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A History of the Judiciary in Pakistan 2nd Edition

A History of the Judiciary in Pakistan 2nd Edition

Author: Hamid Khan
Publisher: Oxford University Press Pakistan
ISBN: 9789697342242

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780199068609
Published In: February 2024
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Pakistan ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book undertakes a comprehensive study of Pakistan's judicial history since Independence. It includes detailed discussion of the act, lives, and judgments of significant Pakistani judges, with their continuing effects on the life of the nation.

One of the three primary organs of the state, the judiciary in Pakistan has attained a particularly prominent profile over the last decade and a half. The dramatic restoration to office of the Chief Justice, following the celebrated Lawyers' Movement of 2007; the exercise of suo moto jurisdiction by the Supreme Court in matters of enforcement of fundamental rights; the increasingly prominent role the Judiciary is playing in the resolution of conflicts: these and other developments have further enhanced interest in the judiciary, which has become a focal point for peoples aspirations and hopes.

This is the second edition of the book; the first edition was published in 2016. This book will be of special interest to lawyers, judges, law professors, and to students of law, political science, and history, as well as general readers.

Table of Cases

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

1. JUDICIAL SYSTEM UNDER THE MUGHALS AND THE SULTANS IN INDIA

2. JUDICIAL SYSTEM UNDER BRITISH RULE IN INDIA

3. JUDICIARY AT THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE

4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF PAKISTAN UNDER MIAN ABDUL RASHID (19491954)

5. THE MUNIR COURT (19541960): JUDICIARY BECOMES CONTROVERSIAL

6. THE CORNELIUS COURT (196068): GOLDEN PERIOD OF JUDICIARY

7. THE JUDICIARY UNDER S. A. RAHMAN AND FAZLE AKBAR

8. HAMOOD COURT (19681975): TURBULENT TIMES

9. THE YAQUB COURT (19751977): DECLINE OF JUDICIARY BEGINS