Legal Framework Order, 2002

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The Legal Framework Order, 2002 was a decree issued by Pakistan’s military ruler Pervez Musharraf that unilaterally amended the constitution, expanded presidential powers, and laid the groundwork for the subsequent Seventeenth Amendment.

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instanceOf constitutional decree
legal instrument
affectsInstitution Judiciary of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan
affectsOffice Prime Minister of Pakistan
amends Constitution of Pakistan
associatedWithLeader Pervez Musharraf
constitutionalCategory extra-constitutional measure later regularized
constitutionalImpact restructuring of balance of power between president and parliament
controversial true
country Pakistan
criticizedFor bypassing democratic process
consolidating military power
undermining parliamentary sovereignty
dateIssued 2002
enables extension of Musharraf’s tenure
increased presidential authority to dissolve the National Assembly
followedBy Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
governingRegimeType military government
governsPeriod transition from military rule to controlled democracy in Pakistan
issuedBy Pervez Musharraf
issuerTitle Chief Executive of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
language English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
laysGroundworkFor Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
legalBasisFor subsequent constitutional amendments under Musharraf
legalDomain constitutional law
legalForm order-in-council style decree
legalStatus decree
opposedBy civil society groups in Pakistan
opposition political parties in Pakistan
politicalContext military rule under Pervez Musharraf
politicalIdeologyContext authoritarianism
precededBy 1999 Pakistani military coup d'état
purpose to expand presidential powers
to provide a legal framework for the military government
to unilaterally amend the Constitution of Pakistan
region South Asia
relatedTo Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
strengthensOffice President of Pakistan
subjectMatter distribution of powers between state organs
validation of actions of the military government
timePeriod post-1999 coup era in Pakistan

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Seventeenth Amendment (Pakistan) relatedTo Legal Framework Order, 2002
subject linked to: Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan reversedChangesOf Legal Framework Order 2002
linked to: Legal Framework Order, 2002