Politics Of Judicial Activism And Good Governance In Pakistan.

      Аннотация: Supreme Court of Pakistan(SCP) is one of the pillars of Government of Pakistan, which is not only a player in the game of governance but also has the capacity to rewrite the rules of the game of governance in favor of institutionalization. Erstwhile submissive and passive Supreme Court of Pakistan after the restoration of judges in March 2009, when attempted to rewrite the rules of the game, had attracted a blend of criticism and popular appreciation. Through its assertive stance at various stages, SCP inter alia took many steps to put the vehicle of governance on the path of rules and secured institutionalization to the best possible extent. All contents of institutionalization: stability, coherence, complexity, adaptability had been secured. Various organizations of the state started organizing themselves around rules and hence gave rise to an institutionalized form of constitutional governance. The research aims to inquire the nature and form of institutional role of Supreme Court of Pakistan in the game of governance from 2009 to 2012. Its a game-theoretic study from institutional perspective.

Ключевые слова: Good Governance, judicial activism, institutionalization