Thus Wrote Babar Sattar 1: "There are at least three factors that are throwing our courts in an overdrive. One, we are functioning essentially without a system of governance and the incompetence and corruption of the executive arm continues to create more grievances on a daily basis than it settles. Two, the legal authority vested in state institutions doesn’t match their self-perceived role, which then leads to breach of the law and the fundamental rights of citizens. And three, our social norms, practices and notions of unconditional loyalty do not sit comfortably with rights such as those to equality, dignity, liberty and freedom of thought that are scribbled in our Constitution. We are fine with allowing universally accepted standards of human rights to be confined to the safe custody of black letter law, but are loath to uphold them in our real lives."
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 11:58:16 +0000
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