Constitutions endure not because they are endlessly amended, but because they draw clear lines between power and restraint. The 27th Constitutional Amendment crosses those lines. Amnesty International's warning — that the amendment constitutes a sustained assault on judicial independence and the right to a fair trial — should therefore be taken with the seriousness it deserves.

The establishment of a Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) sits at the centre of these concerns. By design, the FCC's........

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