What is there to say about the tragedy of APS?
Unfulfilled promises of legal reform, accountability, and a changed police system. The state claims to 'never forget' but allows the man who planned it to scurry away. All it became was an excuse to empower the security state.
@randypicker I remember David Strauss take Con Law III the next morning after Trump won. He was absolutely distraught ... can never forget the mood that day
What have been some of the social costs of the #COVID19 pandemic for women in Pakistan? What can be done to mitigate these costs in the long run?
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The statement submitted in the Indian Supreme Court by Prashant Bushan,a lawyer in response to a contempt notice is worth reading. It’s working according to the letter and spirit of constitution, law & rules that provide sanctity to the court, not just throwing around its weight.
We are arguing tht “The office of the national coordinator has been given broad and sweeping powers affecting the fundamental rights of citizens. National coordinator’s powers are dictatorial and has no place in a democratic society.”
Thank you @HasnaatMalik for this imp story!
@TnagarTornado@gautambhatia88 8) but that assertiveness has been selective at best. Having said that, there’s a lot more written on these topics by erudite people like Yasser Kureshi, Maryam Khan etc. I’m sure I have missed many more pieces & other imp works that merit attention. Apologies for that.
@TnagarTornado@gautambhatia88 7) I do want to add though that although there are a lot of parallels to draw btw the Indian and Pakistani SCs, an “executive court” is not one of them. The Pak SC has been v. assertive in the last decade often intruding into the policy domain of the executive