2022

Steps Toward Real Action: The Possibility of an International Criminal Tribunal on Kashmir.

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Image source: ‘Big rally in New York’s Time Square slams Indian actions in Jammu & Kashmir’ (Daily Pakistan, 9 February 2020) <https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/09-Feb-2020/big-rally-in-new-york-s-time-square-slams-indian-actions-in-jammu-kashmir> accessed 15 June 2022 This article explores the prospects of creating an international criminal tribunal over the Kashmir issue. The Kashmir conflict has bred a myriad of human rights and international law violations […]

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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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Kashmir and ICJ’s Advisory Jurisdiction

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Pakistan has often pondered upon taking the Kashmir dispute before the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’). However, the ICJ’s ability to adjudicate the Kashmir dispute depends upon its jurisdiction concerning the same. In this regard, it is important to briefly mention the nature of ICJ’s jurisdiction. The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the

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Legal Framework for Renewable Energy in Pakistan

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Image source: Inga Spence/ Alamy Stock Photo, accessed on April 12, 2022. Introduction “The sky is falling”, cried Chicken Little. All those who saw his frightened face laughed and questioned his sanity. Unlike Chicken Little’s story, the Pakistani sky is not falling. It has disappeared behind the smog that covers the sunlight and suffocates those

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The Challenging Case of Afghanistan at the International Criminal Court

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Image Source: OnuItalia ‘Italy and other 70 states reaffirm support for ICC, a Court of last resort’ (2 November 2020) <https://www.onuitalia.com/2020/11/02/italy-and-other-70-states-reaffirm-support-for-icc-a-court-of-last-resort/> The Prosecutor’s decision to focus on Taliban and IS-K alleged crimes did not come solely because of limited resources. Rather, by everlasting pressure exerted by the US to get a jail-free ticket out of

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The classification of conflict in the Indian Administered Kashmir: An international or non-international armed conflict?

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Image source: Map of Indian-Administered Kashmir, from BBC News, 6 August 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11693674 Introduction A conflict has been taking place in Kashmir for decades, rooting from the accession to independence of Pakistan and India in 1947. In 2019, India’s intervention in the Indian Administered Kashmir (IAK) has significantly impacted the Kashmiri people and highlighted, once

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Harassment of Women at Workplace: The Adequacy of International and Pakistani law

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Image Source: Christophe Gowans, Sexual Harassment 101: What Everyone Needs to Know (theguardian, 16 October 2017) accessed 28 March 2022. The patriarchy operates in many realms. The workplace is one of them, and Pakistan’s is no exception. The situation of the female population in Pakistan has never been an easy one. Women have often been

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