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The judiciary of Pakistan is the national system of courts that maintains the law and order in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.Pakistan uses a common law system, which was introduced during the colonial era, influenced by local medieval judicial systems based on religious and cultural practices.
Article 188 – Power to review its own judgements and orders; Article 189 – Binding nature of Supreme Court's decisions on all other Pakistani Courts; Article 190 – All executive and judicial authorities in Pakistan bound to aid the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court building on Constitution Avenue, Islamabad. The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest and apex court in the judicial hierarchy of Pakistan. [1] Its judicial membership currently composed of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and fifteen senior justices, also consisting the ad hoc appointments of the Shariat Appellate. [2]
The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan is a judicial body of the superior judiciary of Pakistan, empowered under the Article 209 of the constitution of Pakistan, to hear cases of misconduct against judges.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (abbr. JCP) is a national commission for appointment of the superior judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court, the Federal Shariat Court and the High Courts, of Pakistan. [1] The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the chairman of the commission.
By induction of the first amendment, the judiciary had full, power to pass judgment over the views of the legislature. Moreover, the court also enjoyed the power of judicial review of executive actions. 8. Fundamental Rights add Principles of Policy: In the original constitution, there was no list of fundamental rights. It was due to the first ...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) stated the package was a "blow to judicial independence, the rule of law, and human rights protection". [18] Members of the legal community interviewed by the Express Tribune and Dawn criticised it for an "assault on judicial independence" and the "biggest-reversal" of judicial independence in 3 ...
The History of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, organised by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, follows from its constitutional establishment in 1947 till its recent events. The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest appellate court of the country and court of last resort— the final arbiter of the law and the Constitution. [1]