Hassan Aslam Shad
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Hassan Aslam Shad is the head of practice of a leading Middle Eastern law firm. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, U.S., with a focus on international law and corporate law.Hassan has written extensively on topics of law including public and private international law and international relations. Hassan has the distinctive honor of being the first person from Pakistan to intern at the Office of the President of the International Criminal Court, The Hague.He can be reached at: veritas@post.harvard.edu. He tweets @HassShad.
Digital Magazine
Op-ed: The broadsheet saga is the ‘crash’ of Pakistan’s institutions
“The law does not protect the fools!”. This remark was made by a judge during court proceedings I witnessed in 2010. The remark was...
Digital Magazine
Pakistan’s future facing lawfare strategy
At some stage in life, we all come at the fork in the road. We are confronted with the challenge of weighing problems and...
Global Village
Dossier shows Pakistan’s new ‘resolve and intent’ to counter Indian threats
In what came as a surprise to as many in Pakistan and across the border, the dossier released by Pakistan on 13 November alleging...
Op-Ed
Op-ed: Banning TikTok will do more harm than good
In a move that came as a shock to many – but perhaps also as a relief to others– the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA)...
India
PSX attack: Pakistan should aim to beat India at its own game
We’re all too used to seeing international media conveniently club together the words ‘Pakistan’ and ‘terrorism’ in one sentence. This fossilized narrative that the...
Digital Magazine
Pakistan’s biggest issue is rule of law not corruption
The current state of affairs in Pakistan reveals the wide chasm between aspiration and reality. The ability of any legal system to sustain itself...
Op-Ed
Good governance, rule of law and the presidential system
Ancient Greek history is full of mythical fables with moral lessons. Pakistan’s dalliance with ‘rule of law’ always makes me recall the Sisyphean ordeal...
Digital Magazine
Utilizing International Criminal Court to avert future Balakot-style attacks
It’s been 9 months since 5th August 2019, the day India abrogated Article 370 of its Constitution and split Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into...
Digital Magazine
Dissecting Pakistan’s legal system: growing rot
Astrange spectacle caught my attention during my law school days at Harvard back in 2007. It was drizzling one day as I walked to...
Op-Ed
Pakistan and the Malaysia Summit: Opportunity foregone?
By the time of the publication of this article, an unprecedented Summit (Summit) in the Muslim world will be underway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
Op-Ed
The FATF ghost is staring Pakistan in the face
Pakistan’s delegation recently returned after attending the FATF Plenary in Paris. Pakistan is given until February 2020 to convince FATF of progress or risks...
Digital Magazine
The Road to Kashmir’s Self-Determination
Like a roar of the lion, Prime Minister Imran Khan's powerful speech reverberated in the UN corridors. The world watched in awe. The already...
