structure and performance of NAB given by Brigadier Mossadaq Abassi at the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat). I had…
Essential points
While disposing of a civil petition recently, the Supreme Court opted for a diagnostic approach and incorporated 15 points for the improvement of the criminal justice system. One, taking cognisance…
Undisciplined beneficiary of indisciplined mind
What is lacking in the disciplined mind and what has gone wrong in the recent past. Two economic factors have contributed to the lack of self-discipline and the corruption of…
Forensics for justice
A Visit to Cell mark Forensic Services near Oxford last week showed me the extent of the United Kingdom’s progress in the application of forensics to criminal justice. The facility,…
The force of law
Pakistan has the misfortune of being periodically bashed by the international media. Recently, it has been the uproar over the revival of the death penalty. The European Union, UN Office…
Economic decisions outside economics
I was fortunate to have visited a garden in Japan where I had first-hand philosophical knowledge given to me by the owner of the garden. One which needs to be…
