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Commentary Restoring Pakistan’s ousted judges: betrayal in the name of reconciliation
Restoring Pakistan’s ousted judges: betrayal in the name of reconciliation
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 30, 2008 10:58:00 pm

Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "In Pakistan's February 18 elections, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), i.e. the PML (N), emerged as the two major parties in parliament respectively. On March 09...

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Commentary PHOTOS: Meeting the ousted Chief Justice of Pakistan
PHOTOS: Meeting the ousted Chief Justice of Pakistan
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 26, 2008 03:43:00 pm

Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "On April 22, a delegation of Lahore-based lawyers called on deposed Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry at his residence in the capital Islamabad. Since many could had wished to become...

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Commentary L’affaire Borrel devant la CIJ
L’affaire Borrel devant la CIJ
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
January 30, 2008 09:36:00 am

Bernard Nicholas : "Cette audience devant la C.I.J de La Haye est en effet un épisode important de cette affaire.La République de Djibouti appuie sa demande sur un accord...

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Commentary What future for Pakistan’s lawyers’ movement?
What future for Pakistan’s lawyers’ movement?
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
January 21, 2008 08:59:00 am

Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "All was not well on the morning of December 27, yet it was not so unwell either. Elections were to take place on 8th of January. Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and...

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Commentary Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 27, 2007 08:53:00 pm

Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "At 6:16 pm this evening, Pakistan lost Benazir Bhutto (BB). Plenty of individuals in this country had severe differences of opinion with her policies and politics, yet one could never imagine...

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Commentary Pakistan: Lahore lawyers protest detention order against High Court judge
Pakistan: Lahore lawyers protest detention order against High Court judge
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 18, 2007 09:27:00 am

Anonymous : "Mr. Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif was the seniormost Judge of the Lahore High Court on the morning of November 3, i.e. No. 2 after the Chief Justice. Because of the extra-constitutional steps of...

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Commentary PHOTOS: Lawyers back to work in Pakistan? Not exactly…
PHOTOS: Lawyers back to work in Pakistan? Not exactly…
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 27, 2007 12:52:00 pm

Anonymous : "The Lahore High Court on 27 Nov appears to have returned to normalcy; many people, many cars, many lawyers in their robes. Interestingly, resolutions have been passed by different legal forums including the LHC Bar...

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Commentary Some Lahore lawyers freed from Pakistan jails
Some Lahore lawyers freed from Pakistan jails
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 19, 2007 10:38:00 am

Anonymous : "I went to the Lahore High Court (LHC) this morning; it was as deserted as before. The President of the High Court Bar Association under detention has been released last night. He was detained...

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Commentary Meeting with deposed Pakistan judges
Meeting with deposed Pakistan judges
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 13, 2007 05:13:00 pm

Anonymous : "This evening I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting with four very important judges of the Lahore High Court who refused to take oaths under the Provisional Constitutional Order promulgated by the...

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Commentary Why Pakistan’s lawyers are not marching with Bhutto
Why Pakistan’s lawyers are not marching with Bhutto
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 13, 2007 12:00:00 pm

Anonymous : "The legal fraternity in Pakistan so far is absent from the long march or other protests earlier planned by Mrs. Benazir Bhutto. There are a number of reasons why this is so.Firstly, a Bar...

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First Non-Aligned Movement conference closes

On September 6, 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement concluded its first official conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The organization was founded in 1955 to support mostly developing countries who did not wish to side with either of the great Cold War powers. It also worked to shepherd these nations through the process of decolonization. Learn more about the history and founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Pilgrims leave Plymouth, England for North America

On September 6, 1620, the Pilgrims left Plymouth, England. They set sail on the Mayflower for North America, where they would found the Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts.
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