Munir (2009), “Struggling for the Rule of Law: The Pakistani Lawyers’ Movement”

Daud Munir. “Struggling for the Rule of Law: The Pakistani Lawyers’ Movement.” Middle East Report, vol. 251, no. 5 (2009): 37–41.

The 2007 Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan highlighted the urgent need for legal and political reforms to uphold the rule of law and challenge elite power, as thousands of lawyers protested the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, ultimately leading to judicial restoration and significantly influencing the country’s democratic trajectory.

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