2015

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No religion, no culture and no law on the planet allow punishing a human without being subject to a fair trial. That’s why the right to fair trial is an essential right in all countries respecting the rule of law. If this basic human right is violated, then it cannot be compensated in any way. Depriving a human of his …

Interview is the most significant assessment from among all the tests conducted to gauge the aptitude and abilities of a candidate for the post he aspires to be posted at. It is the part of exam that determines the candidate’s future. It is important to note that interview preparation is inextricably linked with your knowledge of law as well as …

Corruption may be defined as a behaviour where a public official deviates from his duties, and works for private gains. Certainly, it is illegal and dishonest behaviour on the part of  those who are at the helm of affairs. The problem of corruption is as old as human society itself though with the passage of time, the nature and modus …

The political penetration of colonialism, following the economic infiltration, forever altered the course of history of Muslim lands. Physical, human and economic exploitation of the colonized lands hold keys to the history of colonialism. The cardinal point of the colonists’ policy was to exploit the resources of the colonized lands and in order to materialize this desire; they denied the …

A Tale of SEATO and CENTO with Reference to Pakistan’s Case for Kashmir After the end of World War II, the world underwent many rapid, radical changes. The wartime bonhomie between the United States and the Soviet Union against Axis forces ended, and both superpowers once again became archrivals putting the world under the claws of a Cold War that …

Every year, May 1st is celebrated as Labour Day all over the world. On this day, like other countries of the world all government and private organisations, educational institutions and markets in Pakistan too remain closed. Different political and labour organisations‚ particularly the labour wings of political parties and professional bodies organise programmes to highlight significance of the day and …

“Not only those military courts have already started functioning, they have sentenced six people to death as well. This is despite the fact that legality of such courts is still under challenge before the Supreme Court of Pakistan and on this basis the Honourable Supreme Court has suspended the execution of these death sentences until the fate of military courts …

Assessing Nuclear Programmes of China, India and Pakistan  “Nuclear competition in Southern Asia represents a classic conundrum of international relations: enormously high stakes, conflicting and entrenched interests, and at least in the near term, few realistic avenues for mitigating threats.” — Daniel S. Markey (Adjunct Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations) World’s …

INTRODUCTION The joint session of Pakistan’s parliament, from 6th to 10th April, 2015, culminated into a Resolution. Point 12 of the Resolution expressed the parliament’s desire that the Government should take steps to move to the UN Security Council (UNSC). What legal consequences such an expression can ensue, is the moot point of the instant write-up. Although many authors, in …