Abstract:
Nature has blessed every individual with a sense of self-respect and equality. Socially it has
been titled as rights and constitutionally they are termed as fundamental & basic human
rights. Therefore, Constitution of almost every state contains provisions for fundamental
human rights. However, pragmatically enforcement of basic Human Rights are subject to
independence of judiciary with prerequisites of rule of law, democracy and good governance,
therefore in the contemporary world majority of states including Pakistan, are moving
towards rule of law ,democracy and good governance through judicial reforms where as
human rights have become catalyst of social change in variety of political systems besides
diversity of viewpoints of political and legal scholars the real consensus is that highest
degree of human rights protection mean rapid progression in social change and enhancement
of the independence of judiciary. With this background, the study evaluates the role of
judiciary in promotion and protections of fundamental human rights through comprehensive
understanding of the existing height of abuse of human rights in Pakistan. For this purpose,
qualitative research method has been applied. The study finally establishes an undeniable
fact that completely an autonomous judicial system is essential for protection of human rights
through rule of law, democracy and good governance in Pakistan. The study in hand, is an
academic contribution in the growing field of transitional justice, comparative law, and
political literature concerning human rights, judicial independence and rule of law.
