Tomorrow at 6pm Reema Omer & I will discuss contempt of court powers against the backdrop of recent proceedings in the IHC & SC. Types of contempt, practices & precedents, concerns, PEMRA notification & weighing notion of what's 'sub judice' against FoE & RTI in public interest.

READ HERE: a summary of the #ICJ Order on the request of South Africa of 10 May 2024 for the modification of the Order of 28 March 2024 in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel tinyurl.com/mr323mvx

READ HERE: the full text of the #ICJ Order on the request of South Africa of 10 May 2024 for the modification of the Order of 28 March 2024 in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel tinyurl.com/x9tx8v9m

برسوں جمہوریت اورسیاست دانوں کو گالی دینے کے بعد، بار بار اس خواہش کا اظہار کرنے کے بعد کہ 'کرپٹ' لوگوں کو سڑکوں پر گھسیٹا جائے اورسرعام پھانسی دی جائے، فیصل واوڈا کو اب اُسی جوش و جذبے کے ساتھ پارلیمنٹ اور اراکین پارلیمنٹ کے تقدس کی بات کرتے ہوئے دیکھ ہنسی ہی اؔ سکتی ہے

PRESS RELEASE: tomorrow at 3 p.m. (The Hague), the #ICJ will deliver its Order on the request for the modification & the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa on 10 May 2024 in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel . Watch live on UN Web TV tinyurl.com/d5tp9ue3

Sometimes life looks like a painting

کتنے افسوس اور شرم کی بات ہے کہ 'جمہوری' پنجاب اسمبلی کا بنایا ہوا ہتک عزت کا قانون فوجی آمر کی بنائی ہوئ ہتک عزت آرڈیننس سے کہیں زیادہ جابرانہ اور self-serving ہے

#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
icc-cpi.int/news/statement…

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South Africa v Israel: On 16-17 May 2024, the #ICJ will hold public hearings on SA's request for additional/modification PMs in the Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip Hearings will be broadcast live on UN Web TV tinyurl.com/3hnutksc

UN experts decry threats against Int'l Criminal Court by US/Israeli officials: 'Distressing to see threats against ICC for pursuing justice when the world should be uniting to end bloodshed in Gaza & seek justice for the killed, injured or taken hostage'.

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

All major political parties in their manifestos and the Judicial Commission of Pakistan agree on the need to make the process of judicial appointments more inclusive and/or the judiciary more diverse

What should such reform look like?

Some thoughts:

dawn.com/news/1832831/a…

For perpetrators within military, disciplinary action

For civilians, exemplary punishment in secret, unfair military trials (unless, of course, they strike a deal, do a press conference)

These are the reasons why even a year later, there is no truth or justice for 9 May riots

Rafah is only explainable if you understand that they don’t think of Palestinians as human beings