Judicial independence is generally accepted as a key component of the rule of law. It empowers judges to make unbiased decisions without concern for political repercussions. In countries governed by an unconstitutional, unlawful or corrupt regime, such as Zimbabwe,2 Swaziland,3 Pakistan4 and Fiji,...
aIt is argued that the present system of appointment and selection of judges is discriminatory to women and ethnic minority groups. The Lord Chancellor in 'Development in Judicial Appointment Procedures ' 1994, has advocated that more judges should be appointed from these groups, and he has ...
In six north-eastern states, 69 districts faced some form of insurgency or extremism. In J&K, 19 districts are affected by militancy of a different kind because the Pakistan Army has been using militants and jihadi terror groups to bleed India. It had been providing arms, training and operat...
In India and Pakistan politicians in power had subverted the British system of judicial appointments which, for all its flaws, had served them well as it had Britain itself. In both countries, the judges hit back when they...