No Law but God’s Law: Islam and the Pakistani Legal System

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How has Pakistan’s legal system — inheriting a colonial penal code at the time of its birth in 1947 — adjusted with its identity as an Islamic republic with a written Constitution. In this illuminating post, Amber Darr traces the complex journey of the nation as it has navigated various steps to accommodate Islamic values and regulations within the legal corpus, and how it has fared over the last 75 years.  

Period13 Mar 2023

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  • TitleHow has Pakistan’s legal system — inheriting a colonial penal code at the time of its birth in 1947 — adjusted with its identity as an Islamic republic with a written Constitution. In this illuminating post, Amber Darr traces the complex journey of the nation as it has navigated various steps to accommodate Islamic values and regulations within the legal corpus, and how it has fared over the last 75 years.
    Duration/Length/Size2000 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/03/23
    Producer/AuthorAmber Darr
    URLhttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2023/03/13/no-law-but-gods-law-islam-and-the-pakistani-legal-system/
    PersonsAmber Darr
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