Personal Status (i.e. Family and Inheritance) law in Pakistan is primarily governed by Islamic law for Muslims. However laws such as the The Guardian & Wards Act 1890; Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939; and the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 introduced some (primarily procedural) reforms and there are a number of other statutory provisionsContinue reading “Family Law in Pakistan”
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Legal System of Pakistan
Pakistan achieved independence from the Crown in 1947 and at the same time was partitioned from India. The legal system in Pakistan is based on English common law; pre- and post- Independence/Partition Statutes; and Islamic law. The Constitution of Pakistan provides that all laws be brought into consonance with the Qur’an and sunnah (the practice ofContinue reading “Legal System of Pakistan”
Andrew Allen QC 