Judging the state : courts and constitutional politics in Pakistan / Paula R. Newberg.
1995
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Judging the state : courts and constitutional politics in Pakistan / Paula R. Newberg.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge South Asian studies ; 59.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Structuring the state
2. Constituting the state (1947-1958)
3. Confining courts and constitutions (1958-1969)
4. Seeking justice (1969-1972)
5. Testing courts and constitutionalism (1972-1977)
6. Silencing courts, muting justice (1977-1988)
7. Reviving judicial powers (1988-1993)
8. Judging the state.
2. Constituting the state (1947-1958)
3. Confining courts and constitutions (1958-1969)
4. Seeking justice (1969-1972)
5. Testing courts and constitutionalism (1972-1977)
6. Silencing courts, muting justice (1977-1988)
7. Reviving judicial powers (1988-1993)
8. Judging the state.
Summary
The political history of Pakistan is characterised by incomplete constitution-making, a process which has placed the burden of constitutional interpretation on state instruments ranging from the bureaucracy to the military to the judiciary. In a penetrating and original study of the relationship between state and civil society in Pakistan, Paula Newberg demonstrates how the courts have influenced constitutional development and the structure of the state. By examining judicial decisions, particularly those made at times of political crisis, she considers how tensions within the judiciary, and between courts and other state institutions, have affected the ways political society views itself, and explores the consequences of these debates for the formal organisation of political power.
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Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511563362 ebook
9780521452892 (hardback)
9780521894401 (paperback)
9780521452892 (hardback)
9780521894401 (paperback)
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