Chief Justice Cornelius of Pakistan: An Analysis with Letters and Speeches [Hardcover]

Ralph Braibanti (Author), Nasim Hasan Shah (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 1999

This study draws on hitherto private correspondence to chart the legal career of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan. Braibanti argues for the compatibility of Christian and Muslim values as exemplified in Cornelius, a Roman Catholic Chief Justice of the most self-conscious Muslim state.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Readers will rejoice in meeting two brilliant minds in this monumental work: Chief Justice A.R. Cornelius, whose genius, perceptiveness, integrity and legal scholarship represent the best in Pakistan's judicial tradition; and Professor Ralph Braibanti...who distills his decades of research and reflections on Pakistan's politics, administration, and judiciary."--Mumtaz Ahmad, Hampton University

"Chief Justice Cornelius of Pakistan is an important contribution to Pakistan Studies, Islamics, and comparative politics....The book is elegantly written and thoroughly engaging. The author...draws on his extensive experience in Pakistan to produce a very useful book."--Charles H. Kennedy, Wake Forest University

"This collection of letters and speeches of Justice Cornelius and the accompanying commentary of Ralph Braibanti are a gift to the Pakistan nation and of major importance to the historical record."--Lawrence Ziring, Western Michigan University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195790189
• ISBN-13: 978-0195790184
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,823,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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