| Weight | 4.29 kg |
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| ISBN | 9694023734 |
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| Publication Date | 2005 |
| Pages | 2659 |
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| Author Description | Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, LL. B. (Punjab), LL. M. (London), is an expert on constitutional law. He has been practising law before the superior courts of Pakistan since 1984 and has appeared in some of the most significant constitutional cases of our times. He is the author of 'Commentary on the Constitution of Pakistan', 1992, and 'Fundamental Rights and Judicial Review in Pakistan', 2000. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, and a Founding Member of the SAARC Law Conference launched in Colombo in 1991. He has also worked as a research scholar in the library of the International Court of Justice The Hague, during which period he attended court proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal in 1997. Mr. Rizvi has held the post of Additional Advocate General, Punjab, and been Acting Advocate General on several occasions. He is a regular comentator in the daily press and in law journals on constitutional issues. Mr. Rizvi has taught Constitutional Law at the Punjab University, Punjab Law College and is presently teaching at the Quaid-e-Azam Law College in Lahore. |
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF PAKISTAN
TEXT, CASE LAW AND ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY (2ND REVISED & UPDATED EDITION) 3 VOLUMES
₨ 2,995
This book defines and explains the 1973 Constitution with the help of the case law of Pakistan, India and other countries. It also refers to the previous constitutions of Pakistan for guidance. Its special focus is on the Objectives Resolution, division of powers between the President and Prime Minister, the constitutional role of the Armed Forces, the role of the superior judiciary in interpreting the constitution and constitutional issues, emergency provisions, federalism and Islamic provisions, etc. There is also significant discussion on the provision and enforcement of fundamental rights.
The author takes the reader step by step through each and every article of the constitution, discussing it threadbare and placing it in its proper juristic context. The author gives his own views on the subject of Article 2 A (Objectives Resolution) and also cites the views of several well known jurists. The decisions of various judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the four High Courts are also incorporated. In this context, the speeches of the Quaid-e-Azam. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Liaqat Ali Khan and Biarat Chandra Mandle (a minority representative) are also relied upon. The author has also elaborated fundamental rights, relying upon support from the Holy Quran and the judgments of the superior courts of Pakistan and India and some other countries. Finally, the book highlights the role of ‘Principles of Policies’ in the governance of the State and in the interpretation of fundamental rights.
ISBN: 9694023734
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Subtitle: TEXT, CASE LAW AND ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY (2ND REVISED & UPDATED EDITION) 3 VOLUMES
Author: SYED SHABBAR RAZA RIZVI
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