Shariat Court (through later amendments)
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The Shariat Court is a specialized Islamic judicial body in Pakistan empowered to examine and rule on whether laws comply with the principles of Sharia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shariat Court (through later amendments) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic court
ⓘ
specialized judicial body ⓘ |
| aim | Islamization of Pakistan’s legal framework ⓘ |
| appealTo |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
|
| appliesTo | Muslim citizens of Pakistan in relevant matters ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Quran
ⓘ
Sharia ⓘ Sunnah ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Government of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Pakistan
provincial governments of Pakistan ⓘ |
| canReview |
Acts of Parliament
ⓘ
customary practices given legal effect ⓘ provincial laws ⓘ |
| composition |
Islamic scholars (ulema)
ⓘ
Muslim judges ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| decisionType | binding on lower courts in matters of Islamic law ⓘ |
| establishedBy | constitutional amendments in Pakistan ⓘ |
| function | to harmonize statutory law with Sharia principles ⓘ |
| higherCourt |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Pakistan (Shariat Appellate Bench)
|
| influencedBy | Islamization policies in Pakistan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Islamic law
ⓘ
federal laws of Pakistan ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legalAuthority |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Pakistan
|
| legalNature | superior court of record ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional court for Islamic matters in Pakistan ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Pakistani legal system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Islamabad ⓘ |
| power |
to declare laws void if found repugnant to the injunctions of Islam
ⓘ
to examine laws for repugnancy to the injunctions of Islam ⓘ to issue judgments binding on the government of Pakistan ⓘ to review and decide petitions challenging the Islamic validity of laws ⓘ |
| role |
to ensure conformity of laws with Islamic injunctions
ⓘ
to interpret Islamic principles in the context of Pakistani legislation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil laws
ⓘ
criminal laws ⓘ fiscal laws ⓘ procedural laws ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Islamic constitutional law in Pakistan
ⓘ
judicial review of Islamic compliance of laws ⓘ |
| typeOfReview | constitutional review for conformity with Islam ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.