2022

Democracy and Defection

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Image source: Samaa Web Desk, ‘Party positions in the National Assembly (SAMAA, 27 July 2018) <https://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1674952-NationalAssemblyAPP-1522607658-517-640×480-640×428.jpg> accessed 16 May 2022. The people’s will often manifests itself in representative democracy. This notion generally sees the citizenry vote for the members it wants to represent. These members are affiliated with different parties that dictate coordinated policies and […]

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Role of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the Vote of No-Confidence

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Image sources: Los Angeles Consumer & Business Affairs, Collecting Your Judgment (Los Angeles Consumer & Business Affairs, 18 March 2022) accessed 08 April 2022 The ouster of the ex-PM Imran Khan through a historic vote of no-confidence saw the role of the Supreme Court enhanced, as well as criticised in the former premier’s exit. Late

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Self-determination, Intervention and Invitation: The Illegality of Russia’s Intervention Following the 2014 Referendum in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions

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Image Source: The Guardian News. A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning apartment building in north-eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo by AP (Associate Press). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/clear-sign-putin-is-weighing-up-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-says-biden The recent intervention in Ukraine, following the recognition of independence by Russia of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has raised several questions, with regards to self-determination, independence,

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Holding Non-state Actors Accountable for Crimes Committed in Afghanistan: The Case of Taliban

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The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court found that the Taliban and  other armed groups have committed international crimes, more specifically crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Taliban initially emerged in Pakistan in the early 1990s. Their influence in Afghanistan, at first, was limited to the south-western of this country. In 1996,

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The No-Confidence Vote: Making Sense of the Constitutional Crisis

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Image Source: Element5 Digital, [image] (Pexels, 15 January 2020) accessed 5 April 2022. Here is your simplified and unglorified factual and legal explainer about the current Constitutional Crisis happening in Pakistan: The 2018 general elections saw the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) emerge as the largest party, obtaining 149 total seats (increased over the years to 155)

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A Review of Russia’s Military Escalation in Ukraine Under International Law

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Image: Mariupol City Council showing a maternity hospital in Mariupol damaged by a Russian strike. Source:  BBC News, ’Ukraine war: Three dead as maternity hospital hit by Russian air strike, 10 March 2022  <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60675599> accessed 1st April 2022. Introduction As a world pandemic is coming to an end, the international community is turning its way

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Pakistan’s Incomplete Progress: The 2022 Anti-Harassment in the Workplace Act

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Image source: Kate Lopaze ‘What are the different types of workplace harassment?’ [image] (TheJobNetwork)< https://www.thejobnetwork.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-workplace-harassment/ > accessed 16 March 2022. “Mobbing”, “sending offensive words or images”, “making sarcastic or snide remarks”, “unwanted physical contact”, “abusing a position of power”:[1] these are some examples of harassment definitions from around the world. Manifestations of workplace harassment are

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Are the US Armed Forces Responsible for War Crimes in Afghanistan?

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In 2014, the US Senate Intelligence Committee reported that the CIA had covered up its crimes by making false claims to the US department of justice. To this day, the US government has held no one accountable for the war crimes and serious abuses committed in Afghanistan. The year 2001 marks the launch of the

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The PECA Amendment: Reputation or Right to Speak?

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The amendment widens the definition of an “aggrieved person” to include, in addition to the natural person (i.e., a living human being), “any company, association or body of persons whether incorporated or not, institution, organization, authority, or any other body established by the Government under any law or otherwise”. [emphasis added] Plainly, this expands the scope of online defamation by allowing both government bodies and the general public to pose as victims of online defamation.

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