Pakistan’s Black Revolution
Pakistani lawyers' courageous protests against President Pervez Musharraf's war on the country's independent judiciary were motivated by their own interests as much as by lofty ideals. But, far from diminishing the lawyers' bravery, this confluence of interests and ideals reveals how the rule of law becomes entrenched in a society.
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SHANGHAI -- Immediately after taking office last month, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered the release of the 60 judges who had been detained by President Pervez Musharraf since November. This is a triumph for the rule of law in Pakistan, and above all a triumph for the brave Pakistani lawyers who took to the streets to protest Musharraf’s imposition of a state of emergency last autumn.