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JCP Rules

When it comes to the High Courts, the ultimate positions are a lot more numerous (60 judges for the Lahore High Court) compared to the Supreme...

29.12.2024 2

The Nation

Ali Hassan

JCP Rules

The obvious product of the 26th amendment was the Judicial Commission of Pakistan—a gathering of lesser judges and more politicians—who would...

28.12.2024 6

The Nation

Ali Hassan

Transitional (in)Justice

As Justice Munir stood before the Lahore High Court Bar, he had a spate of cases to defend, though he wasn’t particularly good at it. His point...

30.11.2024 4

The Nation

Ali Hassan

Rushing to amend

Our lawmakers’ flirtation with bulldozing amendments has only grown stronger with time. Last year, on the eve of its retirement, the government...

06.11.2024 2

The News International

Ali Hassan

Cleansing the Fountainhead

“It is all too easy to (figuratively) throw up one’s hands and balk at trying to find a solution for a problem”, said Justice Munib, but then...

08.10.2024 3

The Nation

Ali Hassan

Supreme stakes: the extra judges debate

A bill is brought before the Senate by a private member. Increase the cap on Supreme Court judges, it demands. Nay, comes the reply. And as the...

10.09.2024 2

The News International

Ali Hassan

Palaces in Prison

As recently as August 27, the Supreme Court once again condemned life in a death-row cell as unfair, “inhuman”, and a “violation of...

02.09.2024 3

The Nation

Ali Hassan

Judicial Goldilocks

Let us conceive a Goldilocks’ balance in judicial temperament – what is just about right? Being the nit-picky adherent of a legal text is decent...

28.07.2024 2

The Nation

Ali Hassan