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Abstract It is believed that legislation is an inferior technology to technology. Artificial intelligence is shaping our decisions on credit, employment, policing and adjudication…
Our constitution obligates the preservation, protection and promoting of the rights of women. The right to dignity[1] mandates that every person should be entitled…
The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (“LJCP”) on 20th July 2026 recommended an amendment to the Constitution at the 49th LJCP meeting. The…
Pakistan has had a long-standing tradition of ‘modernising’ colonial era laws, with legislation that ultimately retains the same logic. The recent Punjab Control of…
Very clearly, historical absence serves as a style of assertion centered on the lack of historical evidence.[1] Ironically, this style of assertion has its…
Executive summary In Khalida Naseem v Bashir Ahmed etc. and four connected family appeals decided on 5 May 2026, the appellate court, The Court Of Muhammad…
In Arshad alias Billu v. State, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed all Inspectors General of Police to ensure that no derogatory or discriminatory…