Which is the best doctrine for Pakistan’s criminal administration of justice? on September 8, 2019A judge’s approach must not lake practical considerations in administering justice. A person is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty. This is the cornerstone principle of criminal administration of justice (hereinafter, referred to as CAJ), which further beefs up by burdening the prosecution, to prove the case beyond a reasonable shadow of a doubt. […]
Quantitative or qualitative justice: reviewing model criminal trial courts with a practical approach on September 3, 2019The accused must not suffer due to the burden on the court because the acts of the court should prejudice nobody. “Expeditious Justice Initiative” (hereinafter, referred to as EJI) is a step taken by the higher judiciary in fulfilment of an obligation to provide and “ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice” to the citizens of Pakistan. […]
Kashmir’s case in the International Court of Justice on August 31, 2019Jurisdiction is the authority given by law to a court to administer justice amid parties before it. This is the primary ingredient of a court’s power to adjudicate and determine the dispute. This power originates from the law and can only be used within the four corners provided by law. Under the UN umbrella, we […]
Kashmir is an international dispute on August 24, 2019International Law was known as Law of Nations. The term ‘international law’ was firstly introduced by Jeremy Bentham in his book, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1789. He explained that, a matter is ‘internal’ when it deals with members of same state, but it is ‘international’ when it engages members of […]
Life imprisonment in Pakistan on August 21, 2019Why do we imprison a convict? It is often argued that it is done for prevention of crime and offender’s rehabilitation. Prevention by putting him behind bars is to ensure that the crime may not recur. Being human, we believe in reformation and taking back offenders into the mainstream; that is why rehabilitation is another […]