Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Volume IV, Issue I (Spring 2025)
This Issue of the Indus Journal of Law and Social Sciences brings together a collection of scholarly articles addressing some of the most pressing socio-legal and contemporary challenges confronting Pakistan and the global community.
The issue opens with “Poverty as a Driving Factor for Child Labour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” which investigates the socioeconomic realities perpetuating child labour and explores policy measures to break the poverty-labour cycle.
The second article, “Article 9A and Environmental Rights in Pakistan: A Legal and Jurisprudential Analysis,” examines the evolving interpretation of constitutional guarantees of life and dignity in relation to environmental protection, tracing judicial trends and legislative responses.
In “The Legal Status of Cyber Warfare under International Humanitarian Law,” the authors analyze how traditional norms of armed conflict apply to modern cyber operations, highlighting the gaps in current international frameworks.
The fourth paper, “Law, Governance and Policy in Pakistan Regarding Water Crisis: A Critical Analysis and the Way Forward,” offers an in-depth evaluation of Pakistan’s legal and institutional mechanisms managing water resources, proposing comprehensive reforms for sustainable governance.
The issue concludes with “Critical Analysis of Crypto-based New Economy in the Light of Shariah and Examining Scope for Shariah-compliant Digital Currency (SDC),” which explores the intersection of Islamic finance and emerging digital economies, offering insights into the viability of Shariah-compliant digital currency models.
Together, these contributions enrich contemporary discourse by integrating legal scholarship with pressing developmental, technological, and ethical dimensions of modern society.
