Terrorism prosecution in Pakistan / Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Zaidi, Syed Manzar Abbas, author.

Contributor:

United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.

Series:

Peaceworks ; no. 113.

Peaceworks ; no. 113

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Terrorism)--Pakistan.

Trials (Terrorism).

Terrorism--Law and legislation--Pakistan.

Terrorism.

Justice, Administration of--Pakistan.

Justice, Administration of.

Terrorism--Law and legislation.

Pakistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages) : one illustration.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2016.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"Pakistan's criminal justice system related to terrorism prosecution is in urgent need of reform. Conviction rates in the country's anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) continue to be extremely low. This report highlights the numerous problems contributing to the system's failure, including absent defense councils and witnesses, limited use of forensic evidence, poor investigative capacity, and lack of coordination between the police and prosecution. Compounding these problems is the high number of cases going through the ATCs, notably due to the 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act's broad definition of terrorism. Any reforms or new laws aimed at reducing terrorism must account for these long-standing implementation issues"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

Structure of the court system

Terrorism prosecution in the courts

Terrorism prosecution by the police

Recommendations

Conclusion.

Notes:

"April 2016"--Page 1.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-32).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USIP, viewed April 29, 2016).

OCLC:

948294865