Law School panel tackles emergency rule in Pakistan
Pakistan might be half a world away from the Sterling Law Buildings, but students and faculty at Yale Law School are carefully examining and strongly condemning President and General Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule in the country.
Musharraf — who announced yesterday that he will step down as Pakistan’s army chief while retaining his civilian leadership status — has begun to show signs that he will soon re-establish the country’s suspended constitution, at least in part because of international pressures for him to do so.
The Yale law community, which issued...
the purpose of all these talks will only be fulfilled when the Yale community stand up for us paksitanis...we NEED the world to listen and to help us because it is easy to hear and forget but very difficult to take a stand....
The Yale faculty and students are not in Pakistan, solving problems or facing the risks. Why then do they open their mouths and offer opinions?