Legal Pluralism in Pakistan: The Lawfare Legacy of the British Indian Empire athwart the Islamic Social Justice System

Authors

  • Muhammad Waqas Ph.D. Scholar, Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
  • Dr. Rafia Naz Ali Assistant Professor, Department of Sharia & Law, Islamia College University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
  • Dr. Khalil Ur Rahman Research Supervisor, Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

Abstract

Historically, religion, unity and justice in the Age of Empires were the basis of civilizations, and not merely avowals of various civilizational worldviews. In the context, the growth of Islam and Muslims as opposed to Hindus in Hindustan is perceptible. Islam and the Islamic civilization in the various stages of its historical development and diffusion is part of history. The subsequent creation of Pakistan and India from the womb of Hindustan is fathomable too. Although Muslims and Hindus finally broke the British shackles, the threefold legacy of the British Indian Empire still endures. It includes foreign policy, the frontier policy and the Lawfare. Both India and Pakistan as residuary legatees of the British Indian Empire inherited the legacy in order of succession with the foreign policy going to India, the frontier policy to Pakistan and the two as co-sharers in the Lawfare. Besides, the idea to establish Islamic social justice system in Pakistan after the partition of British India is explored. Plus, the legacy of the British lawfare in the framework of development of legal system in Pakistan is analyzed too. Still, this paper is primarily the study of etymology of law in Pakistan.

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2022-06-30

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Waqas, M., Ali, D. R. N., & Rahman, D. K. U. (2022). Legal Pluralism in Pakistan: The Lawfare Legacy of the British Indian Empire athwart the Islamic Social Justice System. VFAST Transactions on Islamic Research, 10(2), 358–364. Retrieved from https://vfast.org/journals/index.php/VTIR/article/view/1185

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