Abdul Moiz Jaferii

Only the (whole) truth can set us free

Only the (whole) truth can set us free

The people have shown how they feel about being disregarded. They have shown what they think of being played. If only their champions would believe in them. Published 23 Feb, 2024 12:19pm
The judicial phoenix

The judicial phoenix

A phoenix comes but once. Decide against being courageous, and it will go away and never return. Updated 13 Feb, 2024 02:28pm
Dismantling democracy: A hybrid guide for the judiciary

Dismantling democracy: A hybrid guide for the judiciary

The past year is filled with incidents of judicial orders being flouted, judicial domains being encroached upon, and a general apathy towards what even the highest court in the land had to say about the law. Updated 01 Feb, 2024 01:37pm
Princes of procedure

Princes of procedure

Most criminal law in Pakistan revolves around whodunit. Updated 23 Dec, 2023 10:19am
Decipher

Decipher

Who has the right to decide what information is secret and what is sensitive? Updated 06 Oct, 2023 09:34am
Justice unconscious

Justice unconscious

Obeying today’s SC has become optional, partially because under CJP Bandial, its actions were stripped of its moral authority. Good to see you (go), sir. Updated 16 Sep, 2023 03:20pm
‘Inter arma silent leges’

‘Inter arma silent leges’

And on and on this macabre show will continue, until it cannot anymore because no one has any clothing left to give. Updated 08 Jul, 2023 11:34am
Invention of truth

Invention of truth

When the heavens fall, they bring down a fair few angels with them. Published 13 May, 2023 05:21am
The red line

The red line

It isn’t that the political weather vanes aren’t working. Updated 09 Feb, 2023 12:11pm
How to get away with murder — Pakistan edition

How to get away with murder — Pakistan edition

We made a croissant of the law, layering it when we should have simplified it, and because this incident just doesn’t fit into the definition of terrorism, it’s over, and Jatoi is free. Updated 19 Oct, 2022 01:56pm
Schrödinger’s justice

Schrödinger’s justice

The sword of justice is only that if it falls with equal force upon all. Updated 12 Oct, 2022 10:24am
The sun shines upon the House of Sharif

The sun shines upon the House of Sharif

Just as with the Avenfield conviction, its overturning is consistent with the politics of the day, the flow of power and influence which had once ebbed. Published 29 Sep, 2022 04:48pm