Amendments to Anti-Terrorism Laws (Apr. 16, 2013) by Tariq Ahmad

In advance of the dissolution of Pakistan's Parliament at the end of its five-year term, the ...

Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Pakistan

New Bill on Government Surveillance Passed by National Assembly (Jan. 11, 2013) by Tariq Ahmad

On December 20, 2012, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Investigation for Fair Trial Bill, 2012, which will regulate the surveillance and interception powers of ...

Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Pakistan

New Law on Local Governance for Sindh Province Promulgated (Sep. 14, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On September 6, 2012, the Governor of Pakistan's Sindh Province, Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad, promulgated the ...

Topic: Government organization
Jurisdiction: Pakistan

Proposed Law Seeks to Restore Property to Displaced Landowners (Jun. 18, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On June 3, 2012, Sri Lanka's Justice Minister, Rauff Hakeem, announced that the Cabinet has approved a newly proposed law, the Prescription (Special Provisions) Act, that ...

Topic: Real property
Jurisdiction: Sri Lanka

47 Member States Adopt the Brighton Declaration (May. 07, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On April 20, 2012, the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe, at a high-level ministerial conference in Brighton, United Kingdom, unanimously voted to adopt ...

Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe / European Court of Human Rights

Prosecutor Declares It Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Whether Palestine Is a State (Apr. 13, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On April 3, 2012, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court issued a decision holding that the OTP lacks jurisdiction to investigate ...

Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: International Criminal Court

Senate Passes Bill on Establishing a National Commission on Human Rights (Mar. 23, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On March 9, 2012, the upper chamber of Pakistan's Parliament unanimously passed the National Commission on Human Rights Bill, 2012, which will establish a National Human ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Pakistan

Supreme Court Initiates Proceedings Against Prime Minister (Jan. 25, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On January 16, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a contempt notice to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, requiring him to ...

Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Pakistan

Islamist Opposition Leader Arrested (Jan. 17, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

The former head of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party in Bangladesh, Ghulam Azam, was arrested on January 11, 2012, after the International Criminal Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICT) ...

Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh

Use of Conditional Fee Agreements Seen as Violation of European Convention on Human Rights (Jan. 24, 2011) by Tariq Ahmad

On January 18, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in MGN Limited v UK (application 39401/04) delivered a landmark decision criticizing Conditional Fee Agreements ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / United Kingdom