IMAGES OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN PAKISTAN: THE REPRESENTATION OF SUPERIOR JUDICIARY IN NATIONAL ENGLISH DAILIES
Keywords:
Foreign Aid, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Behavior, Revenue, Government Expenditure, Public BorrowingAbstract
When judges set new precedents and interpret the law while applying their judicious mind, it is considered as judicial activism. The judiciary in Pakistan was active and bold after its restoration. Mainstream media gave full coverage to their steps taken for the public good. Leading English newspapers had their own view point regarding the role of judiciary. The current study has examined the framing of judicial activism by the English dailies, which created a particular image of judiciary among the masses. The op-ed pages reflect the policy of newspaper organization and the writer. These pages are mainly examined to probe the role of print media in framing the issues. The questions and hypotheses are analyzed to know whether judicial activism is good for the best interest of the public. The census method is applied to collect the data. The coding sheet is designed with different frames and slants and the data collected in the research is analyzed through SPSS version 22.
