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17 Minn. J. Int'l L. 303 (2008)
Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan - Controversial Origins, Design Defects, and Free Speech Implications

handle is hein.journals/mjgt17 and id is 307 raw text is: Cite as: 17 MINN. J. INT'L L. 303 (2008) Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan-Controversial Origins, Design Defects, and Free Speech Implications Osama Siddique* & Zahra Hayat** I. IN TR O D U CTIO N ........................................................................ 305 A. STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE ............................................ 308 B. THE BLASPHEMY LAWS IN PAKISTAN ................................ 310 II. THE POLITICS OF ISLAMIZATION DURING THE ZIA R E G IM E ................................................................................ 3 12 A. POPULIST POLITICS DISPLACED BY AN ILLEGITIMATE R EG IM E ........................................................................... 3 12 B. ISLAM AS A POLITICAL SLOGAN AND LEGITIMIZING DEVICE-ISLAMIZATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE ARENA .... 316 III. EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................ 322 A. GENERAL STATISTICS AND BROAD SPECTRUM OF ABUSE. 323 B. SALAMAT MASIH AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE ....... 327 An earlier version of this article was presented at the Fourth Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference titled: Voices from Asia for a Just and Equitable World, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 24-25, 2007. - Associate Professor and Head of Department of Law & Policy, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. My profound gratitude to Professor Henry J. Steiner (Professor Emeritus, Harvard Law School), Mr. Abid Hassan Minto (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan), Justice (Retd.) Jawwad S. Khawaja (Clinical Professor of Law & Policy, LUMS), and Mr. Khawaja Harris Ahmad (Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan), whose very valuable input helped shape and sharpen the arguments here; my thanks to Mr. Syed Ali Murtaza, Mr. Bilal Hasan Minto, Dr. Faisal Bari, and Ms. Maryam Khan for their useful suggestions; and my sincere acknowledgement of Ms. Amna Liaqat for her able and diligent research assistance. It has been a pleasure working with my co-author and ex-student Zahra Hayat, who was a constant inspiration due to her work ethic, dedication, and legal acumen. B.Sc. (Honors) (LUMS), B.A. (Honors) Jurisprudence (Oxon).

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