| Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan Contributor(s): Newberg, Paula R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521452899 ISBN-13: 9780521452892 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: For almost five decades, Pakistan has encountered frequent, unresolved political crises. They are woven into its concepts of political community, and have underscored uneasy relationships between state institutions and civil society. Pakistan's politics has also been characterised by incomplete constitution-making, a process that has placed the burden of constitutional interpretation and political change on state instruments ranging from the bureaucracy to the military to the judiciary. The superior courts in particular have played unusually important roles in determining the country's fate, often superseding legislatures and executives alike. In a penetrating and comprehensive study of the ways in which the superior judiciary has mediated relationships between state and society, Paula Newberg demonstrates how the courts have influenced the structure of the state, and their evolving jurisprudence has fashioned Pakistan's constitutions and uncertain constitutionalism. By examining judicial decisions, including those that determined the fate of governments, she explores the ways that the courts have affected fundamental rights, the practice of politics, and Pakistan's democratic prospects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Constitutions - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 347.549 |
| LCCN: 94021334 |
| Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.31" W x 9.26" (1.26 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an original study of the relationship between state and civil society in Pakistan, Paula Newberg demonstrates how, over the course of almost five decades, the courts have influenced the development of its constitutions and state structure. By examining judicial decisions, particularly 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 effects of these debates on the organization of political power. |
