Impacts of the Shortcomings in the Current Legal Regime of ICT Wildlife and Liability Under the Federal Law: Wildlife Regime of Recent Incidents

Authors

  • Uzair Razzaq LL.M Fellow, Bahria University Law School, Bahria University, Islamabad.
  • Dr. Sadaqut Ali Assistant Professor, Bahria University Law School, Bahria University, Islamabad.

Keywords:

Wildlife, Liabilities, Recent Incidents, Federal law, and Islamabad Capital Territory

Abstract

The article is aimed upon analyzing the impacts of the shortcomings in the current legal regime of ICT Wildlife and its liabilities under the Federal law - wildlife regime of recent incidents.  Several recent reports have highlighted the increasing problems with wildlife in Islamabad, including conflict between humans and wildlife, animal cruelty and pollution. The current federal wildlife law has fallen short of effectively managing and protecting these species, leaving the citizens of Islamabad without an adequate solution to their wildlife problems. This chapter seeks to examine the liabilities that exist under the current federal wildlife law for those involved in recent incidences or activities that threaten local wildlife, as well as what measures could be taken to effectively mitigate these issues going forward. This article followed the Doctrinal research methodology where the writer did the investigative examination of the recent wildlife incidents in ICT, liabilities of the recent incidents of wildlife, assessed them in legal terms keeping in view the relevant acts, ordinance and rules and challenges being faced by the IWMB federal wildlife. The author discovered several gaps and grey areas in the ICT's current wildlife law framework. Long processes, paperwork, and approvals are typically associated with bureaucratic systems, delaying urgent conservation efforts.

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Published

30.09.2023

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Impacts of the Shortcomings in the Current Legal Regime of ICT Wildlife and Liability Under the Federal Law: Wildlife Regime of Recent Incidents. (2023). PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF LAW, ANALYSIS AND WISDOM, 2(02), 349-365. https://pjlaw.com.pk/index.php/Journal/article/view/73

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