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Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

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Courting The Law

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The Legal Questions Behind Iran’s Strikes On Gulf States

Following the US-Israel attacks on Iran (which have been called illegal and also an act of aggression), hundreds of civilians are dead, including a...

12.03.2026 30

The Friday Times

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

The Iran Strikes And The Legal Debate That Misses The Bigger Question

In recent days, as debates over the legality of armed attacks by US–Israel-led strikes on Iranian leadership have unfolded, I have found myself...

09.03.2026 30

The Friday Times

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Pakistan’s $1 Billion AI Plan Must Balance Innovation With Water And Environmental Risks

Pakistan’s prime minister recently announced an investment of $1 billion in Artificial Intelligence by 2030. The aim is to build a national AI...

01.03.2026 20

The Friday Times

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Data, AI, And Power: Understanding Privacy And Governance In The Digital Age

Recently, a photograph of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu circulated widely on social media. In the image, his phone camera appears to be...

17.02.2026 90

The Friday Times

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

AI And Online Child Abuse In Pakistan: Legal Gaps, Risks, And Urgent Reforms

06.01.2026 20

The Friday Times

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Understanding the Nuclear Umbrella, Sharing, and the Limits of International Law

30.11.2025 20

Paradigm Shift

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Should AI Be a Legal Person? Why the Debate Exists and What We Really Need Instead

The public relationship with artificial intelligence is becoming deeply personal. When OpenAI’s GPT-4o was briefly taken offline, users did not...

16.10.2025 20

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Ceding Territory Under Pressure and International Law

The month of August 2025 saw major political upheavals.  First came the Alaska Summit, where President Trump met President Putin. Days later, in the...

28.08.2025 10

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Climate Justice in The Hague: How ICJ Responded to the Global South’s Demands

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited advisory opinion on the obligations of states in relation to...

28.07.2025 20

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

Understanding Copyright in Digital Content: Reels, Memes and the Legal Grey Zone

The rise of platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube has transformed content creation, with short videos, memes, and music-driven clips forming...

14.07.2025 10

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

AI, Fair Use, and Piracy: What Bartz v. Anthropic Means for Pakistan’s Copyright Future

The rise of generative AI has unlocked new frontiers in how machines read, write, and reason, but what happens when this intelligence is built on a...

05.07.2025 20

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi

From Phulmoni to Islamabad: A Century of Struggles Over Child Marriage Laws

In May 2025, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law a long-awaited amendment raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 for both...

27.06.2025 20

Courting The Law

Ayesha Youssuf Abbasi