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A Judiciary Fragmenting?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2022
Ten years after the high point of judicial assertiveness in 2007, 2017 was another critical juncture in the evolution of Pakistan’s judiciary. In this chapter, I briefly discuss the messy politics of the judiciary since 2017, as it has both contributed to, and been compromised by, autocratization processes in the country. First, I will briefly discuss the trajectory of relations between the judiciary, military and political leadership during this period, as a new, more authoritarian political structure emerged. The military is once more in a position of political dominance, but the de jure leadership of the state lies with an elected political party, the Constitution remains unsuspended and unamended, and the superior judiciary retains its authority and broad jurisdiction. The judiciary itself appears polarized: divided over its role and relationship with other state institutions.
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