Hudood Ordinances

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Pakistani
gptkbp:amendedBy Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:criticizedFor discrimination against women
misuse in rape cases
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1979
Zia-ul-Haq regime
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Government_of_Pakistan
gptkbp:enforcedBy varied across provinces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hudood Ordinances
gptkbp:includes Execution of Punishment of Whipping Ordinance
Offence Against Property Ordinance
Offence of Qazf Ordinance
Offence of Zina Ordinance
Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sharia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Urdu
English
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fine
amputation
flogging
stoning to death
gptkbp:purpose Islamization of laws
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:replacedBy British-era laws on adultery, rape, theft, and alcohol
gptkbp:status partially amended
still in force (as of 2024, with amendments)
gptkbp:subjectOf feminist critique
international human rights criticism
legal reform debates in Pakistan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zia-ul-Haq
gptkb:Pakistan_Penal_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6