Seeking Supremacy
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Seeking Supremacy

The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan

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Seeking Supremacy

The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan

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The emergence of the judiciary as an assertive and confrontational center of power has been the most consequential new feature of Pakistan's political system. This book maps out the evolution of the relationship between the judiciary and military in Pakistan, explaining why Pakistan's high courts shifted from loyal deference to the military to open competition, and confrontation, with military and civilian institutions. Yasser Kureshi demonstrates that a shift in the audiences shaping judicial preferences explains the emergence of the judiciary as an assertive power center. As the judiciary gradually embraced less deferential institutional preferences, a shift in judicial preferences took place and the judiciary sought to play a more expansive and authoritative political role. Using this audience-based approach, Kureshi roots the judiciary in its political, social and institutional context, and develops a generalizable framework that can explain variation and change in judicial-military relations around the world.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781009036078
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series Information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. Chapter One The Judiciary, Rule of Law and the Military
  13. Chapter Two The Loyal Court (1947-1977): The Entrenchment of a Judicial-Military Partnership
  14. Chapter Three The Controlled Court (1977-1999, Part 1): A Judiciary in Transition
  15. Chapter Four Between the Barracks and the Bar (1977-1999, Part 2): A Judiciary in Transition
  16. Chapter Five The Confrontational Court (1999-2017): The Judiciary Challenges Military and Civilian Power
  17. Chapter Six Epilogue: A Judiciary Fragmenting?
  18. Chapter Seven Conclusion and Comparative Perspectives
  19. Appendix: Structure of the Pakistani Judiciary
  20. References
  21. Index