VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND RULE OF LAW IN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN

Abstract

The fundamental values of justice in a country are reflected in its legal system and the social structure of its society. The constitutional and administrative doctrine of the rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of any law, convention or declaration. The indicators of VAW are the same in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These are physical and sexual violence, customary practices, economic disparity, political and religious dimensions and absence of rule of law. Individual tribes and ethnic groups in these countries developed their own customary laws. These customary behaviours were passed down from generation to generation and eventually became socially obligatory. But, being a party to the UDHR, United Nations declarations and resolutions of the United Nations Security Councils, Pakistan and Afghanistan is under an international obligation to enact its local law in consonance with rule of law. The purpose of the study is to look into the matter of VAW in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the context of the rule of law.

Keywords: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Rule of Law, Violence against Women, Comparison