Legal Framework Order, 2002
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The Legal Framework Order, 2002 was a decree issued by Pakistan’s military ruler Pervez Musharraf that unilaterally amended the constitution, expanded presidential powers, and laid the groundwork for the subsequent Seventeenth Amendment.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional decree
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| affectsInstitution |
Judiciary of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsOffice | Prime Minister of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | Pervez Musharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory | extra-constitutional measure later regularized ⓘ |
| constitutionalImpact | restructuring of balance of power between president and parliament ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
bypassing democratic process
ⓘ
consolidating military power ⓘ undermining parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 2002 ⓘ |
| enables |
extension of Musharraf’s tenure
ⓘ
increased presidential authority to dissolve the National Assembly ⓘ |
| followedBy | Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRegimeType | military government ⓘ |
| governsPeriod | transition from military rule to controlled democracy in Pakistan ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Pervez Musharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuerTitle |
Chief Executive of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| laysGroundworkFor | Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | subsequent constitutional amendments under Musharraf ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalForm | order-in-council style decree ⓘ |
| legalStatus | decree ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
civil society groups in Pakistan
ⓘ
opposition political parties in Pakistan ⓘ |
| politicalContext | military rule under Pervez Musharraf ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyContext | authoritarianism ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1999 Pakistani military coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand presidential powers
ⓘ
to provide a legal framework for the military government ⓘ to unilaterally amend the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthensOffice | President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
distribution of powers between state organs
ⓘ
validation of actions of the military government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1999 coup era in Pakistan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Seventeenth Amendment (Pakistan)