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Debate #332 · Judiciary, rule of law and accountability

Can checks and balances work in Pakistan without a truly independent judiciary?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Political Science
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (2)PositionsSame themeIs corruption in Pakistan better fought through enforcement or governance and ethics reform?Have Pakistan's accountability institutions delivered accountability or merely political control?Has judicial activism in Pakistan undermined parliamentary supremacy or corrected poor governance?
+1 moreIs the rule of law achievable in Pakistan, or will it remain a myth?

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Examiners want: meaning of judicial independence, its link to checks and balances, Pakistani and comparative examples, threats, safeguards and measures

The questions

2019
PMS · Political Science · Recommend

Existence of an independent Judiciary is essential for political development. What type of measures can be adopted of the independence of Judiciary in a democratic State?

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2018
CSS · Political Science · Take a position

What is the significance of independent judiciary in a democratic republic? Do you think that without an independent judiciary a system of checks and balances can be established in the government? Explain with appropriate examples.

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Judicial independence global trend: WJP reported declines in indicators of judicial independence/limits on executive power across a majority of countries in 2025. (2025)World Justice ProjectJudicial independence trend: WJP reported indicators for whether judiciaries limit executive power declined in 61% of countries in 2025 (2025)World Justice Project

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