Rabia Mustafa* and Sharafat A. Chaudhry** Before understanding the concept of ‘minimum age of criminal responsibility’, it is much needed to understand the concepts of crime, criminal, and criminal responsibility. What is a Crime? According to the Law Lexicon, ‘A crime is an act or omission…
Allah Bux Bhatti Child labour in Pakistan still remains an alarming issue. It is estimated that more than 3.3 million Pakistani children are engaged in child labour. Also, it is stated, ‘one in every four households in Pakistan employs a child in domestic work, predominantly…
Rabia Mustafa Sexual activity with a child by an adult, adolescent, or older child is known as child sexual abuse. Indecent exposure, child sexual exploitation (such as assaulting a child to create child pornography), and having sexual relations with a child are all examples of…
Rabia Mustafa In Pakistan, a large number of children are trafficked as child labour (mostly domestic labour) who are subjected to exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, incarceration, and separation from their parents while working as servants. Their reasons of labour could be the lack of…
Umar Sajjad Chaven Rabia Mustafa In the case Mst. ALISHBA BIBI v. the STATE and 7 others reported as (PLD 2020 Islamabad 28), the Islamabad High Court issued the following directions to the authorities concerned to curb the evil of child marriages from the society…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa Pakistan has ratified the Convention on Elimination of All of Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to enforce women’s rights in the country. Various provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 inter alia Articles 25(3), 26, 35 and 37 provide…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa Constitutional Provisions The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees a meaningful life and considers protection of children as their fundamental right. Children like adults have been constitutional guarantee of protection, welfare and development. Article 9 of the Constitution guarantees the right to…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry Rabia Mustafa Marriage is a formalized, binding partnership between consenting adults, which sanctions sexual relations and gives legitimacy to any offspring. Child marriage, on the other hand, involves either one or both spouses being children and may take place with or without…
Rabia Mustafa, Sharafat A. Chaudhary Background Pakistan has been at the vanguard of the international movement for the protection of the rights of children. Pakistan was one of the six countries that initiated the World Summit for Children in 1990 to highlight concern about the…
The concluding ceremony of the Two-day Training for Lawyers on Child Sexual Abuse and Child Domestic Labour was graced by the Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice, Ms. Mehnaz Akbar Aziz. She was delighted to see such a training event where the participant learned about…
