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Pakistan and Human Rights consists of a series of innovative and carefully chosen chapters by leading experts and specialists in the field of human rights law. With insightful contributions from a number of young emerging scholars, many of whom based in Pakistan itself, the volume provides a critical perspective on the legal ordering of human rights issues, at a time when the legitimacy and politics of national regulatory governance over the lives of people is in question as never before in that troubled country. into three sections.

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Author:   Satvinder Juss ,  Yasser Latif Hamdani ,  Neha Ali Gauhar ,  Adrija Ghosh
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781793646064

ISBN 10:   1793646066
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   14 February 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I Chapter 1: The Law & Economy of Human Rights in Pakistan by Uzair J. Kayani Chapter 2: The Plight of Minority Rights in Pakistan by Javaid Rehman and Adrija Ghosh Chapter 3: Poverty, Bonded Labor and Unaccountable Supply Chains: The Case of Brick Kiln Workers in Pakistan by Maleeha Sattar and Adnan Sattar Chapter 4: Pakistan’s Constitution and The Right to Health by Muhammad Khan Part II Chapter 5: Crime and Punishment in Pakistan by Satvinder S. Juss Chapter 6: The Legal Status of Ahmadis in Pakistan by Yasser Latif Hamdani Chapter 7: Honour Crimes in Pakistan: A Human Rights Critique of Swara Practice by Neha Ali Gauhar Chapter 8: Taking Children’s Rights Seriously: Is Pakistan Ready? by Adnan Sattar Part III Chapter 9: Pakistan’s Death Penalty Law by Satvinder S. Juss Chapter 10: Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: A Tool of Terror? by Reema Omer Chapter 11: The Use of Special Criminal Courts and Tribunals in Pakistan by Marva Khan Chapter 12: The Pakistani Judiciary and the Suo Motu Jurisdiction by Waris Husain

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Satvinder S. Juss teaches law at King’s College London.

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