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This book gives the universally established principles of constitutional law. It analyses and discusses them in context to the judgments of the superior courts of the US, the UK, Pakistan and India as well the judgments rendered by the courts in Australia, Canada, and Germany. In Pakistan and India, the concepts of constitutional law are derived primarily from American and British jurisprudence and how they have been adopted, applied, extended, and developed by the superior courts in both countries.
The book is divided into seven parts:
Part I discusses the definition and scope of the Constitutional Law and its interaction between the State and the Citizen.
Part II relates to basic constitutional concepts like constitutional conventions, the rule of law, due process of law, and equality before law.
Part III relates to certain basic constitutional structures like parliamentary and presidential forms of government and the concepts of separation of powers and federalism.
Part IV relates to judiciary and includes subjects like independence of judiciary, judicial review, precedents, and theories of interpretations of the constitution. e fundamental rights under various constitutions are divided into two partsHuman Rights and Civil Liberties.
Part V deals with human rights, the right to life, liberty, privacy and property, freedom of religion and safeguards against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Part VI pertains to civil liberties like freedom of speech, press, association, assembly, and movement.
Part VII gives certain evolving concepts like the doctrine of necessity and basic structure of constitution.
The chapter on 'Independence of Judiciary' has been revised following the judicial reforms introduced in the United Kingdom by the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005. Subsequent laws and judgments have been included and discussed. e chapters on the 'doctrine of necessity' and 'precedents' have also been added.
Sommario
- Table of Cases
- Preface
- Part I
- INTRODUCTION
- 1: Definition and Scope of Constitutional Law
- 2: State and the Citizen
- Part II
- BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTS
- 3: Constitutional Conventions
- 4: The Rule of Law
- 5: Due Process of Law
- 6: Equality before Law and Equal Protection of Laws
- Part III
- CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
- 7: Parliamentary Form of Government
- 8: Federalism
- 9: Separation of Powers
- 10: Presidential Form of Government
- Part IV
- JUDICIARY AS GUARDIAN OF CONSTITUTION
- 11: Independence of Judiciary
- 12: Judicial Power and the Doctrine of Judicial Review
- 13: Theories of Constitutional Interpretation
- 14: Precedents
- Part V
- FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
- 15: Right to Life and Liberty
- 16: Right to Property
- 17: Freedom of Conscience and Religion
- 18: Right to Privacy Including Searches and Seizures
- 19: Self-Incrimination
- 20: Double Jeopardy
- Part VI
- POLITICAL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
- 21: Freedom of Speech and Press
- 22: Freedom of Association
- 23: Freedom of Assembly
- 24: Freedom of Movement
- 25: Right to Counsel
- Part VII
- EVOLVING CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTS
- 26: Doctrine of Necessity
- 27: Theory of Basic Structure of Constitution
- Index
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Hamid Khan is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a founding partner of a leading law firm of Pakistan, Cornelius, Lane & Mufti. He regularly lectures on various legal subjects at the University of the Punjab, the Civil Services Academy, the Administrative Staff College, and the National Institute of Public Administration.
M. Waqar Rana is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Additional Attorney General of Pakistan (2014-2018). He has an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and an LL.B. (Hons) from the International Islamic University, Islamabad.
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This book gives the universally established principles of constitutional law. It analyses and discusses them in context to the judgments of the superior courts of the US, the UK, Pakistan and India as well the judgments rendered by the courts in Australia, Canada, and Germany.
