http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09
10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09
Published : Jun 2021
An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)
The year 2007 was proved as an eventful for the judiciary of Pakistan because Iftikhar Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan, started to assert the power of the judiciary. He vehemently tried to make the judiciary only and the real institution of enforcing the law for the liberty of the people. However, under tremendous pubic pressure and lawyers' movement, Musharraf had to reinstate the Chief Justice. Now Iftikhar Chaudhry resumed the halted task of taking suo motu actions to provide relief to the public. Against this backdrop, the study traces the causes behind judicial activism in Pakistan and its impact on the liberty of people. The performance of the judiciary in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to empower the masses is discussed. The study also focuses on the important cases handled by the apex court in the manners that gave the impression of judicial martial law. It is an analytical study where important cases are analyzed to show the power and strength of the judiciary in Pakistan. The research concludes that there is a need for judicial restraint so that the democratic principle of separation of power should be maintained.
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Judicial Activism, Empowerment, Suo Motu, PIL, Chief Justice
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(1) Muhammad Ikramullah Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Shafiq
Assistant Professor, Department of History, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Khan, M. I., & Shafiq, M. (2021). An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013). Global Political Review, VI(II), 79-91. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09
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CHICAGO : Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah, and Muhammad Shafiq. 2021. "An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)." Global Political Review, VI (II): 79-91 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09
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HARVARD : KHAN, M. I. & SHAFIQ, M. 2021. An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013). Global Political Review, VI, 79-91.
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MHRA : Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah, and Muhammad Shafiq. 2021. "An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)." Global Political Review, VI: 79-91
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MLA : Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah, and Muhammad Shafiq. "An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)." Global Political Review, VI.II (2021): 79-91 Print.
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OXFORD : Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah and Shafiq, Muhammad (2021), "An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)", Global Political Review, VI (II), 79-91
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TURABIAN : Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah, and Muhammad Shafiq. "An Assessment of Judicial Activism to Empower the People: A Case of Pakistan (2007-2013)." Global Political Review VI, no. II (2021): 79-91. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-II).09