Ahmer Jamil Khan

Tag: Jurisprudence

  • A Positivist Constitution?

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    Ahmer Jamil Khan
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    Is the Constitution of Pakistan Positivist in nature, or is it Naturalistic? It is easy to say it is Naturalistic right off the bat: the Constitution begins by vesting the sovereignty of not just this country, but that of the entire universe in Allah. The first sentence of the Preamble to the Pakistani Constitution reads:…

  • Is an Immoral Law a Good Law?

    Is an Immoral Law a Good Law?

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    Ahmer Jamil Khan
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    Is an Immoral Law a Good Law? The question may be a misleading one; to clear this, I will not look into what the words moral (or immoral) or good might mean in this context, I would rather define them just as we begin. Moral, in this context would be concerned with the principles of…