Court meant to uphold rule of law: Justice Khawaja

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Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja has said that courts are meant to uphold the rule of law without being swayed by public opinion, pressure and consequences.
“Like other courts the role of anti-terrorism courts is significant, as courts are also meant to uphold the rule of law without being swayed by public opinion, pressure and consequences, he expressed these views in the graduation ceremony on the conclusion of a six-day colloquium on “Modern Investigation and Evidence Gathering Techniques in a Changing Criminal Justice and Counter Terrorism World” held in the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA), Monday.
The colloquium was jointly organized by the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA), Islamabad and the British High Commission, Islamabad.
He held that the anti-terrorism court judges should also be better equipped with the new tools and techniques to administer justice. They must adhere to the principles and norms of the criminal justice system, he added.
He maintained that they can’t lose sight of Article 9 of the Constitution which
guarantees the security of life and liberty”. They must bear in mind their responsibility, not only as who should convict the accused, if the substantial legal evidence is not available, but to do justice, he urged.
For continuing relationship with the international organizers, the focus may be shifted to prosecution departments in every province; their capacity may be strengthened so as to bring criminals to justice, he remarked.

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  1. Court surely meant to uphold rule of law but for showing its strenght one should see how it works or executes in the society.So in such terms it has been failed to see laws in workable state.tTat is why general public is loosing hope on all kind of executives of state.

  2. "meant" to uphold the rule of law and "actually" upholding the rule of law are two very different things. It almost sounds like the new NAB law (being reviewed) where "good intention" exempts you from being prosecuted for corruption.

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