Part 3 Though Pakistan is not a signatory to the Refugee Convention, other human rights treaties that Pakistan is a signatory to binds Pakistan’s actions. Pakistan’s courts have also used international law to regulate the actions of the Pakistani government. Thus, these treaties should inform administrative law rules that should apply to UNHCR activities in … Continue reading International Refugee Law and the Domestic Legislation in Pakistan

Part 2: Before moving along with the discussion, it is apposite to examine the accumulation of refugees in Pakistan. Foreman (2015) stated that the reality for the majority of World’s refugees is that their hosts are neighboring countries which are in varying conditions of state fragility. Pakistan is not an exception; given that being a … Continue reading International Refugee Law and The Domestic Legislation in Pakistan

Part 1: International refugee law, as Cornelis (Kees) Wouters believes, finds its roots in atrocities of war and conflict, in the recognition of human dignity[1], and in the equality and inalienability of rights of all human beings[2] [3]. During the course of this paper, the reader will be enlightened as to the steps taken by … Continue reading International Refugee Law and the Domestic Legislation in Pakistan

When Swedish company Emmaatan released a line of tanning products that enabled women of lighter skin tones to mimic black women, they faced an extreme backlash but that did not stop the products from selling out. An “opportunity to look black without facing the racial consequences?” Yes please! The only way black culture can be … Continue reading The Tanning Industry and Blackface