DOES PAKISTAN'S CONSTITUTIONALISM ORCHESTRATE LIMITED GOVERNMENT?
Keywords:
Constitutional court, limited government, constitutionalism, limitation of state power, human rights, constituent power, rule of law, separation of Powers. Checks and balances, democratic. Fundamental RightsAbstract
The essence of a constitutional system lies in two key aspects: limiting state power and ensuring the supremacy of rights, particularly the protection of human rights and freedoms. Without mechanisms to limit state power, the state inevitably encroaches on society and the private lives of individuals, threatening their rights and freedoms. Pakistan’s constitutionalism is designed to promote a limited government through a system of checks and balances. The 1973 Constitution establishes a parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature, ensuring separation of powers among the executive, legislature, and judiciary. The features of Constitution’s design show how the principles of limited government are implemented, including constitutional constraints, due process of law, a system of checks and balances, protection of individual rights as prescribed in the constitution, and mechanisms for holding government officials accountable for their actions. However, the implementation and interpretation of these principles can be complex and sometimes contentious. This research will carry the Doctrinal Method to explore how constitutionalism can be achieved by executing the tenets the limited Government in state apparatus of Pakistan.
