An anti-Chaudhry court?
Legal eye After the expansion and contraction of the Supreme Court’s moral authority under Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s watch, there emerged a sense that judges lower down in the SC…
Quaid’s courts
WHEN Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto signed the Charter of Democracy, they could not have imagined that a crucial provision had been proposed by the Quaid 70 years earlier. The…
Courts and the constitution
The All-Parties Conference held on Friday agreed on implementing the National Action Plan against terrorism. One aspect of this plan that has garnered a lot of discussion is the proposed…
The Qadri courtroom
Everyone is entitled to his prejudices. If Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, former chief justice of the Lahore High Court, is convinced that he is charting a course to heaven by defending…
Legal victory for big-money campaign donors to be felt in states, courts
A US Supreme Court ruling that struck down the overall cap on federal election contributions is sending ripples across American politics, as states have begun backing away from their own…
Pistorius trial highlights inequality of justice
For Charles, a 31-year-old inmate in a prison in Johannesburg, South Africa, the trial of Oscar Pistorius has little to do with justice. "Justice only exists for the rich and…
Taming of the lawyers
In recent years, reports of lawyers taking the law into their own hands, harassing judges and going on strike for frivolous excuses have become commonplace. Pakistan’s superior judiciary has, however,…
It is the Shariah of the courts, Your Honour
A question is being raised today in many quarters as to which Shariah, or whose Shariah, is to be implemented in Pakistan. There are so many sects, it is claimed,…
View Point: Musharraf should face the court with courage
Now that the reality of facing treason trial has dawned on him, General Pervez Musharraf is getting more and more desperate, and using all methods foul to fight his way…
Weighing power among branches, US court could tip against president
When a prominent US appeals court last year slashed President Obama's power to appoint government officials, many legal experts said the Supreme Court would be unlikely to let that surprising…
