Analysis of Judicial Review: The Role of Higher Courts in Assessing Legislative and Executive Actions in the Context of Pakistan

Khurram Baig, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal Hashmi, Syeda Tooba Akhtar and Naseer Ahmed
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Khurram Baig: PhD Scholar University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal Hashmi: Assistant Professor of Law BZU Vehari Campus, Pakistan
Syeda Tooba Akhtar: Assistant Professor (Deputy Registrar Legal Cell) College of Law, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Naseer Ahmed: LLM Scholar, TIMES Institute, Multan, Pakistan

Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 888-894

Abstract: In Pakistan higher courts are responsible for evaluating legislative and executive decisions through the process of judicial review. However this study investigates the role that higher courts of Pakistan play significant role in the judicial review process. This study examined through the doctrinal legal research method to study statutes, legal frameworks, commentaries books and relevant cases decided by the higher courts of Pakistan under the authority of the judicial review and an investigated that their judgments have had on the legal landscape of the country are the goals of this exercise. The purpose of this study is to provide light on the growing jurisprudence surrounding judicial review in Pakistan by conducting a thorough analysis of pertinent case law, laws and academic publications. The investigation reveals that the higher courts in Pakistan play a significant part in ensuring that the Constitution remains supreme. In conclusion the examination of the activities of the legislative and executive branches to determine whether or not they are in accordance with constitutional principles and basic rights.

Keywords: Pakistan; higher courts; judicial review; legislative activities; executive actions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.61506/01.00244

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