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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.
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) is a constitutional islamic religious court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Sharia law. The court was established in 1980 during the government of the President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
Law Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) is a law graduation test for eligibility to seek enrollment as an advocate in the Bar Council for law graduates in Pakistan. The test is administered by the Education Testing Council(ETC). The Law GAT test is administered by the Higher Education Commission .
The college has one of the oldest law library in Pakistan.The library is an important resource centre, primarily intended to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with the books, law journals and reading materials they need for their studies, as well as having a valuable and ever increasing collection of legal works.
The council has the following functions: [3] To recommend laws conforming to the Quran and the Sunnah to the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies.; To advise the Parliament, Government of Pakistan, President of Pakistan, or Governor on any question referred to the council as to whether a proposed law is or is not repugnant to the injunctions of Islam.
The Hudud Ordinances are laws in Pakistan enacted in 1979 as part of the Islamization of Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan.It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan Penal Code, adding new criminal offences of adultery and fornication, and new punishments of whipping, amputation, and stoning to death.
The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah had a vision regarding the law of Pakistan, to implement a system in accordance to Islamic teachings, but it was never fulfilled, although it was fulfilled at the later stage when Pakistan had its first constitution in 1956. This vision, however, did have a lasting effect on later Pakistani lawmakers.
Islamic Law and its Introduction in Pakistan is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi [2] and was originally published in 1955 [3] and reprinted in 1983. [4] This book discusses the step by step introduction of Islamic law i.e. Sharia in Pakistan and its possible impact. It also discusses the criticism harsh punishment that are main concern ...