Changing Characteristics of Legal Education in Pakistan: Prospects and Challenges

Authors

Dr. Sardar M.A. Waqar Khan Arif

Head of Department, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Professor Dr. Muhammad Mahroof Khan

Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Bushra Bannian

Lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2019(3-2)67

Keywords

Bar and Bench Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council Pakistan's Legal System

Abstract

This paper focuses on changing characteristics of legal education in Pakistan. After independence, several institutions were established in Pakistan for imparting legal education. is well established that the supremacy of rule of law and justice is pre-requisite for development in any state and it can be strengthened and ensured by the concerned belonging to legal arena, such as, Bar and Bench and academicians. The regulatory authorities for imparting legal education are Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC). In Pakistan, the recent Judgment of Supreme Court is significant for legal reforms as it proclaims serious measures for improvement in legal education. It concludes that still there is room for further improvement even after implementation of the Judgment in its true sense. It recommends that further legal reforms are needed for improvement in legal education. Finally, conclusions and Recommendations will be given.