Testament of a liberal / Dorab Patel.

Karachi : Oxford University Press Pakistan, 2000.

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Constitutional history -- Pakistan.

Pakistan -- Politics and government.

1. The making of the first Constitution

2. The Ayub Khan era

3. The judiciary under martial law

4. The 1973 Constitution

5. The judgements during Zia's regime

6. Living with democracy

7. Public interest: litigation and judicial activism.

This book provides an historical study of law-making in Pakistan, from the making of the first Constitution in 1947 to present times. It includes an assessment of the judgements of several High Court judges and describes some landmark cases with which Justice Patel was associated.

Includes index.

9780195793901

[viii], 221 pages ; 22 cm