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Dosso case in Pakistan
<p>In 1958, a man named Dosso (who lacked a surname), was convicted of murder in Baluchistan under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code by a Loya Jirga (a tribal court). An appeal was made to the Pakisatn Supreme court. Is the Loya Jirga able to sue to court to maintain is decision's value and worth, and could that decision could be reversed or not?</p>

<p>Sources used in the edit: <a href="http://nasirlawsite.com/historic/pld533.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://nasirlawsite.com/historic/pld533.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-vi/constitutional-law/98162-state-v-s-dosso-case-updated.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-vi/constitutional-law/98162-state-v-s-dosso-case-updated.html</a></p>

<p>The Loya Jirga is essentially an inferior court: their judgment was <a href="http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-vi/constitutional-law/98162-state-v-s-dosso-case-updated.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">overturned by the High Court</a>. There is no appeal beyond that. You can read the ruling <a href="http://nasirlawsite.com/historic/pld533.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>: the underlying issue regards continuity of law in the face of a coup and nullified constitution (the Frontier Crimes Regulation was void, the conviction was without jurisdiction).</p>
