No court without trust

A former Supreme Court judge is warning that a proposed International Commercial Court of Pakistan is destined to fail. As Dawn tells it, the proposal lacks the necessary foundation of judicial independence and is hampered by an archaic arbitration law dating back to nineteen forty. The author argues that without restoring trust in the legal system and updating outdated statutes, a new court will simply be another empty vessel that fails to attract foreign investment.

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