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Every paper goes through double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers, and every article is free to read online.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ciir-meta\">\n        <div><small>ISSN (Print)<\/small><strong>[XXXX-XXXX]<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div><small>ISSN (Online)<\/small><strong>[XXXX-XXXX]<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div><small>Current Issue<\/small><strong>Vol. 1, No. 1 (2025)<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div><small>Peer Review<\/small><strong>Double-blind<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div><small>Licence<\/small><strong>CC BY-NC 4.0<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div><small>Editor-in-Chief<\/small><strong>Dr. Salman bin Naeem<\/strong><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"btns\">\n        <a class=\"ciir-btn ciir-btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Journal Website<\/a>\n        <a class=\"ciir-btn ciir-btn-lime\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/about\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Your Paper<\/a>\n        <a class=\"ciir-btn ciir-btn-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/editorialboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editorial Board<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= 5. 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CURRENT ISSUE ================= -->\n  <section class=\"ciir-sec\" id=\"ciir-issue\"><div class=\"ciir-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"ciir-issue-head\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"ciir-eyebrow\">PJLP \u00b7 Current Issue<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"ciir-h2\" style=\"margin:0\">Volume 1, Number 1 (2025)<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"ciir-btn ciir-btn-line\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/issue\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Full Issue \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ciir-arts\">\n      <a class=\"ciir-art\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/article\/view\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>Article \u00b7 pp. 01-23<\/small><h3>Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan&#8217;s Courts: Legal Accountability and Due Process<\/h3><span>Nauman Maqbool<\/span><\/a>\n      <a class=\"ciir-art\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/article\/view\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>Article \u00b7 pp. 24-46<\/small><h3>Delay in Criminal Trials and the Right to a Fair Trial in Pakistan<\/h3><span>Muhammad Maaz Shakeel<\/span><\/a>\n      <a class=\"ciir-art\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/article\/view\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>Article \u00b7 pp. 47-70<\/small><h3>Amending the Guardians: Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Independence and the Separation of Powers in Pakistan<\/h3><span>Muhammad Imran, Usman Khan<\/span><\/a>\n      <a class=\"ciir-art\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/article\/view\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>Article \u00b7 pp. 71-95<\/small><h3>Regulating the Digital Public Sphere: Freedom of Expression under Pakistan&#8217;s PECA (Amendment) Act, 2025<\/h3><span>Syed Muhammad Ahmad Mansoor, Qudsia Batool<\/span><\/a>\n      <a class=\"ciir-art\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.centeriir.org\/index.php\/pjlp\/article\/view\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>Article \u00b7 pp. 96-119<\/small><h3>Police Accountability and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Pakistan<\/h3><span>Muhammad Shahid Malik, Muhammad Kashan Jamshaid<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= 7. 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Work is published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= 8. ACTIVITIES ================= -->\n  <section class=\"ciir-sec\" id=\"ciir-activities\"><div class=\"ciir-wrap ciir-center\">\n    <span class=\"ciir-eyebrow\">News &amp; Events<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"ciir-h2\">Activities &amp; Conferences<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ciir-cards\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n      <div class=\"ciir-act\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centeriir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/f9e372ec-081a-4aae-b7a1-405322514c6e-768x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Moot court competition\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"body\"><h3>Moot Court<\/h3><p style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:15px\">Sponsoring law moot court competitions.<\/p><a class=\"ciir-more\" href=\"#ciir-gallery\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ciir-act\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centeriir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/53207409224_08a56fef44_4k-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Seminar\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"body\"><h3>Seminars<\/h3><p style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:15px\">Events &amp; seminars on legal education.<\/p><a class=\"ciir-more\" href=\"#ciir-gallery\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ciir-act\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centeriir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AHR69341-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Symposium\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"body\"><h3>Symposiums<\/h3><p style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:15px\">Legal symposiums &amp; conferences.<\/p><a class=\"ciir-more\" href=\"#ciir-gallery\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= 9. 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