Judging the State

Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-45289-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 59, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Cambridge South Asian Studies

The political history of Pakistan is characterised by incomplete constitution-making, a process which has placed the burden of constitutional interpretation on state instruments ranging from the bureaucracy to the military to the judiciary. In a penetrating and original study of the relationship between state and civil society in Pakistan, Paula Newberg demonstrates how the courts have influenced constitutional development and the structure of the state. By examining judicial decisions, particularly those made at times of political crisis, she considers how tensions within the judiciary, and between courts and other state institutions, have affected the ways political society views itself, and explores the consequences of these debates for the formal organisation of political power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newberg, Paula R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introduction; 1. Structuring the state; 2. Constituting the state (l947–1958); 3. Confining courts and constitutions (l958–1969); 4. Seeking justice (l969–1972); 5. Testing courts and constitutionalism (l972–1977); 6. Silencing courts, muting justice (l977–1988); 7. Reviving judicial powers (l988–1993); 8. Judging the state; Table of cases; Bibliography; Index.