Courting Constitutionalism - The Politics of Public Law and Judicial Review in Pakistan

Presents a deeply contextualized account of public law and judicial review in Pakistan.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Postcolonial legality: fragments of the rule of law and constitutionalism; 3. Martial rule: military¿bureaucratic authoritarianism and 'basic' constitutionalism; 4. Elective dictatorship: socialist populism and the myth of a consensus constitution; 5. Praetorian governmentality: Islamisation of laws and the genesis of substantive constitutionalism; 6. Indirect praetorianism: 'public interest litigation' and the first wave of judicial activism; 7. Military¿civil composite: 'military incorporated' and the 'lawyers' movement'; 8. Corporatist governance: the 'Chaudhry court' and 'judicial proactivism'; 9. Conclusion: judicialisation of politics in Pakistan.

About the author

Moeen Cheema is Associate Professor in Law and an Australian Research Council DECRA fellow at the Australian National University. He is recognised as one of the leading experts in the fields of constitutional law, judicial review, criminal justice reform and access to justice in Pakistan.

Summary

This book is of immense relevance to anyone interested in the history of public law, constitutional politics, legal system and state structure in Pakistan. It is also of significant interest to the scholars of the judicial power, comparative constitutional law, constitutionalism in Asia and comparative administrative law.

Foreword

Presents a deeply contextualized account of public law and judicial review in Pakistan.

Product details

• Authors: Moeen Cheema, Moeen (Australian National University Cheema
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781108927451
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92745-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / Constitutional, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general