Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan
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The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan is a specialized constitutional court that reviews laws to ensure their conformity with Islamic injunctions as interpreted under Pakistan’s legal framework.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional court
ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ |
| allowsPetitionsFrom | citizens of Pakistan ⓘ |
| appliesWithin | territory of Pakistan ⓘ |
| appointmentBy | President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Quran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canInvalidate | laws repugnant to the injunctions of Islam ⓘ |
| canSuoMotu | initiate review of laws on its own motion ⓘ |
| composition | Chief Justice and other judges ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional court under the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryJurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Presidential Order No. 1 of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
High Courts of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
ⓘ
Ulema judges ⓘ civil judges ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.federalshariatcourt.gov.pk/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets | injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Islamic law
ⓘ
federal laws of Pakistan ⓘ provincial laws of Pakistan ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 203 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| legalNature | Islamic constitutional review body ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Pakistani legal system ⓘ |
| location | Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfJudges | 8 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure conformity of laws with the Quran and Sunnah
ⓘ
to examine and decide whether laws are repugnant to the injunctions of Islam ⓘ |
| relationToSupremeCourt | subject to review by Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court GENERATED ⓘ |
| reviews |
case law relating to Hudood offences
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ provincial statutes ⓘ |
| supervises | application of Hudood laws ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years for judges, extendable ⓘ |
| typeOfLawReviewed |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
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