July 2022

Is Pakistan truly committed to ending impunity from victims of sexual assault?

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Image Source: Shaping justice — tracing the evolution of rape laws in Pakistan – Pakistan – DAWN.COM Pakistan has been struggling with the problem of sexual misconduct throughout history. The criminalization of the conduct of sexual assault (SA) was introduced by the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).[1] However, this action did not lead […]

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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Public Policy Exception: Article V (2) (b) of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

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Source: PUBLIC POLICY EXCEPTION TO ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS: NIGERIA VIS A’ VIS CURRENT TRENDS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION SPACE | LinkedIn The New York Arbitration Convention, formally known as the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, is regarded as one of the fundamental legal documents in international arbitration. The

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After Reko Diq, Should Pakistan Develop Alternatives to ICSID?

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Image Source: Balochistan to seek review of ICSID decision in Reko Diq case – Pakistan – DAWN.COM The Reko Diq case is the most recent and archetypal example of uncovering the truth behind dubious judgments taken at both national and international levels. This decision casts a serious doubt on not just Pakistan’s attempt to circumvent

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Status of Preventing Domestic Violence in Pakistan

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Image Source: Grisly murder of diplomat’s daughter sparks outrage over femicides in Pakistan | Reuters Introduction Domestic violence, also referred to as “intimate partner violence (IPV)”, consists of a pattern of behaviour used to “gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner” through “physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threat of

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