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Debate #57 · Judiciary, rule of law and accountability

Has judicial activism in Pakistan undermined parliamentary supremacy or corrected poor governance?

Asked 6 times · 5 years · Governance & Public Policies · Pakistan Affairs · Political Science
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (6)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?Is the rule of law achievable in Pakistan, or will it remain a myth?
+1 moreCan checks and balances work in Pakistan without a truly independent judiciary?

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Examiners want: definition of activism, constitutional basis of review, key cases and amendments, impact on parliament and executive, limits, reform path

The questions

2025
CSS · Governance & Public Policies · Explain

There has been growth of judicialization of politics and reliance on judiciary for dealing with mega-politics globally as well as in Pakistan. What have been the judiciary specific amendments in the constitution from 1973 to the most recent? Describe how have the same undermined/strengthened the judicial organ?

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2023
CSS · Political Science · Take a position

Judicial activism is the natural corollary of poor governance in Pakistan. Do you agree?

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2019
CSS · Political Science · Critically analyse

The growing judicial activism in Pakistan is clearly at the expanse of parliamentary sovereignty and supremacy. Critically analyze the statement.

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2011
CSS · Political Science · Compare

Compare and analyse the role played by Judiciary in Pakistan and discuss future expectations and availability of options in the best interest of the state.

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2011
CSS · Political Science · Question

Write a comprehensive note on the power of judicial review and its limits in the context of Pakistan.

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2008
CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Explain

What is "Judicial Activism”? Has it brought Pak-Judiciary in the state of morality in the recent past? Give suggestion for the independence of Judiciary. (20)

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News about this debate watches for: suo motu, article 184(3), 26th amendment, 19th amendment, 18th amendment, supreme court of pakistan, constitutional bench, judicial commission, chief justice, doctrine of necessity, parliamentary sovereignty, judicialization of politics.