http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).13
10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).13
Published : Mar 2021
Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan
Superior Courts judges are expected to have a higher standard of conduct. It is necessary for the judiciary as an institution, to maintain its probity and independence. The proposition that the Superior Court Judge is only responsible for his conduct and not that of his independent wife and children. This study makes clear that Judges are supposed to know the interests of members of their families in monetary terms. This work further explores an appealing hypothesis that the President should act in his discretion when authorizing an investigation against a Superior Court Judge under Article 48(2). The study concluded that under the Constitutional process for performing the executive function of authorizing an investigation into information against a Superior Court Judge, the President should act on the advice of the PM or the Cabinet under Article48(1) of the Constitution and not invoke his discretionary power under Article 48(2).
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Judiciary, Independence, Constitution, President, and Accountability
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(1) Muhammad Hassan Zia
Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Salman Naseer
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Faizan Dar
Advocate, Hight Court Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Zia, M. H., Naseer, S., & Dar, F. (2021). Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VI(I), 89 -95. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).13
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CHICAGO : Zia, Muhammad Hassan, Salman Naseer, and Faizan Dar. 2021. "Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I): 89 -95 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).13
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HARVARD : ZIA, M. H., NASEER, S. & DAR, F. 2021. Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VI, 89 -95.
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MHRA : Zia, Muhammad Hassan, Salman Naseer, and Faizan Dar. 2021. "Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI: 89 -95
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MLA : Zia, Muhammad Hassan, Salman Naseer, and Faizan Dar. "Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VI.I (2021): 89 -95 Print.
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OXFORD : Zia, Muhammad Hassan, Naseer, Salman, and Dar, Faizan (2021), "Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I), 89 -95
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TURABIAN : Zia, Muhammad Hassan, Salman Naseer, and Faizan Dar. "Assessing the Efficacy of the Concept of Judicial Accountability Through the Lens of the Constitution of Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 89 -95. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).13