Pakistan’s Chief Justice Undermines Supreme Court Credibility
L. Ali Khan Imagine a system under which the U.S. Supreme Court hears cases as panels consisting of three to five Justices rather than as a full court of nine. Suppose that the Chief Justice makes a five-Justice panel […]
Pakistan Supreme Court Needs to Focus on the Speaker’s Ruling
The Pakistan Supreme Court, in a suo moto action, is reviewing the Deputy Speaker’s ruling that dismissed the no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister. The Court must not waste time considering irrelevant questions and needs to focus on the […]
Prime Minister Plays Ball with the Constitution
Given the non-democratic implications of Article 63A, the Supreme Court will likely interpret its provisions supporting representative democracy rather than upholding the hegemony of Party Heads. The Court is unlikely to enforce the Party Head’s command to deny the defectors the right to assembly or vote in a no-confidence resolution. The Court will throw away the Speaker’s ruling that refuses to count the defectors’ votes supporting a no-confidence resolution. It is unpredictable whether the Court will mitigate the disqualification punishment for defection.
501 Laws – The Law of Square Roots
Law #351. √-1 effect: metaverse Notes The human mind perceives reality, and then it flips to see reality. What is real is indeed the imaginary, and vice versa. Poets, artists, and mathematicians know that reality and imagination are interchangeable. […]
501 Laws: Crimes against Culture
Law #304. Crimes against Culture purpose: domination Notes “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Crimes against culture include the suppression of language, literature, humor, songs, cuisine, […]
501 Laws: Property Crimes
Law # 302: Property Crimes jurisprudence: ownership Notes Property originates from the philosophical concept of ownership that humans practice and ascribe to animal behaviors. “The right to acquire property is a natural right.” John Locke. Property crimes are breaches […]
Undoing Cricket Imperialism
More than a hundred countries are officially playing cricket, and even the U.S. cricket team is competing in international matches. However, 21st-century international cricket, despite its popularity, has yet to find a global identity. As a contorted silhouette of […]
501 Laws: Boredom
Law #116. Boredom effect: discontentment Notes Doing the same thing over and over again—even making money– is boring. Workplace boredom infects all professionals, including thieves, lawyers, and physicians. Boredom means dissatisfaction with what you have: job, relationship, achievements. Boredom […]
501 Laws: Entropy
Entropy is the second law of thermodynamics—heat flows from hot to cold. If an egg breaks, it cannot ever go back to its previous state. Autumn leaves fall off the tree without any chance of turning green, but they gain new freedom to flutter far away from the tree.
A Food Pandemic Infects America
By L. Ali Khan The chart builds on the 1970 U.S. data as the baseline for sugars, seeds oils, pesticides, and obesity. Prepared by Legal Scholar Academy A food pandemic means the abundance of disease-causing foods (pathogenic foods) people […]
