Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/abu_kashif Recent documents in Ali Khan en-us Sun, 25 May 2008 03:28:20 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/abu_kashif/44 http://works.bepress.com/abu_kashif/44 Fri, 23 May 2008 04:51:55 PDT The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will soon propose to the Parliament the 18th amendment to the 1973 Constitution. The proposed amendment would reportedly abolish Article 58 (2)(b) of the Constitution, which empowers the President, in his sole discretion, to dissolve the National Assembly. The amendment would also strengthen Article 6 of the Constitution to punish judges who would in future support military coups and constitutional subversions. This essay argues that the proposed 18th amendment is an exercise in futility. Ali Khan Legal Commentaries