Judicialization of Politics in Pakistan

Name: Judicialization of Politics in Pakistan
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Judicialization of Politics in PakistanA Comparative Study of Judicial Restraint and its Development in India, the US and Pakistan\nAuthor(s): Waris Husain\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367591779, 978-0367591779\nSynopsis\nSince 2007, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has emerged as a dominant force in Pakistani politics through its hyper-active use of judicial review, or the power to overrule Parliaments laws and the Prime Ministers acts. This hyper-activism was on display during the Supreme Courts unilateral disqualification of Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani in 2012 under the leadership of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Despite the Supreme Courts practical adoption of restraint subsequent to the retirement of Chief Justice Chaudhry in 2013, the Court has once again disqualified a prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, due to allegations of corruption in 2017. \n\nWhile many critics have focused on the substance.