The Impact of International Law on Protection of Fundamental Rights In Pakistan

The international law in pressure to ascertain the provision of the fundamental rights in Pakistan plays a significant yet complex role. Since Pakistan had signed a sum of seven key international treaties on human rights, it has made significant strides to be at par with the international benchmarks. The ministry of human rights took on an extensive review of the adherence of the country to these standards which resulted in the compilation of rights under international law and bridging gaps in enforcement at the domestic level. The evaluation also is a step towards highlighting legislative achievements that took place in a decade, such as the legislation of the rights of women, children, and minority groups. In this instance, the international agreements should be translated into effective legal protection of domestic rights of all citizens, as well as the development of a fair state where everyone is a respectable and a free member of society.

By introducing the Magna Carta in 1215 AD, the ruling sovereign at the time agreed that the subjects had certain rights and could not be ignored by the sovereign, as is usually regarded in relation to the origins and development of basic human rights. As with many other sensitive topics, human rights are hotly contested both domestically and internationally in today’s modern society (Vizard, 2000).

This is the primary goal of the state, to ensure all measures taken to safeguard the lives, freedoms, and asset of the inhabitants. A presumption that all individuals possess inherent, ideal rights underpins the various political and social systems. In turn, the rights encompass the right to live one’s life freely and to seek happiness. Those rights are known as “fundamental rights” and are guaranteed by the constitution. Suspending these rights was the sole option available after a constitutional certification, since the changes had already reduced their duration.

International Human Rights and Pakistan :

No one, regardless of their gender, religion, country, or any other category, should be deprived of or subjected to a violation of their inherent human rights and freedoms (IHRS). International treaties, declarations, and accords formalize these rights and ensure that all governments and institutions treat all people with respect, equality, and fairness.

Pakistan has signed on to a plethora of human rights treaties and agreements as a member of the global community at large such as:

• Proclamation of the Rights of All Peoples (UDHR)
• The Islamic Declaration on Human Rights, Cairo, International
• A treaty that established universal human rights for all people
• A treaty that aims to end discrimination based on race or ethnicity
• Council for the eradication of gender-based violence and other types for prejudice against women
• United Nations Commission on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
• Tolerance for Torture Convention (CAT)
• International in law Child Rights Convention (CRC)
• Human Rights Convention Relating to the Status of Persons with Disabilities

The research association of international law in Pakistan claims that the acceptance of seven main international human rights treaties shows that the government of Pakistan is committed to ensuring that its citizens can enjoy these rights. But these treaties are legally binding, so it’s the state’s job to make sure no one infringes on the rights and that if someone does, there are good ways to fix it. Notwithstanding the many difficulties the nation has, it has taken several initiatives to improve its human rights protection. Legislators have passed numerous statutes throughout the years that have significantly fortified the protections afforded to particular groups, including women, children, and minority groups. A few examples of such legislation are the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2018, the Transgender Persons Act of 2018, the Prevention and Control of Trafficking and Persons Act of 2018, and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwar.

Although indeed some progress has been registered in the past decade, we have still a long way to go in the process of realizing the objective of a State and a society that is entirely conducive in the quest of safeguarding the human rights of the people. Pakistan is also a developing nation and most of its citizens are victims of their rights and in particular women and children of their respective families and Pakistan is in attempt to match the International standards of human rights in order to break off this culture of right violations”.

Pakistan is a country that belongs to international community but a developing country and attempting to adjust to international standards of human rights and legislating laws to safeguard the rights. Pakistan has come a long way but still has much more to cover.

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