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47 J.L. & Soc'y 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/jlsup47 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Law and Society Law College University of Vol. XLVII, No. 68 Peshawar, Jan 2016 AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PAKISTAN ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS Muhammad Nadeem Irshad Ahmad2 Abstract Since many years, Pakistan is facing different challenges in the war against terrorism and extremism. Many laws have also been enacted to counter terrorism in these extraordinary circumstances. But every time the implementation of these laws have posed to be a more serious challenge than their legislation. From constituting Special courts to the military courts, every time there has been the fear of human rights violation from the country apex courts, civil society, and other national and international human rights bodies. Pakistan after ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR) is obliged to make its national laws compatible with the Covenant. This paper illustrates the Anti-terrorism laws of Pakistan violating the principle of the ICCPR with a set of recommendation to make them compatible. A very brief history has been discussed with the core issues at the time of their legislation and enactment. This paper aims to spotlight the incompatible portions of Pakistan counter-terrorism regime on the index of Pakistan international obligation under the ICCPR. Keywords: Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, war against terrorism, counter-terrorism, anti-terrorism. Introduction On December 10th 1948, the United Nation General Assembly in its meeting in Paris passed the resolution adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In this meeting more than 50 member states participated, none of them dissenting. UDHR chalked out universal and equal rights for all the inhabitants of the world, without any discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, caste, region, color etc. The UDHR is considered to be the most consented document in the history of modern world. Pakistan was also among the first member states that voted in the favour of UDHR. I Assistant Professor, Law College, University of Peshawar. Email: mnf@uop.edu.pk 2 Provincial Coordinator KP Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Email: irshadahmadadvocate@gmail.com 1

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