Asia Bibi v. The State: the politics and jurisprudence of Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
This paper provides a critical appraisal of the Supreme Court judgement in the long-running and infamous case against Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, accused of blasphemy in 2009. While the judgement is hailed as a landmark ruling, this paper argues that apart from acquitting the accused, it...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 274 - 292 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2021
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