Shariat Court (through later amendments)

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The Shariat Court is a specialized Islamic judicial body in Pakistan empowered to examine and rule on whether laws comply with the principles of Sharia.

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Shariat Court (through later amendments) canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic court ⓘ
specialized judicial body ⓘ
aim Islamization of Pakistan’s legal framework ⓘ
appealTo Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
appliesTo Muslim citizens of Pakistan in relevant matters ⓘ
basedOn Quran ⓘ
Sharia ⓘ
Sunnah ⓘ
bindingOn federal government of Pakistan ⓘ
provincial governments of Pakistan ⓘ
canReview Acts of Parliament ⓘ
customary practices given legal effect ⓘ
provincial laws ⓘ
composition Islamic scholars (ulema) ⓘ
Muslim judges ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
decisionType binding on lower courts in matters of Islamic law ⓘ
establishedBy constitutional amendments in Pakistan ⓘ
function to harmonize statutory law with Sharia principles ⓘ
higherCourt Supreme Court of Pakistan (Shariat Appellate Bench) ⓘ
influencedBy Islamization policies in Pakistan ⓘ
jurisdiction Islamic law ⓘ
federal laws of Pakistan ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
legalAuthority Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
legalNature superior court of record ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional court for Islamic matters in Pakistan ⓘ
legalSystem Pakistani legal system ⓘ
locatedIn Islamabad ⓘ
power to declare laws void if found repugnant to the injunctions of Islam ⓘ
to examine laws for repugnancy to the injunctions of Islam ⓘ
to issue judgments binding on the government of Pakistan ⓘ
to review and decide petitions challenging the Islamic validity of laws ⓘ
role to ensure conformity of laws with Islamic injunctions ⓘ
to interpret Islamic principles in the context of Pakistani legislation ⓘ
subjectMatter civil laws ⓘ
criminal laws ⓘ
fiscal laws ⓘ
procedural laws ⓘ
subjectOf Islamic constitutional law in Pakistan ⓘ
judicial review of Islamic compliance of laws ⓘ
typeOfReview constitutional review for conformity with Islam ⓘ

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

Constitution of Pakistan (1973) → providesFor → Shariat Court (through later amendments) ⓘ