A history of the judiciary in Pakistan / Hamid Khan.
2016
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A history of the judiciary in Pakistan / Hamid Khan.
Imprint
Karachi, Pakistan : Oxford University Press 2016.
Description
562 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The judiciary at the time of independence
Establishment of the Federal Court of Pakistan under Mian Abdul Rashid (1949-1954)
Judiciary becomes controversial : the Munir court (1954-1960)
The golden period of the judiciary : the Cornelius court (1960-1968)
The judiciary under S.A. Rahman and Fazle Akbar
Turbulent times : the Hamood court (1968-1975)
The decline of the judiciary begins : the Yaqub court (1975-1977)
The military overpowers the judiciary : the Anwar court (1977-1981)
Dark days of the judiciary : the Haleem court (1981-1989)
Years of judicial confusion : the Zullah court (1990-1993)
Activist court of Nasim Hasan Shah (1993-1994)
A house divided against itself : the judiciary under Sajjad Ali Shah (1994-1997)
The judiciary recovers partially : the Ajmal court (1997-1999)
The deposed chief justice : Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (1999-2000)
The usurper chief justice : Irshad Hassan Khan (2000-2002)
Judiciary submerged in corruption : Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (2002-2003)
Face of a spineless judiciary : Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (2003-2005)
A difficult balancing act : Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (June 2005-March 2007)
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry : suspended, sacked, and restored : the lawyers' movement (9 March 2007 to 24 March 2009)
Conclusion.
Establishment of the Federal Court of Pakistan under Mian Abdul Rashid (1949-1954)
Judiciary becomes controversial : the Munir court (1954-1960)
The golden period of the judiciary : the Cornelius court (1960-1968)
The judiciary under S.A. Rahman and Fazle Akbar
Turbulent times : the Hamood court (1968-1975)
The decline of the judiciary begins : the Yaqub court (1975-1977)
The military overpowers the judiciary : the Anwar court (1977-1981)
Dark days of the judiciary : the Haleem court (1981-1989)
Years of judicial confusion : the Zullah court (1990-1993)
Activist court of Nasim Hasan Shah (1993-1994)
A house divided against itself : the judiciary under Sajjad Ali Shah (1994-1997)
The judiciary recovers partially : the Ajmal court (1997-1999)
The deposed chief justice : Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (1999-2000)
The usurper chief justice : Irshad Hassan Khan (2000-2002)
Judiciary submerged in corruption : Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (2002-2003)
Face of a spineless judiciary : Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (2003-2005)
A difficult balancing act : Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (June 2005-March 2007)
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry : suspended, sacked, and restored : the lawyers' movement (9 March 2007 to 24 March 2009)
Conclusion.
Summary
One of the major organs of the state, the judiciary in Pakistan attained a particularly high profile in recent years owing to former President Musharraf's attempt to remove the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the latter's eventual restoration to office. The exercise of suo moto jurisdiction by the Supreme Court in the matter of enforcement of fundamental rights further enhanced interest in the judiciary, which became a focal point for popular aspirations. This book undertakes a comprehensive study of judicial history in Pakistan since Independence. It includes detailed discussion of the acts, lives and judgments of important Pakistani judges, with their continuing effects on the life of the nation. Lawyers, judges and law professors and students of law, political science and history will find this book of particular value, as will the general reader.
Note
One of the major organs of the state, the judiciary in Pakistan attained a particularly high profile in recent years owing to former President Musharraf's attempt to remove the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the latter's eventual restoration to office. The exercise of suo moto jurisdiction by the Supreme Court in the matter of enforcement of fundamental rights further enhanced interest in the judiciary, which became a focal point for popular aspirations. This book undertakes a comprehensive study of judicial history in Pakistan since Independence. It includes detailed discussion of the acts, lives and judgments of important Pakistani judges, with their continuing effects on the life of the nation. Lawyers, judges and law professors and students of law, political science and history will find this book of particular value, as will the general reader.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KPL2244 .K53 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780199068609
0199068607
0199068607
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