The Center for Social Justice and Public Service and Center for Global Law and Policy invites you to a faculty workshop with Muneer Malik, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. His talk will focus on a Report from Pakistan on Thursday, August 23, 2007 from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Strong Common room in Bergin Hall.
Lunch will be provided at the event.
Muneer Malik is the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and led the lawyers of Pakistan in their challenge to President Musharraf’s suspension of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. He is a product of United States education, graduating magna cum laude from San Jose State University (Accounting), worked as a CPA in the Bar Area, attended Santa Clara Law School and graduated cum laude in 1974. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1974 but gave up his California license to return to and serve his mother country, Pakistan.
In the history of Pakistan, Supreme Court Judges have been subservient to the whims of the Executive, usually military dictators. What Malik and his team accomplished was to make the Rulers of Pakistan realize that the Rule of Law must be upheld and that the Judiciary is an independent and equal branch of Government.
Malik did so at great risks to himself and his family including a drive by machine gun shooting at his home where a bullet barely missed his daughter. The authorities also attempted to shut down Muneer’s law practice on a trumped up zoning charge.
Here is the link to the BBC coverage of the attack on Muneer’s home:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6641513.stm
High Court Bar Association
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdEbhjyO5so
Islamabad 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiX5xUOw9VE
Islamabad 2/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4qEb93gfk
Lahore journey 7/14/2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be8-ICFSNBI
NPR Radio
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10588687