Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan

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article of the Constitution of Pakistan constitutional provision

Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the foundational provision that structures the country’s judiciary by establishing the courts and delineating the separation of judicial powers from the executive and legislature.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Article 175 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan	0

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedIn	1973 Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	High Courts of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ subordinate judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
basisFor	constitutional principle of separation of powers in Pakistan ⓘ judicial review framework in Pakistan ⓘ
citedIn	case law on independence of judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ constitutional petitions challenging executive interference in judicial functions ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple	judicial powers are vested in courts established under the Constitution ⓘ no court shall have jurisdiction except as provided by the Constitution or law ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
defines	separation of judicial powers from the legislature ⓘ separation of the judiciary from the executive ⓘ structure of the judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
establishes	High Courts of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ judicature of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ such other courts as may be established by law ⓘ
formsPartOf	Chapter 2: The Judicature ⓘ Part VII of the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	creation of special courts and tribunals by law ⓘ
interpretedBy	High Courts of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
legalEffect	creates constitutional basis for independence of judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ restricts encroachment of executive and legislature into judicial functions ⓘ
limits	ability of legislature to confer judicial power on non-judicial bodies ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	exercise of judicial power by any body not constituted as a court under the Constitution or law ⓘ
provides	that no court shall have any jurisdiction unless conferred by the Constitution or by law ⓘ
regulates	distribution of judicial powers among courts ⓘ
sameAs	Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
subject	judiciary ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ

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Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan → relatedTo → Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ