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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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INTRODUCTION: A BROKEN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM RESUMES EXECUTIONS
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PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIONS OF JUVENILE
O F F E N D E R S U N D E R I N T E R N AT I O N A L L AW
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I
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Pakistan faces criticism from the United Nations
J U V E N I L E J U S T I C E S Y S T E M I N PA K I S TA N :
A F L AW E D L E G A L O R D E R
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I
Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000: Overview
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II
Lack of Implementation of Juvenile Safeguards
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C
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
IS NOT GIVEN RETROSPECTIVE FORCE
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D
J U D G I N G J U V E N I L I T Y: D E T E R M I N AT I O N O F AG E
U N D E R PA K I S TA N ’ S J U V E N I L E J U S T I C E S Y S T E M
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I
Failure to Register Births leads to Reliance
on Arbitrary Visual Age Assessments
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II
Adjudication of juvenility claims falls
short of international law standards
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a
Lack of age determination protocols leads to
conflicting judgments on the evidentiary value of
of different types of evidence
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b
Juvenility pleas are only entertained
at the “correct ” stage of proceedings
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c
Courts rely upon unreliable medical
testing in age determination proceedings
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SAFEGUARDS FOR JUVENILES ARE NOT
APPLIED TO TERRORISM TRIALS
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CONCLUSION AND RECOM MENDATIONS
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