In the United States, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution repealed Prohibition (the 18th Amendment). In Pakistan, the 21st Amendment, which is now in the works, will have a very difference valence. AAJ News is reporting early information on the legislative path under consideration for amending the Constitution to permit the establishment of military courts to try civilians. Step 1 would be enactment of a “Constitutional (twenty-first) Amendment Bill, 2015.″ Presumably that would be followed by implementing legislation. A military officer would be substitute for a judge of the High Court. The arrangement is to last for two years (unless of course the amendment is itself amended in the future).
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