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Criminal Procedure Articles

The Application of Hudud law to the Offence of Rape in Pakistan A misconstruction of the principles of Shari‘ah law. – Muhammad Nazibur Rahman

Rape is a grievous offence under Islamic criminal law and some scholars treat it as a form of the hadd offence of zina(i.e. illicit sexual intercourse). This characterisation of rape as zinā is proble...

Constitutional Law Articles

Balance between Investment Treaty Obligations and Human Rights Obligation: What role can the Principle of Proportionality Play in petroleum disputes?

Investment disputes, whether arising out of breach of investment treaty or breach of in- vestment contract, often revolve around how to resolve the tension between the sovereign right to regulate the...

Administrative Law Articles

The Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh Disputes (not) over yet – Amit Ranjan

The genesis of the India-Bangladesh boundary disputes lies in the partition of India in 1947. The border demarcation commissions failed to address many grievances of people from India and Pakistan and...

Criminal Procedure Articles

The National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) in India: Judicial reform or act of political aggrandizement

Independence of judiciary is sine qua non for the survival of a healthy democracy. One of the elements having important bearing on the independence of judiciary is- an ap- propriate method of appointm...