CSS Constitutional Law Past Paper 2022

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   What do you know about Judicial Review? Explain in detail the land mark cases of judicial review.

2. Q. 320 marks

   Explain in detail the Constitutional Law Remedies/Public Law Remedies under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, available to the aggrieved party. Is there any restriction on the exercise of writ jurisdiction?

3. Q. 420 marks

   Elaborate the concept of separation of powers in comparative perspective. i.e. UK, Pakistan and U.S. Critically analyze the system of checks and balances provided in the U.S Constitution.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Explain the concept of “Supremacy of the Parliament” in UK. Write in detail the process of legislation in the British Parliament. Is there any accountability over the authority of the Parliament in UK?

5. Q. 620 marks

   What do you know about the Constitutional history of Pakistan? Discuss the judgments delivered in Begum Nusrat Bhutto V Chief of the Army Staff PLD1977SC 657 and Asma Jilani V Government of the Punjab PLD 1972SC 139. What is the impact of these judgements on the various organs of the State?

6. Q. 720 marks

   The Constitution of USSR 1936 is characterised with democratic centralism. Critically analyse the relevant provisions of the Constitution paving way to the said assumption.

7. Q. 820 marks

   What do you know about the concept of “Fundamental Rights” as provided in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973? Discuss in detail the newly inserted Fundamental Rights under 18th Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973. Do you think the procedure of Amendment in the Constitution is similar to the Act of Parliament. How?

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.