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The legality of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, and E-Safety Bill, 2023 under International Law

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Image Source: Image by Macrovector on Freepik < https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/data-protection-concept_3817367.htm#query=data%20privacy&position=25&from_view=keyword&track=ais > accessed 22 September 2023 Introduction Data protection is the process of protecting data, which includes the interaction between data collection and distribution, technology, public perception and expectation of privacy, and the political and legal underpinnings of that data.[1] It seeks to find a balance between […]

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Assessing the Constitutionality of ‘Personal Data Protection, E-Safety, and PECA Amendment’ Bills

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Source: BNN Breaking https://bnn.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/asia-internet-coalition-pakistan-data-protection-bill-jpeg.webp Introduction: Data protection and data privacy are deemed to be the rights of individuals to know what information is being shared and who has access to their personal data. Therefore, data privacy laws are important so that individuals can freely exercise their fundamental right to privacy. Various countries have adopted such

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The Legality of Trying Civilians in Military Courts under Pakistani Law and Constitution

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Image Source: Arab News, Trial of civilians in military courts ‘totally unjustified,’ Pakistan’s top rights body says <https://www.arabnews.pk/sites/default/files/styles/n_670_395/public/2023/05/31/3844491-167703239.jpg?itok=_gy4jUaj > accessed 26 July 2023. Introduction On May 9, 2023, violence erupted across Pakistan as the rangers detained former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan on corruption charges. The supporters of Mr. Khan assaulted police officers

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Pakistani Provinces Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence

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Image source: Arab News Pakistan, ‘In northwestern Pakistan, domestic violence up by 45% during coronavirus lockdowns’ (ANP, 15 March 2021) In northwestern Pakistan, domestic violence up by 45% during coronavirus lockdowns | Arab News accessed August 1, 2022. Introduction It is necessary to institutionalise measures to prevent and protect women, children, and other vulnerable people

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The United Nation’s Involvement in Jammu and Kashmir Dispute

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Image Source: UNSC set to hold Kashmir meeting after 50 years, (16 Auguest 2019, Dawn) UNSC set to hold Kashmir meeting after 50 years – World – DAWN.COM accessed 26.02.2024. Background Under British colonial rule, the South Asian subcontinent was governed in part by directly-administered British territories and in part by Princely States that were

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The Indus Water Treaty: Trans-Boundary Water Dispute in South Asia

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Image Source: Musaib Manzoor, ‘India’s bid to disentitle Pakistan from the Indus Waters Treaty’, (5 April 2023, LF Kashmir) India’s bid to disentitle Pakistan from the Indus Waters Treaty – Legal Forum for Kashmir India’s bid to disentitle Pakistan from the Indus Waters Treaty (lfkashmir.com) accessed 29.02.2024. The Indus River originates in Tibet and Afghanistan

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Draft Guidelines for Corporate Social Responsibility for Marginalised Communities

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Image Source: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Influence on Purchase Decisions – Win Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research and Opinion Poll (winmr.com) 1.1 Diversity in the workplace has been a long-overlooked facet of corporate social responsibility. Promoting equitable inclusivity that attempts to remediate conventional patterns of underrepresentation and oppression is a prime example of

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Better Late Than Never: The Criminalisation of Custodial Torture

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Image Source: Mahim Firaz Khan, CUSTODIAL TORTURE IN PAKISTAN (April 12, 2023,legalresearchandanalysis.com) An Introduction to Custodial Torture Pakistan’s formation and the years since have seen it attempt to grapple with one common thread of burden: introducing and implementing effective legislation. A stark gap between rules in theory and their application, as well as the complete

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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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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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