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E-book: Pakistan and Human Rights

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  • Pub. Date: 14-Feb-2022
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781793646071
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  • Format: EPUB+DRM
  • Pub. Date: 14-Feb-2022
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781793646071

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"All too often the law in Pakistan interacts with the country's socio-cultural and religious norms. This together with the War on Terror, has led to the increased use of the death penalty, enforced disappearances, the use of Special Criminal Courts, 'honor crimes' and minority rights violations in a way that jeopardizes human rights"--

All too often the law in Pakistan interacts with the country’s socio-cultural and religious norms. This together with the War on Terror, has led to the increased use of the death penalty, enforced disappearances, the use of Special Criminal Courts, ‘honor crimes’ and minority rights violations in a way that jeopardizes human rights.

Introduction 1(8)
PART I
9(94)
1 The Law and Economy of Human Rights in Pakistan
11(24)
Uzair J. Kayani
2 The Plight of Minority Rights in Pakistan
35(24)
Javaid Rehman
Adrija Ghosh
3 Poverty, Bonded Labor, and Unaccountable Supply Chains: The Case of Brick Kiln Workers in Pakistan
59(22)
Maleeha Sattar
Adnan Sattar
4 Pakistan's Constitution and the Right to Health
81(22)
Muhammad Danyal Khan
PART II
103(100)
5 Crime and Punishment in Pakistan
105(28)
Satvinder S. Juss
6 The Legal Status of Ahmadis in Pakistan
133(20)
Yasser Latif Hamdani
7 Honor Crimes in Pakistan: A Human Rights Critique of Swara Practice
153(30)
Neha Ali Gauhar
8 Taking Children's Rights Seriously: Is Pakistan Ready?
183(20)
Adnan Sattar
PART III
203(90)
9 Pakistan's Death Penalty Law
205(26)
Satvinder S. Juss
10 Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: A Tool of Terror?
231(20)
Reema Omer
11 The Use of Special Criminal Courts and Tribunals in Pakistan
251(18)
Marva Khan
12 The Pakistani Judiciary and the Suo Motu Jurisdiction
269(24)
Waris Husain
Index 293(6)
About the Contributors 299
Satvinder S. Juss teaches law at Kings College London.