Seeking Supremacy - The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Brandeis University, 2018) issued under title: Judging the generals: judicial-military interactions in authoritarian and post-authoritarian states.

List of contents

1. Judiciary, Rule of Law and the Military; 2. The Loyal Court (1947-1977); 3. The Controlled Court (1977-1999); 4. Between the Barracks and the Bar (1977-1999: Part 2); 5. The Confrontational Court (1999-2017); 6. Epilogue: A Judiciary Fragmenting?; 7. Conclusion and Comparative Perspectives; Appendix Structure of Pakistani Judiciary.

About the author

Yasser Kureshi is the John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Fellow in constitutional theory and law at the University of Oxford. His research concerns the military and the judiciary and their impact on constitutional configurations and democratic outcomes in authoritarian and post-authoritarian states. His other research interests include democratic backsliding in South Asia, coup legitimation strategies, federalism, and the making of legal cultures. His work has appeared in the Journal of Comparative Politics, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Democratization.

Summary

Using qualitative methods, this book shows how Pakistan's judiciary shifted from deference to competition with the military, developing a framework that explains judicial-military relations in authoritarian and post-authoritarian states. It illuminates ongoing debates in the fields of law, political science, postcolonial and South Asian studies.

Foreword

Develops a framework to explain shifts in judicial assertiveness towards militaries, using Pakistan as an illuminating case study.

Product details

• Authors: Yasser Kureshi, Yasser (University of Oxford) Kureshi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009016445
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901644-5
• No. of pages: 307
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Systems of law, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structure & processes, General and world history, Political structure and processes, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law