Constitution in Crisis: The Judiciary’s Role in Upholding the Constitution

Constitution in Crisis: The Judiciary’s Role in Upholding the Constitution | Salman Akram Raja & PH

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9 ай бұрын

Join us in an insightful exploration of a nation at a crossroads. As Pakistan’s Constitution faces unprecedented challenges, let’s discuss the pivotal role the judiciary plays in upholding constitutional integrity, defending democratic values, and ensuring the rule of law. Discover the complexities, dilemmas, and triumphs of this enduring struggle and its profound impact on the nation’s democratic journey.
About the Speaker:
Salman Akram Raja has been practicing law since 1992 and, at present, is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He obtained LL.M degree from Harvard Law School and School of Oriental And African Studies, University of London and did B.A from Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged leader amongst dispute resolution, practitioners specializing in corporate, taxation, commercial banking and competition matters. Mr. Raja has also extensive experience in constitutional and administrative law matters and has appeared in recent years in some of the high profile cases before the Supreme Court of Pakistan that have involved questions of interpretation of the Constitution of Pakistan. Mr. Raja has been a Visiting Lecturer in Company and Commercial Law at the Law School of Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan’s premier university. His area of expertise in training is Constitutional Law.

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@muhammadnehal7782 9 ай бұрын

Salman akram raja sahb how can you remember a lot of things. Political and constitutional history of pakistan, history of other nations a man with a strong intellect. Really inspirational personality. The way he speaks and uses pure urdu words is just brilliant.

@mudassarahmad3298 9 ай бұрын

When he speaks Urdu, you can hear words of urdu only. An eloquent speaker who does not mix english language in his talk even though he has command on english too.

@mhk1411 9 ай бұрын

Sir Salman Akram Raja is a great legal and constitutional scholar. An educated upright man. A voice in favor of masses and constitution. Thanks dr Hoodbhoy for efforts.

@blazingsun8862 9 ай бұрын

Blackhole is the only platform in Pakistan that can shape the political discourse but millions of viewers are needed.

@sailyousuf 9 ай бұрын

People like Salman Akram Raja Sahib are in short supply in Pakistan . Raja Sahib is blessed with clarity of thoughts on fundamental issues and ability to make an intellectually deep statement in layman's terms . May Allah protect him and all of us from our so called protectors .

@hamayoonshah1990 9 ай бұрын

Balckhole is shoeing holes in our establishment and ideology. Good job Dr Hoodbhoy

@K.Riaz59 9 ай бұрын

This is probably the best discussion so far on The Black Hole. I had no idea about the extraordinary intellect that Mr. Salman Raja possesses. I'm still in awe. Again, all credit goes to Hoodbhoy Sahib for introducing us to this amazing person.

@drajayatri 9 ай бұрын

With love and respect from India. Today's discussion was superb.

@MuhammadUsman-nz8pv 9 ай бұрын

One session is too less for man of such courage and stature. Great stuff as always by Blackhole team. 👍👍

@aminafarialazfar9067 9 ай бұрын

❤pa

@vikaskhengare 9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Prof Pervez for bringing such a wonderful guest and having meaningful, fruitful discussion. Please bring such guests in the future too. Thanks once again.

@YTaahmed45 9 ай бұрын

Great intellectual mind of Pakistan. May Allah SWT bless him with more wisdom, and successes in all his endeavors and realization of his dreams. Aameen.

@publicresponses 9 ай бұрын

Mind opening session, please extend my sincere gratitude to Mr. Salman ji.

@tanweerqureshi220 4 ай бұрын

What a brilliant, inspiring and intellectual individual who can talk fluently about the history of Pakistan on facts ❤he has all the qualities of being Prime Minister of this country

@uk4490 7 ай бұрын

Really admire Mr. Salman.

@imranejaz1947 9 ай бұрын

Very profound and prolific illustration of Constitutional history of Pakistan.

@atcmaz1992 9 ай бұрын

بیرسٹر سلمان راجہ کی ایک انتہائی متاثر اور علمی گفتگو، سیاست اور قانون کو علیحدہ نہیں کیا جاسکتا اور ان دونوں موضوعات پرسلمان راجہ نے بہترین گرفت کا مظاہرہ کیا

@schemaist 2 ай бұрын

This is a masterclass, needs to be watched again and again Great questions, amazing presenter, superb speaker What a way to spend a couple of hours

@dugyan 9 ай бұрын

A very stimulating talk, an intellectual treat, which showcased the stunning breadth of Salman Akram Raja's knowledge. In his person, he combines a stellar intellect with a fine-tuned moral compass--a combination that is quite rare, especially in Pakistan where there is no dearth of silver-tongued rogues or conversely dolts masquerading as intellectuals.

@calmcurrent1998 9 ай бұрын

THOUGHT PROVOCING GREAT DISCUSSION.

@NiazHJafri 9 ай бұрын

What a mind blowing & enriching session !!! Bravo The Black Hole !!! 👏👏👏

@khalidmufti4463 9 ай бұрын

ہمارا بس چلے تو میں اپنے ان بزرگوں کے گریبانوں کو نوچوں جنہوں نے دو قومی نظریہ کی بنیاد پر پاکستان کی حمایت کی 😢

@abrmuni569 9 ай бұрын

The day the generals of army (the active ones; without the gunmen in or outside the room) are brought to such discourse, Pakistani society will set its movement in a right direction.

@youtubewatcherdesi 9 ай бұрын

The Black Hole is the perfect name for this forum. Despite the birth of great discussions and thought, nothing leaves it and benefits the actual society. It remains strictly in the academic realm.

@farazali3470 9 ай бұрын

Really informative and comprehensive talk ❤ Happy to see Both intellectual and rational personalities, Salman Akram Raja & Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy ___ Red Salute Black Hole team, Outstanding efforts❤

@osmanshakir4894 9 ай бұрын

One of the best episodes at the blackhole.

@nadirnoor323 9 ай бұрын

What an insightful session! Really gained wealthy knowledge ❤️

@PJ-yp3vb 9 ай бұрын

The shocking thing is that, in a military garrison calling itself a Nation, poor citizens are discussing "Constitution in Crisis".

@shekar7367 9 ай бұрын

Its an irony indeed...citizens talking about so called constitution which is not worth the paper it's written on when the army rules Pakistan by default.

@tallalsharif9233 5 ай бұрын

Salman Akram Raja is full of knowledge and history

@moghaln 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Two of the smartest minds at work here, and the caliber clearly shows. But I am disappointed that most of the focus was on the historic references, and on explaining the prevailing context, and not enough time was spent on the current state of affairs. The last question was spot on. The judiciary, in the last 16 months, has violated every moral, social as well as judicial construct. Or they have looked away while this violation has taken place in broad daylight. Individual rights have been tarnished. Institutions have been used for personal agenda and for political targeting. Here's the height of the mockery of what is happening as we speak. There's an active debate, "Practice and Procedure Act," where the legislature (a separate branch of the govt, mind you) is attempting to control the judiciary. Rather than throw out the reference, we have seven judges who seem to be inclined towards it. They don't see a problem when one of the three pillars of the government becomes the arbitrator-in-chief. Furthermore, how cases are picked, how they are processed, how judges conduct themselves, it is likely everyone is operating with absolute immunity. The entire appellate process is a sham. Here's a litmus test. Gather 100 of the finest legal minds in a room, and pose the questions that are before our judges. Watch them debate and come up with a decision. Let's allow precedence to provide guardrails. I seriously doubt that even one of them would take these decisions, or would condone such conduct. History is the ultimate judge, right? As you pointed out, Justice Nasim Shah came out and went public with what had transpired during those dark days. But can those tears and regrets rewind the clock? Can it undo the grave and irreparable damage that was caused? You mentioned several times when courts gave their tacit consent to the army "to do whatever they please, even if it means they rip apart the constitution." Just a few years later, we are openly condemning those decisions. Just like that, the story of these days would also be viewed in a few years' time, and I cannot imagine there being a faction that would attempt to justify these actions. It is absolutely shameful to see that is happening in Pakistan. My final point: this is like a runaway train, where people are fighting over who gets to control it. But nobody is thinking about the 240 million who are also riding this train, and are fast heading towards a cliff.

@liberalManifesto68 5 ай бұрын

Rajah sahib looks like shah rukh khan of legal fraternity, respect from Canada, India

@asadalisheikh110 5 ай бұрын

Wish Mr. Salman Akram Raja win in elections and play a role in reforming judiciary. The major problem of judges is that they themselves drag the cases which could be decided in one hearing. It has been this attitude that people wrong each other because they know that aggrieved party won't get justice from the courts. The cases pile up because everybody takes refuge behind the delayed judgments of courts. And the way in last two years judiciary has gotten exposed it has taken away the respect and sanctity associated even with apex courts.

@akhan1884 9 ай бұрын

Amazing talk! Mr. Salman is indeed an asset of Pakistan. He is right that our society and its values have rotten. He doesnt actually say it but thats what he implies. How to fix that is a mountain of a task and a Munir or Sharif or Khan or anyone else alone can not fix it. This will require some real sacrifices. Very enlightening.

@farzanarazvi8763 5 ай бұрын

Very happy that I came across this clip, much respect and thanks.

@m.javedmubarik755 5 ай бұрын

Intelligent, brave and knowledgeable lawyer. A must watch podcast

@blazingsun8862 9 ай бұрын

Salman Akram Raja should be invited more often. This man is a fountain of knowledge like Pervez hoodbhoy

@AR-yk1kv 8 ай бұрын

Very good theme and discussion Thank you Dr PH and Dr Salman A Raja.

@imjaveediqbal 9 ай бұрын

Watched whole episode uninterrupted 😊❤

@bindaslog8557 5 ай бұрын

worth hearing .... after dr aishtayq discussion l dont want to stay on this platform to waste my time ...but today's discussion was to the point and interesting

@maganpatel96 9 ай бұрын

I have been enjoying all the episodes.

@farzanarazvi8763 5 ай бұрын

Excellent, very enlightening lecture Masha’Allah

@atokimruk937 9 ай бұрын

Good session. The speaker is a rare true fighter !!

@sharjeeljawaid 4 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis

@drajayatri 9 ай бұрын

Thanks.Learned a lot about Pakistan through Black Hole.

@mubasharhussain167 9 ай бұрын

Great work

@muhammadshaikh7689 8 ай бұрын

Best program.

@waheedtariq9641 5 ай бұрын

More of such people like Raja are required in PTI.

@haroonrashid7463 9 ай бұрын

Humanity based constitution :needed not one man /a group based.

@ayush1668 3 ай бұрын

1:08:00 that’s India for you! 💖💖

@kumara9828 9 ай бұрын

Very informative program but little lengthy.🎉still we update the real fact of our history.great. you founded is boon to Pakistan ❤❤

@nasirmahmoodlectures 9 ай бұрын

Great persons and great talk ❤❤

@amitabhamitra8960 9 ай бұрын

Pakistan's constitution needs ammendment by following that of other developed Islamic state on the basis of secularism.

@nizamdeen3442 9 ай бұрын

His Urdu 😘

@hammadkhan-ip4rb 9 ай бұрын

One of the best discussion

@shahnilahalibaig460 5 ай бұрын

Excellent

@amitabhamitra8960 9 ай бұрын

Please take care of the microphone which was given to the audience. Its audio is defective.

@sultanaram8095 9 ай бұрын

Mr.shakil choudhary and dr hudbhoy Salman raja is great intelectuals of pakistan.more programs needed Black hole.

@haroonrashid7463 9 ай бұрын

درست :جناب سیلمان اکرم راجہ پاکستان میں قانون حکومت اور حالات پہ گہری نظر رکھتے ہیں اُن کے knowledges قابل فخر ہیں :a overseas Pakistani:

@indiapakistanfriends7453 9 ай бұрын

Pakistan was and is a state ruled by the Military .

@sayitall944 9 ай бұрын

So very thankful TBH❤

@Sam-sb8kg 9 ай бұрын

Bilkul sahih kah rahay hain hudbha'i league tou thi hi jagirdaron ki aur nahru ki land reforms kay khof say tou voh league main aa'y thanks to nahru

@haroonrashid7463 9 ай бұрын

Appreciations

@fazalmanan1721 9 ай бұрын

ملکی مسائل پر بحث کرنے کا اچھا پلیٹ فارم ھے پرویز ھود بھائی اس آج کی جاہل قوم میں روشنی کا مینار ھیں اور سلمان راجہ جیسے اچھے سپیکر اس قوم کی نوجوان نسل کے ذھن کو بدلنے کا کام احسن رنگ میں ادا کر سکتے ھیں اس کاوش کو جاری رکھیں ❤ امید ہے ایک دن اس قوم کا شعور بیدار ھو گا انشاء اللہ

@farzanarazvi8763 5 ай бұрын

There’s something beyond Tamanna, and Quaf, we lack the imminent fear of Akhira! The day we start believing it with every bone in our body then, and only then things will change on the ground; until then this material world is everything!

@machindrasawant3969 9 ай бұрын

True brave man who can speak truth Baki gadhoko samaj aa jaye ki khud khada hona hai koi allah nahi ane wala khud khud ki madat karo

@mushtaqmirani4173 9 ай бұрын

Very informative session.

@karolbagh3793 9 ай бұрын

Not "road to disillusionment" but "A Journey to Disillusionment" by Sherbaz Khan Mazari

@avtarwasson4875 9 ай бұрын

Why was Urdu promoted at the expense of all local languages of the newly formed Pakistan.

@tqm790 9 ай бұрын

Great session...

@umairtalib1195 9 ай бұрын

Revolution of the mind book

@tallalsharif9233 5 ай бұрын

Intellectual and factual discussion

@farzanarazvi8763 5 ай бұрын

How come there’s no time limit for prime minister’s reign of power? Is there age limit for politicians, judiciary, and military personnel in the constitution?

@qaiseraqaisar8333 4 ай бұрын

Main concern is implementation of constitution and law but till now it is just exploitative to get hold on the others. That is why Pakistan is in a serious state of crisis. Everything was managed either history or constitution.

@madhavpersonal5312 9 ай бұрын

Why people keep saying Pakistan got Freedom in 1947? Pakistan was born in 1947. A country that did not exist as of 1947, how it gets freedom and from whom? India as it existed as of 1947, got freedom from British. Then some muslims (remember some not all!) separated and formed a new country called Pakistan in the name of Islam. East Pakistan then formed as Bangladesh from Pakistan (that has east and west). Just as Bangladesh didn’t get freedom from Pakistan, so is Pakistan didn’t get freedom from British or India!

@wasiqkhan300 5 ай бұрын

Salman sahb is gem!💗

@shekar7367 9 ай бұрын

I agree with one of the comments made here that " Pakistan is a garrison state and citizens are talking about constitution !!! ". In Pakistan the army controls everything and I wonder if they even have a constitution ???. When did they adopt a constitution ??. Whats the point of this discussion when there is no fully empowered civilian govt in place first ??. Kick the army out of politics and then talk about constitution. The PM appoints the army general and then the army general boots the PM out 😂😂😂.

@Sam-sb8kg 9 ай бұрын

Hudbha'i sahab aaisay programs kaisay 'aam nojavanon tak pohanchja'ay jaeyn?

@humanbeing6960 9 ай бұрын

Mian Muhammad Iftikhar-ud-Din is considered as the only Muslim in the Constituent Assembly who opposed the Objective Resolution but Hamid Khan claims in his book "Political and Constitutional History of Pakistan" that he was not present in the Constituent Assembly at the time of voting on the said resolution. From where Raja Sahib extracted that he seconded the resolution?

@jarnailsinghbhullar417 9 ай бұрын

Why ur constitution is not able to keep Pak Army in control..??

@ramavtarboipai1184 9 ай бұрын

Are you know what is Pakistan?No construction, no humanity, no justice. Brother this is, khubsurat logon ka (dekne men)badsurat desh.

@yasmeenfaheem6454 5 ай бұрын

0:01 very interesting story, comparison, similarities and differences between two *ziddy* players.

@alibaig4994 5 ай бұрын

Very literary person

@haroonrashid7463 9 ай бұрын

جناب پروفیسر امیر پرویز ھد بھائی :how do we get the sprits of human/humanity in Pakistan 🇵🇰

@patilprakashaii 9 ай бұрын

Request to hoodbhoy - can you please have a session on "srinivas ramanujan" Indian mathematician

@sikandarjaved170 3 ай бұрын

This guy is genius ❤

@rj6404 9 ай бұрын

That religion & that nation will be blotted out of the face of the earth , that pins it faith on injustice untruth or violence .

@maqbolhasan 5 ай бұрын

Please ask Salman Raja sahb that what is his view about the "hegemonic preservation" of Punjab in the 1973 constution forever ?

@haroonrashid7463 9 ай бұрын

جناب سیلمان اکرم راجہ صاحب :ہمیں بات کرنی ہے اچھائی کے لئے ضرور بات کریں اور احتجاج بھی کریں :انصاف اور قانون کا راج ہی بہتر سماج دے سکتا ہے

@Sam-sb8kg 9 ай бұрын

Bha'i sahab vahan pahlay hi literacy rate aap kay han say achcha tha ma'ishat bhi aap say achchi thi, aur sab say baRah kar sincerity apni zameen kay sath jis ka pahlay din say aap kay han fuqdan tha

@MuhammadAsif-qh8vl 8 ай бұрын

ھمیں ڈکٹیٹر بھی خالص نا ملے۔ ھاے افسوس

@ramnabi8973 9 ай бұрын

QAZI FAIZ JISS TARAH AAIN AAIN KARTAY HEIN KIA 90 DAYS MEIN AAIN K MUTABIQ ELECTION KARWA LEIN GAY?

@IndianEyes2 9 ай бұрын

sir i am Indian please aap yeh bta skte hai ki % pakistani apki video dekhte hai ?

@sultanaram8095 9 ай бұрын

Hamare Rajasthan me jo purane jagirdar family h unka ek beta congress party me dusra BJP me h.halanki jagirdari khatm kar di gayi 1956 me rajasthan state me.

@tabi-wx8hf 9 ай бұрын

British were also financed mleague

@farzanarazvi8763 5 ай бұрын

Is there any hope for change in the constitution of the Islamic republic of Pakistan?

@kalaadami 5 ай бұрын

In the past, I used to think that Salman Akram was educated in the US and an enlightened individual, but seeing him take the oath on Quran for PTI made me realize that even educated people today are brain washed robots. Religion and politics don't mix. The term politics refers to compromises made for the betterment of the country. One alternative approach to addressing societal issues without religious influence is to focus more on secular values and principles, such as equality, justice, and respect for all individuals. This can be achieved through promoting inclusivity, education, and open-mindedness, as well as encouraging critical thinking and dialogue among individuals from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, implementing policies and programs that prioritize the well-being and interests of society as a whole can help address societal issues in a non-religious and unbiased manner.