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Asad Jamal Profile picture
Asad Jamal
@LegalPolitical
A lawyer
Oct 23, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
SC's verdict in the constitutional challenge to court martial of civilians under the Army Act, 1952 will be remembered among the most courageous.
The court while declaring pending courts martial of PTI activists, doesn't miss the opportunity to also declare that
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Image any action or proceedings under the Army Act against any other "similarly placed persons including but not limited to trial by courts martial" are and would be of no legal effect. The words "including but not limited to trial by Court Martial" are significant here.
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Aug 20, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Can a law which has not been given assent by president as required under art.75 of the Constitution of Pakistan be "deemed" to have become law after passage of 10 days during which time the president was supposed to either give assent or decline & send back the bill?
a thread... Art.75 of the constitution provides two possible rounds for legislative process once both houses of parliament have passed a bill in separate sittings in normal course. In the 1st round under article 70, the bill passed by parliament in separate sittings goes to the president
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Sep 24, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Since I'm Asmat's lawyer, I feel the record needs to be put straight as the bit in the tweet being referred to (below) about my address to the court misrepresents what I stated at the bar.
#JusticeForNoor
(thread) I raised a very simple but critical objection: the accused are entitled to examine, understand & receive all evidence against them bef charge can be framed. It would be unfair to consider adequate the provision of the prosecution statements (list provided)
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Jun 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Child labour, law & the state
A few quick thoughts

There are several imp aspects & details which need to be revisited so far as reform of law re to 'child labor' is concerned. Specific to Zohra's case a couple of issues, among others, are worth pointing out.

1/ 1) a change in federal law i.e. the Employment of Children Act 1991 won't have an impact in provinces; provincial laws must also change which in this case is the Punjab Restriction on Employment Act 2016.
2) mere addition of 'domestic labor' to the schedule could keep the
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Jan 29, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Today, an anti-terror ct in Lahore acquitted all those who were accused of lynching 2 men in Youhanabad. Toward the end, some def lawyers moved the case in the direction of an out of court settlement which should not have happened. Unfortunately, it did despite the fact
1/ that it was obv since beginning that it was a case of acquittal. Yet, 43 men belonging to poor Christian community of Youhanabad & vicinity were incarcerated for almost 5 long yrs because the govt & prosecution found it appropriate to punish them thru trial
#Youhanabad

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