judicial branch of Pakistan

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The judicial branch of Pakistan is the independent system of courts, headed by the Supreme Court, responsible for interpreting the constitution, adjudicating legal disputes, and upholding the rule of law in the country.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Islamic law in specified matters ⓘ
federal laws of Pakistan ⓘ
provincial laws of Pakistan ⓘ
appointmentProcess judges appointed by the President of Pakistan ⓘ
judicial appointments recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
canReview actions of the executive branch of Pakistan ⓘ
legislation passed by the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
characteristic independent ⓘ
separate from executive branch of Pakistan ⓘ
separate from legislative branch of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
guaranteedBy constitutional provisions on judicial independence ⓘ
hasPart District Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Federal Shariat Court ⓘ
High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Special Courts and Tribunals of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
headCourt Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
highestAppealBody Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
includesLevel apex court level ⓘ
district and sessions court level ⓘ
magistrate courts level ⓘ
provincial high court level ⓘ
jurisdiction administrative law matters ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
constitutional petitions ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
election disputes ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
locationCountry Pakistan ⓘ
overseenBy Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan ⓘ
overseesComplianceWith fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
power power of judicial review ⓘ
power to interpret fundamental rights ⓘ
power to strike down unconstitutional laws ⓘ
relatedPrinciple rule of law in Pakistan ⓘ
separation of powers in Pakistan ⓘ
responsibility adjudication of legal disputes ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights ⓘ
upholding the rule of law ⓘ
supervises subordinate judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Pakistan → oversees → subordinate judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan → branchOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → branch → Judicial branch of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
High Courts of Pakistan → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
The Judicature → appliesTo → federal courts of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan → headOf → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: CJP
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan → associatedWith → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court → partOf → Judicial system of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court → isPartOf → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Lahore High Court → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court → branchOf → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
District Courts of Pakistan → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
subordinate judiciary of Pakistan → partOf → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Special Courts and Tribunals of Pakistan → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Judiciary of Bangladesh → predecessor → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Balochistan High Court → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
High Courts of Pakistan → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: High Courts
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Article 2A of the Constitution of Pakistan → appliesTo → judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Sindh High Court → isPartOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Peshawar High Court → partOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Islamabad High Court → branchOf → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Islamabad High Court → partOf → Judicial system of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Act of Parliament of Pakistan → bindingOn → courts of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Legal Framework Order, 2002 → affectsInstitution → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Eighteenth Amendment (Pakistan) → strengthenedInstitution → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Nasira Iqbal → partOf → Pakistani judiciary ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Article 41 of the Constitution of Pakistan → enforcedBy → courts of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan → establishes → judicature of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Judicial Commission of Pakistan → partOf → judicial branch of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: JCP
Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan → enforcedBy → courts of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan
Pakistan → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan