Law Philospher: LAW --- THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN, 1973

MODULE 1

ETHOS AND STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION. PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION.

Sessions I, II & III:

(a) Frozen in Time or Evolving Words? Emergence and Growth of Constitutions.

(b) Political and Ideological Origins as well as Basic Structure of the Pakistani Constitution.

Constitutional Provisions: Preamble, Articles 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 227-230, 251. Annex.

Readings: Tribe. pp. 1-29. Brohi. pp. 3-85. Rahim. pp. 7-23, 41-94.

Sessions IV & V:

Principles of Interpretation of the Constitution.

Readings: Tribe pp. 30-94.

Constitutional Provisions: Articles 260-264.

Case Law:

1. Haji Nizam Khan v Additional District Judge, PLD 1976 Lahore 930.

2. Benazir Bhutto v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1988 SC 416.

3. Federation of Pakistan v Haji Muhammad Saifullah Khan, PLD 1989 SC 166.

4. Sharaf Faridi v The Federation of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, PLD 1989 Karachi 404.

5. Shirin Munir v Government of Punjab, PLD 1990 SC 295, pp. 295.

6. Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1992 SC 646.

7. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1993 SC 473.

8. Pir Sabir Shah v Shad Muhammad Khan, PLD 1995 SC 66.

9. Al-Jehad Trust v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1996 SC 324.

10. Shahid Nabi Malik v Chief Election Commissioner, PLD 1997 SC 32.

11. Mahmood Khan Achakzai v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1997 SC 426.

12. Gadoon Textile Mills v WAPDA, 1997 SCMR 641.

13. Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1999 SC 57.

14. Zafar Ali Shah v General Pervaiz Musharraf, PLD 2000 SC 869.

15. Muhammad Akram v Selection Committee, 2003 CLC 18.

Session VI:

Limits on Judicial Power:

(i) Doctrine of Separation of Powers;

(ii) Doctrine of Political Question; and

(iii) Doctrine of Basic Structure.

1. Federation of Pakistan v United Sugar Mills, PLD 1977 SC 397.

Khawaja Muhammad Sharif v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 1988 Lahore 725.

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