Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan

by Paula R. Newberg

Book Overview

In an original study of the relationship between state and civil society in Pakistan, Paula Newberg demonstrates how, over the course of almost five decades, the courts have influenced the development of its constitutions and state structure. By examining judicial decisions, particularly at times of political crisis, she considers how tensions within the judiciary, and between courts and other state institutions, have affected the ways political society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521894409
• ISBN13: 9780521894401
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"