Presents 36 Judgements Of Justice Shah Of Pakistan. Highlights The Difficulties Faced By Judges During The Martial Law Prevails . Mirrors The Social, Political And Constitutional Problems With Which Pakistan Has Been Confronted Since 1968. Useful For Legal Fraternity And Those Interested In Knowing How The Problems In Pakistan Have Been Handled By The Judiciary.

Containing cases decided by the Privy Council, federal, provincial, shariat courts, and high courts of various Pakistani jurisdictions.

Ijaz Hussain Baralvi was a famous lawyer and author. He practiced law in Lahore and was well known in literary and political circles. He wrote an essay which was also delivered as an address to a conference in 1974. This Urdu essay is translated into English by Mohammad Akmal Makhdum. Pakistan has suffered imposition of martial laws repeatedly since its birth as a nation. First martial law was declared in 1958 that lasted 10 years. Subsequent martial laws saw political and democratic institutions destroyed, elected leaders murdered and civil liberties trampled upon. Rule of law and freedoms of assembly and expression were suppressed and courts of law oppressed. Political corruption increased and state civil services were corrupted. Social and collective mental impact are discussed in some detail with a wider view of history.

The Author Deals With The Dismissal Of The First Constitent Assembly Of Pakistan In 1954 And The Constitutional Problems Arising Therefrom; The Breakdown Of 3 Successive Constitutions And Imposition Of Martial Law And Its Stresses And Strains Particularly On The Judiciary, The Legal System Of Pakistan And Its Future. Original Binding, Dustjacket Missing, Photograph Of The Author On Frontispiece, Number Of Photographic Illustrations In B&W, Text Clean, Condition Good.

This book makes a significant contribution to the understanding of issues of comparative constitutionalism in emergent politics. Recurrent states of emergency in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh provide the background for a comparative examination of constitutional emergency powers, individual rights, and judicial review. This work examines the extent to which the Court in these countries has performed its expected role, identifies problems in approaches to interpretation which have been adopted, and suggests alternatives to constitutional interpretation and judicial review. The alternatives explored are drawn from contemporary western jurisprudence, including those of Ronald Dworkin and writers of the Critical Legal Studies tradition. The juxtaposition of western jurisprudential development to issues of constitutionalism in the countries under survey is a bold attempt to seek some common ground in conceptualizing rights and techniques of juristic interpretation in western and eastern legal cultures. The theoretical framework of the study is well-perceived, the arguments convincing. This carefully researched work makes a valuable and scholarly contribution to the study of comparative constitutional law and jurisprudence.