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Fearing Purposivism: the Pakistani Supreme Court and its Overturning of Pragmatic Judgments

Introduction: Late Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court was a curmudgeonly textualist. So hardwired was he to his philosophy of...

10.11.2025 40

Courting The Law

Ali Hassan

Story time: The power of words

It was winter. The whole family was sitting by the fireside. Everyone was talking about the future and sharing their achievements. All of Ali’s...

26.10.2025 40

Dawn Young Magazine

Ali Hassan

Court Martialing Civilians

Picture fair trial: an independent forum, an impartial judge, a detailed judgment, and a substantive right of appeal. Now, picture its absence:...

27.06.2025 20

Courting The Law

Ali Hassan

JCP Rules

When it comes to the High Courts, the ultimate positions are a lot more numerous (60 judges for the Lahore High Court) compared to the Supreme...

29.12.2024 8

The Nation

Ali Hassan

JCP Rules

The obvious product of the 26th amendment was the Judicial Commission of Pakistan—a gathering of lesser judges and more politicians—who would...

28.12.2024 7

The Nation

Ali Hassan