Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

judge-made law

1. The law established by judicial precedent rather than by statute. See COMMON LAW. 2. The law that results when judges construe statutes contrary to legislative intent. See JUDICIAL ACTIVISM. - Also termed (in sense 2) judicial legislation; bench legislation.

made law

See POSITIVE LAW.

treaty-made law

See CONVENTIONAL LAW.