Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Volume III, Issue II (Fall, December 2024)

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The present issue of the Indus Journal of Law and Social Sciences reflects our continued commitment to publishing scholarly works that engage with pressing socio-legal questions and contemporary dispute resolution mechanisms. The first article offers a comprehensive examination of the socio-economic, legislative, and cultural determinants contributing to the persistence and growth of child labour in Pakistan, identifying key causative factors and proposing pragmatic interventions for policy-makers and civil society stakeholders. The second paper presents a comparative and critical study of Palestine and Kashmir, exploring the parallels and divergences in their historical, political, and legal contexts, and critically analysing the role of international law, human rights discourse, and self-determination movements within the broader framework of international justice and state sovereignty. The third contribution traces the evolution of Sulḥ, a classical Islamic method of amicable settlement, into contemporary mediation practices, and examines how the foundational principles of Islamic ADR can be harmonised with modern procedural frameworks to address disputes effectively in multicultural and pluralistic legal systems. Together, these papers aim to provoke thoughtful engagement among academics, practitioners, and policy-makers, fostering discourse that bridges historical insight with contemporary challenges.

Published: 2025-08-13