Independence of Judiciary: An Assessment of Lawyers Movement and its Impact on Civil Society of Pakistan

Ali Shan Shah, Muhammad Waris and Mian Muhammad Azhar
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Ali Shan Shah: Assistant Professor,Department of Political Science & IR,GC, University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad Waris: Assistant Professor,Department of History & Pakistan Studies,GC, University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Azhar: Assistant Professor,Department of Political Science & IR, GC, University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 1, 402-414

Abstract: Lawyers are important part of Pakistani society. They actively participated in the movement against the military regimes. Social movement are necessary for the renewal of the society. These movements help to make a society vibrant and prone to democratization. All the fractions of the society took keen interest in this movement. This historic movement gave youth the initial lessons of democracy and students took part in this movement as they were active in the first two decades of Pakistani political history. Students are the educated and informed part of the society and remained on forefront in the movements in the country. In recent years lawyers, media, students unions, military and ulema played important role in restoring of judiciary and played important role for Lawyers Movement in Pakistan 2007-09.Rule of law issue educated Pakistani civil society and the society became more vibrant about the democratization in the country.

Keywords: Lawyer; Civil Society; Democratization; Rule of law; Social Movements; Democracy; Pressure Groups; Political Parties; Justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).30

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