Federal Shariat Court

The Federal Sharia ( Urdu وفاقی شرعی عدالت پاکستان, English Federal Shariat Court ) of Pakistan will decide whether the country's laws with Islamic law compliant. It also acts as the appellate court in Hadood offenses. It consists of eight Muslim judges, who are appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice by the President of Pakistan, mostly former judge of the Supreme Court. Of the eight judges three ulema ( religious scholars ) need to be.

Since its establishment in 1980 by the military dictator Zia ul- Haq, the Federal Sharia is criticized internationally and in Pakistani society topic of controversy. It was built as Islamisierungsmaßnahme by the military regime and immediately protected by the 8th Amendment to the Constitution; the opponents of the Court question the rationale and benefits of this Court (see Hadood ). The composition of the Tribunal are appointed especially as the judges and the uncertainty of their tenures is unprecedented in dating from the British colonial system Pakistani legal system. It is criticized that the Sharia does not meet the criteria required for an independent judiciary. In addition, the court is not immune to pressure and influence of the executive.

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• Federal Sharia in Pakistan
• Constitution of Pakistan, Article 203A - 203J
• پاکستانی عورتوں کی جیت - واشنگٹن ٹائمز کا اداریہ

• Court (Pakistan )
• Islamic Law