Right to Expeditious Justice: An Analytical Study of National and International Standards
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Expeditious Justice, Delay, Islamic Law, Criminal Justice and Treaties.Abstract
This research paper aims to analyze the right to expeditious justice under the provisions of Islamic, national and international standards through a doctrinal research analysis. All Pakistani citizens are entitled to the prompt resolution of their disputed matters, both as accused individuals and as victims. But it's not as simple as it seems. In reality, Pakistan’s judiciary faces the most daunting challenges to ensure that cases they handled are expeditiously disposed. Currently, the inordinate delay in the Pakistani judiciary in the disposal of criminal cases is unacceptable by all international documents, treaties, conventions, and Islamic law as well. An inordinate delay in determining and hearing of criminal cases undermines the public's trust in the judiciary. This unending and ongoing delay of pending cases is exacerbated by having more new cases as the population increases. The rights of victims, accused individuals, witnesses, and those who are directly related to them are all violated when criminal cases are not resolved promptly, as demonstrated by this study's analysis of pertinent legislation and decided cases. Therefore, it is suggested that Pakistan necessitates to reform its justice system to meet with the modern challenges and requirements.
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