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Re-colonisation of Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Self-determination (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, N. A. (2022). Re-colonisation of Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Self-determination. International Human Rights Law Review, https://doi.org/10.1163/22131035-11020005

On 5 August 2019, India unilaterally ended the autonomous status under Article 370 of the Indian constitution 1949. The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was established under the terms of the Instrument of Accession by the Ruler of j&k. To change the... Read More about Re-colonisation of Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Self-determination.

The Application of Human Rights Treaties in Dualist Muslim States: The Practice of Pakistan (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, N. A. (2022). The Application of Human Rights Treaties in Dualist Muslim States: The Practice of Pakistan. Human rights quarterly, 44(2), 257-285. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2022.0020

I argue that Islamic law treats ratified human rights treaties as part of the law of the land and as directly applicable in courts in Muslim states such as Pakistan where Sharia is the main source of law. The Islamic approach is the better and more e... Read More about The Application of Human Rights Treaties in Dualist Muslim States: The Practice of Pakistan.