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STATES OBLIGATIONS ON TERRORISM AND ANTITERRORISM LAWS IN PAKISTAN AN OVERVIEW

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).07      10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).07      Published : Mar 2022

States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview

Abstract

    The growing debate on terrorism is sensitive, and its effects are dreadful. States are under international legal obligations to respect, protect and fulfill people's basic human rights without discrimination and distinction.States are required to remove the effects of terrorism, which are outrageous and alarming. In this context, this article focuses on terrorism and International law. It aims to analyze provisions of international law pertaining to terrorism and to present ways to establish universal peace. It analyses the relevant United Nations (UN) resolution sand international legal documents to evaluate the States' obligations. It also analyses the legislation of Pakistan on terrorism as a case study for identifying the lacuna's and loopholes in the existing legal framework. Based on the legal framework, the paper elaborates on the obligations of states in relation to terrorism. It argues that laws on terrorism in Pakistan are sufficient. However, there is needed to implement laws effectively in order to meet growing challenges. There is still a need for improvement in the implementation mechanism pertaining to counter-terrorism measures taken by Pakistan. The line of argument is that states must conform to norms of international law in practical terms, and universal peace can only be established if social justice is guaranteed and human rights protection at every level is ensured.

    Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, International law, Human rights, Pakistan's legal framework

    (1) Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan Arif
    Assistant Professor of Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (2) Saqib Shahbaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
    (3) Bushra Bannian
    Lecturer of Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Arif, S. M. W. K., Shahbaz, S., & Bannian, B. (2022). States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview. Global Legal Studies Review, VII(I), 52-58. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).07

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Arif, Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan, Saqib Shahbaz, and Bushra Bannian. 2022. "States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VII (I): 52-58 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).07

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ARIF, S. M. W. K., SHAHBAZ, S. & BANNIAN, B. 2022. States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview. Global Legal Studies Review, VII, 52-58.

MHRA

    MHRA : Arif, Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan, Saqib Shahbaz, and Bushra Bannian. 2022. "States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VII: 52-58

MLA

    MLA : Arif, Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan, Saqib Shahbaz, and Bushra Bannian. "States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VII.I (2022): 52-58 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Arif, Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan, Shahbaz, Saqib, and Bannian, Bushra (2022), "States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview", Global Legal Studies Review, VII (I), 52-58

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Arif, Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan, Saqib Shahbaz, and Bushra Bannian. "States obligations on Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism laws in Pakistan: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 52-58. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).07