Bio-Data of

MUHAMMAD AMIR MUNIR MBA, LLB, CCIL, LLM, PhD (Candidate) Civil Judge 1st Class / Judicial Magistrate S.30 Senior Instructor, Punjab Judicial Academy, www.pja.gov.pk

Permanent Home Address: 125/B, Judicial Colony, Lalazar, Raiwind Road, Lahore - Cell Ph: +92-333-424 5294 Email: [email protected] SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=670902

Name: Muhammad Amir Munir Father‟s Name: Justice ® Dr. Munir Ahmad Mughal Date of Birth: 28.12.1972 CNIC#: 35202-2068686-3 NTN#: 2372959 Marital Status: Married (3 daughters) Work Experience: Law Practice: 3 years Judicial Service: 13 years Judicial Education: 8 years Research/Publication: 17 years

Education & Qualification:

Matric (Science) 1988 Government Central Model High School, Lower Mall, Lahore F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) 1990 Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore. BCom 1992 Hailey College of Commerce, Punjab University, Lahore MBA (Marketing) 1995 College of Business Administration (CBA), Lahore LLB 1996 Punjab University Law College, Lahore Shari'ah Academy, International Islamic University, CCIL 1997 Islamabad (Correspondence Course). PCS (Judicial) 2000 Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore. Punjab University Law College, Lahore. LLM 2006

PhD Law Candidate International Islamic University, Islamabad

Bar Enrollment:  Enrolled as an Advocate by the Punjab on 18 August 1998 and joined Syed Kalim Khurshid Law Associates, Galaxy Chambers, 1 Turner Road, Lahore. (Practiced law till joined as Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate).  Selected as Research Associate on WTO by Khan & Associates, Attorneys-at- Law (worked with Mansoor Hassan Khan, Advocate) August-September 2000.  Enrolled as an Advocate High Court on 19 September 2000.

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Competitive Examination:  Passed Provincial Civil Services (Judicial) Exam, PCS (Judicial) 2000 for the post of Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate. Remained at 15th position. Working as such since 27 November 2000.

Pre-Service Training:  Attended 15th Civil Judges-cum-Judicial Magistrates’ Pre-Service Training Course at the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad (Dec. 2000 – January 2001).

In-Service Training:  Attended a Three-Week Intensive Study Program for Judicial Educators, at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI), Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto (June 2008).

 Attended a Two-Week In-Service Training Course on Performance Evaluation of Civil Judges (for promotion) at the Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore (Dec. 2013).

Work Experience: At Lahore:  Advocate, Subordinate Courts (3 years) Sept 1997 to Nov 2000;  Advocate, High Court since 19 September 2000.

At Multan:  Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Multan 27 Nov 2000 to 19 July 2003;  Also worked as Judge Family Court; Rent Controller and Juvenile Court.  Assistant Returning Officer for Local Bodies Elections 2001 (Union Council Nos.1 to 8, Multan);  Assistant Returning Officer for General Elections, 2002 (NA-149 and PP-194 Multan);  Revising Authority to revise electoral rolls (Census Charges No.11-15, Multan) for Local Bodies Elections 2001 and General Elections 2002;  Worked exclusively as Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (15 October 2002 to 18 November 2002) after bifurcation of civil and criminal work in Multan District.

At Gujrat:  Judge Family Court, Gujrat 28 July 2003 to 31May 2004;  Civil Judge Class II-cum-Judicial Magistrate 1st September 2004 to 18 July 2005.  Returning Officer for Local Bodies Elections 2005 (Union Council Nos. 22, 23, 27 to 31, Gujrat)  Civil Judge 1st Class / Magistrate s.30 18 July 2005 to 24 November 2006.

At Islamabad:  Additional-Director, Federal Judicial Academy, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad (on deputation) 28 November 2006 to 6 June 2009.  Civil Judge 1st Class/ Judicial Magistrate s.30, Islamabad. 6 June 2009 to 22 October 2010.

At Jhelum:  Civil Judge 1st Class/ Judicial Magistrate s.30, Jhelum. (also serving as Rent Controller, Family Judge, Juvenile Court) 25 October 2010 to 19 January 2012.

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At Lahore:  Research Officer, Research Center, Lahore High Court, Lahore. 23 January 2012 – to 15 April 2014.  Senior Instructor, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lahore. Since 15 April, 2014.

Membership and Association:  Member, WTO Forum, Lahore (1999-2000). A Lahore based association of lawyers that has interest in WTO related legal services.  Research Associate, Research Society of International Law, Lahore. (1999- onward)  Associate Member, Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, London (2002-03).  Member, Punjab Judicial Officer’s Association, Lahore (2000 – onward)

Workshops, Lectures, Seminars and Conferences Attended:  INMIC98 Conference, held at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, 1998. (Participated as Speaker and contributed a pioneer paper on Law and IT in Pakistan).  ‟s Seminar, held at Lahore High Court, Lahore, 1999, presided over by the then Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Saeed-uz- Zaman Siddiqui. (Participated as Speaker and contributed a paper on law and IT).  World Bank‟s Capacity Building Workshop on WTO, held at Islamabad, 7-9 February, 2002.  National Consultative Workshop on Draft Electronic Crimes Bill, 2005, held at Best Western Hotel, Islamabad on 19 January 2005 under the auspices of Ministry of Information Technology and Pakistan Software Export Board, Govt. of Pakistan.  A Talk on WTO, delivered by Dr. Kipkorir Aly Azad Rana, (Deputy Director- General, WTO, Geneva,) at Dr. Pervez Hasan Environmental Law Center, Punjab University, Lahore, on 11th February 2005.  Judicial Conference, 2007, held under the auspices of Supreme Court of Pakistan, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan and National Judicial Policy Making Committee, Islamabad (February 2007).  South Asian Conference on Environmental Justice, held at PC Bhurban, Murree under the auspices of IUCN and Supreme Court of Pakistan (23-25 March 2012). Attended as Associate of Research Center, Lahore High Court.  International Judicial Conference, 2012, held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Marriot Hotel, Islamabad under the auspices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (13-15 April 2012). Participated and presented a paper on the idea to establish “South Asian Judicial Education Institute”.  International Law Conference, 2012, held at Avari Hotel, Lahore under the auspices of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association.  Seminars for Volunteer Lawyers for Women in Darul-Amans. 2012. Held under the auspices of the Punjab Government Department of Social Welfare; Punjab Bar Council and MDM France. Acted as Resource Person under permission of Hon’ble Lahore High Court. Presentations were made in Lahore (40 volunteer lawyers) and Rawalpindi (40 volunteer lawyers) on the topic: Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Legal Ethics and Confidentiality.  International Judicial Conference 2013, held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad under the auspices of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan and the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (19-21 April 2013). Participated and presented a paper on the topic: “Issues and 4

Challenges in the Training Needs Assessment (TNA): Judicial Education in a Rule of Law Perspective”.  International Conference on Engaging the Learner: Rethinking Education, 2014 held under the auspices of the Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi and the Higher Education Commission Islamabad (10-12 February, 2014). Participated and presented a paper on the topic: “Judicial Education and Training at Digital Platform: Digital Simulation, Video Games and Virtual Reality”.  International Judicial Conference, 2014, held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad under the auspices of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (18-19 April 2014). Participated.

Honors and Prizes:  Won the 2nd Prize in English Essay Writing Competition in Central Model High School (1986).  Won the 1st Prize in English Essay Writing Competition in Punjab University Law College (1995).  Won the Best Singles Award in Table Tennis Competition at business school (1995).  Acted as Member, Editorial Board, business school Magazine (1994-95).  Presided Law Moot Courts at Punjab University Law College, Punjab University (1996-99).  Appointed as Resource Person, Law Moot Society, at Punjab University Law College (1998-99).  Citations of Legal Articles and Research papers published in PLD and PLJ have been listed on official website of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (www.ljcp.gov.pk).  Pioneer writer and speaker on the topic of COMPUTER LAW AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY in Pakistan.  My article “TJ Elements in Juvenile Justice System of Pakistan: Problems for a Juvenile Court to Act Therapeutically” has been accepted and published as Guest Column by the University of Arizona Law School and can be accessed online at http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/upr-intj/intj-article.html.  References to my articles written on the topic of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) have been included in TJ Bibliography by the International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence (www.therapeuticjurisprudence.org). These references can be accessed online at http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/upr- intj/intj-articulos.html.  Invited to read a Paper in a Conference on Islamic Criminal Justice System by the Shari`ah Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad (4-5 July 2005). www.iiu.edu.pk  Invited to attend and read a paper in Third International Conference on Therapeutic Jurisprudence to be held in Perth, Western Australia (7-9 June 2006). http://www.aija.org.au/TJ/call.htm  A number of articles and research papers have been published, both in English and Urdu languages, on the topic of reforms in trial judiciary.  The Commonwealth Judicial Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 (June 2006) issue, in its Editorial particularly referred my name and asked its readers to read an article in it titled “Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Commonwealth” written by 5

Michael S King, Magistrate Drug Treatment Court, Perth, W. Australia. This article extensively quotes from my Guest Column published by the International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence.  Editor, News and Views, a quarterly publication of the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad.(Nov 2006 – June 2009)  Appointed by the Hon‟ble Chief Justice of Pakistan as the pioneer EDITOR of Pakistan’s first judicial research journal the “Journal for Judicial Education”, an annual research journal of the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad conceived by me. (Prepared and edited draft of first issue. However, could not get the journal printed due to repatriation from FJA back to the judiciary in June, 2009 after implementation of the National Judicial Policy, 2009).  Compiled and edited first of its kind book on “JUDGMENT WRITING” during posting at the Federal Judicial Academy. (Prepared and edited draft of first issue. However, could not get the book printed due to repatriation from FJA back to the judiciary in June, 2009 after implementation of the National Judicial Policy, 2009).  Secretary of the Academic Council of the Federal Judicial Academy. (Nov 2006 – June 2009) Organized its meeting which revised the FJA Curriculum.  Paper on South Asian Judicial Education Institute presented at the International Judicial Conference, 2012 was appreciated at the concluding ceremony of the Conference.  Selected as pioneer Research Associate for the newly established Lahore High Court Research Center.  Assisted Hon‟ble Lahore High Court through research memoranda. It has been acknowledged in reported judgments of the High Court, especially in the cases titled Barrister Sardar Muhammad Ali v Federation of Pakistan, PLD 2013 Lahore 343 and Arshad Mehmood v Commissioner Etc., 2013 LHC 4005 (Full Bench).  Award of Laptop by Hon’ble Chief Justice Lahore High Court on best performance in the Research Center, Lahore High Court (16 April 2014).

Skills & Hobbies: Use of Computer and internet. Hobbies include reading, net-surfing, research & writing on different topics of law and development.

Games: Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket, Snooker and Jogging.

Languages: Urdu, Punjabi, English (R, W, S) Arabic and French (preliminary)

Foreign Visits: Private: USA (Aug 2001 and June-Aug 2004). Official: Canada (CJEI Training Program for Judicial Educators, Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto, June 2008)

Lectures Delivered:  Lecture on The Police Order 2002 and Police-Public Relationship delivered at Police Lines Multan to Police Officers of Multan Range. (15 November 2002). 6

 Lecture on Therapeutic Jurisprudence and its Application in Pakistan delivered at Gujrat Law College, Gujrat to faculty of law and law students. (May 2006).  Delivered lectures/presentations on difference topics at the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad in capacity of its regular Faculty Member (28 November 2006 to 6 June, 2009).  Visiting Faculty, FJA, Islamabad since 6 June 2009 (delivered lectures/presentations on “Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000”, “Computer Assisted Judicial Research”, “Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberlaw” “Alternative Dispute Resolution” “Law of Pre-emption”, “Family Laws” and a number of other topics.)  Lectures delivered to the Volunteer Advocates for Darul Amans in Punjab in Lahore and Rawalpindi Bar Associations on the topic of “Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Legal Ethics and Confidentiality” (19 September 2012).

Fellowship: Fellow, Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI), Halifax, Canada. (Attended 15th Intensive Study Program for Judicial Educators conducted by the CJEI from 8-28 June 2008 where the Fellowship was conferred).

Research & Publications: Books  "How to Prepare for Law Moots", 2nd Revised and Enlarged edition, Lahore: Muneeb Book House, 2006. [Note : Review of first edition of the book has been published by monthly Legal World, Multan in its July 2003 issue.

 “A Manual of Police Laws”, being a commentary on the Police Order 2002 and other allied laws. Co-author with Mr. Justice Dr. Munir Ahmad Mughal, Lahore: Hammad Law House, 2004.

LLM Thesis:  Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court of Pakistan: Powers under enabling article 184(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973. Available online at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1984583.

PhD Law proposal:  Judicial Selection and Training in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse. Approved by the Research Committee of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Research Papers:  "Re-Orientation of Legal Education in Pakistan: An Agenda for 21st Century", Punjab University Law Journal, 1997, LIV:67-102.  "Unjust Enrichment and the Law of Restitution in UK", PLJ 1999 Magazine 271.  "Administration of Company Law and the Development of the Concept of CLA (now SECP): From Excessive Control to Effective Regulation", Punjab University Law Journal, 1999, LVI:67-90; also in PLJ 2000 Magazine 54; and see also in 2000 PCTLR Jour. 97. 7

 "Law and Information Technology in Pakistan", Punjab University Law Journal, 1999, LVI:107-121.  "From GATT to WTO: A Legal Analysis", PLJ 2000 Magazine 232; also in Pakistan Company and Tax Law Reports. 2000 PCTLR Jour. 276.  "Law and Information Technology: How Pakistan is Responding", PLD 2002 Journal 195; also in KLR 2002 Magazine 17.  “Subordinate Judiciary Reformed by Indian Supreme Court: Public Interest Litigation used for shaping the Judiciary”. PLJ 2003 Magazine 49.  “Judges and Magistrates International Associations: A Chance to Exchange Knowledge and Experience” PLJ 2005 Magazine 102.  “The Family Court, the Women and the Children: Rights in Search of „Better Remedies” in PLJ 2006 Magazine 145.  “Family Courts in Pakistan in Search of „Better Remedies‟ for Women and Children”, [2006] Lawasia Journal 191.

Conference Papers  "Law and Information Technology in Pakistan" read at INMIC98 Conference held at LUMS under the auspices of LUMS and IEEE, November 20-22, 1998. Proceedings: INMIC98 Conference, Lahore: Lahore University of Management Sciences, 1998, 69-77.  "Role of IT in the Field of Law in Pakistan", read at Seminar on Law Reforms and Administration of Justice, held at Karachi Shuhada Hall, Lahore High Court Bar Association, under the auspices of Pakistan Bar Council, July 3, 1999. Revised and updated for Punjab University Law Journal, 1999, LVI:107-121.  “South Asian Judicial Education Institute”, read at the International Judicial Conference held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Marriot Hotel, Islamabad under the auspices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan and National Judicial Policy Making Committee, 13-15 March 2012. Published in Conference Proceedings at pp. 365-373. Electronic copy available at http://ssrn.com/author=670902.  “Issues and Challenges in the Training Needs Assessment (TNA): Judicial Education in a Rule of Law Perspective.” Presented at the International Judicial Conference 2013. Proceedings of the International Judicial Conference 2013, pp. 317-336. See also in Pakistan Law Journal at PLJ 2014 Journal 1. Electronic copy available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2315698.  “Judicial Education and Training at Digital Platform: Digital Simulation, Video Games and Virtual Reality”. Presented at the International Conference on Engaging the Learner: Rethinking Education (10-12 February, 2014), Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi & Higher Education Commission Islamabad. Proceedings of the Conference (forthcoming). Electronic copy available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2389213.

Book Reviews  "Learning the Law by Glanville Williams", Book Review, Punjab University Law Journal, 1997, LIV:115-120; also in Al-Mizan, Lahore: Punjab University Law College, 1998-99.  “Book Review of Adab al-Qadi, English Translation by Justice Dr. Munir Ahmad Mughal”. Monthly Legal World, Multan, June 2003 issue, at p.32. 8

 “Research and Writing in the Law: A Book Review”, PLJ 2004 Magazine 92.  “BOOK REVIEW of ‘The World Trade Organization: Constitution and Jurisprudence’ by John H. Jackson Published by The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1998”, in PLJ 2005 Magazine 490.

ARTICLES & ESSAYS  "Only Self Discipline Brings Honor", Al-Mizan, Lahore: Punjab University Law College, 1995-96.  "Lack of Guidance in Selecting a Profession: A Question Mark for Us!", Daily The Frontier Post, Lahore edition, January 7, 1996.  "Law, Lawyers and Laymen", Daily The Pakistan Times, Lahore edition, February 16, 1997.  "Predictions of Macaulay", Daily The Pakistan Times, Lahore edition, February 8, 1997; see also in Al-Mizan, Lahore: Punjab University Law College, 1998-99.  "Challenges for Banking Sector of Pakistan in 21st Century", Daily The Pakistan Times, Lahore edition, October 30 & 31, 1997.  "Measures to Improve Legal Education", Letters to the Editor, daily Dawn, Lahore edition, March 6, 1998.  "IT in the Field of Law", Daily The Pakistan Times, Lahore edition, August 15, 1998.  "Computers and Legal Research", Al-Mizan, Lahore: Punjab University Law College, 1998-99.  "IT in the Field of Law", Monthly Spider, Karachi, February 1999, 2(2):78.  "Foreign Nationals", daily Business Recorder, Internet edition, May 6, 1999.  "IMF: Cure or Curse", daily The Pakistan Times, Lahore edition, October 4, 1999.  “Development of the Internet for Asian Law (DIAL): An Asian Development Bank Project”, 2000 PCTLR 134.  "Computers and Legal Research: A New Learning at Punjab University Law College". Bar and Bench, (2000-01), a Lahore Bar Association Magazine.  “Computers and Legal Drafting: Need for a Unified Code”, PLD 2002 Journal 157.  “Qanun aur Computer: Meri Tahqiq aur Mazameen” (Law and Computers: My Research and Writings) (in Urdu), Legal Edition, Oct. 2002, Multan.  “Judges‟ and Magistrates‟ International Associations: An Overview” (in Urdu), Legal Edition, Nov. 2002, Multan.  “WTO and Dispute Settlement Body” (in Urdu), Legal Edition, Jan. 2003, Multan.  “Matehat Adliya kay Masaail aur un ka Hal?” (Problems of Subordinate Judiciary and their solution) (in Urdu), Legal Edition, April. 2003, Multan.  “Muhazzab Qaumain aur Qanun ki Hukmarani” (Civilized Nations and the Rule of Law) (in Urdu), Legal Edition, May 2003, Multan.  “Adalat main ye bhi hota hay” (It also happens in the court!) (in Urdu), Legal Edition, Multan. July 2003, at pp. 9-10.  “Clinical Legal Education and Criminal Justice: Legal Empowerment Technique for the Poor”, PLJ 2003 Magazine 334. 9

 “Zila‟i `Adliya aur Judicial Afsaraan ki Riha‟ish ka Masla” (District Judiciary and problem of residences for judicial officers: A Concern for Independence of Judiciary) in Urdu, PLJ 2004 Magazine 61; also in weekly Kehkashan, Lahore, 15-22 December 2003.  “Pakistan kay Qanun aur Insaf kay Shu`ba main Islahat ka Tajruba aur Uskay Chand Nata‟ij” (being an Urdu translation of Pakistan’s Law and Justice Sector Reform Experience: Some Lessons, by Livingston Armytage, PLJ 2004 Magazine 100), Legal Edition, Multan, February 2004, pp.9-10; also in weekly Kehkashan, Lahore, 23-29 February 2004.  “Computers and Legal Research: A New Trend in Learning at Punjab University Law College" PLJ 2004 Magazine 233.  “As Amended uptodate” or “As not Amended uptodate” Law Books and the Right to know the Right Law, PLJ 2005 Magazine 120.  “A Judge May Write!”, PLJ 2005 Magazine 239.  “Website Review of www.indiancourts.nic.in”, PLJ 2005 Magazine 313.  "Electronic Crimes Act, 2004: The Proposed E-Law in a Judge‟s Perspective", PLJ 2005 Magazine 333.  “Drug Treatment Courts in Canada: A Case Study for Pakistan”, PLJ 2005 Magazine 366; also in Legal Edition, Multan, July 2005, pp.38-39. This article has also been listed in the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law website on Therapeutic Jurisprudence at http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/upr-intj/ under the link TJ Bibliography. They have also added Urdu language as one of the foreign languages where TJ work is underway.  "Website Review of www.therapeuticjurisprudence.org." in Legal Edition, Multan, August 2005, pp.18-19. Also in Urdu daily Jazba, Gujrat, vol.18, No.24: 4, (29 July 2005).  “The Judge and the Electronic Court: E-Technology leading towards Access to Justice”, in PLJ 2005 Magazine.  "Website Review of www.commonlii.org." in PLJ 2006 Magazine 35.  “Domestic Violence and the Pakistan Family Court‟s Act, 1964 in Perspectives of Therapeutic Jurisprudence” in PLJ 2006 Magazine 228.  “Nabalighan aur Adalati Zimmadarian” (Delinquent Juveniles and Court Responsibilities), in Legal Edition, Multan, vol.4, no.4, (October 2006), p. 9.  A Visit to the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Halifax, Canada, PLJ 2009 Magazine 1. (Also available online at www.pljlawsite.com/mag2009.htm)  Judicial Education in Pakistan, the CJEI Report (Summer 2009), p.6, CJEI, Halifax, Canada (also available online at www.cjei.org).

Online Articles & Essays  “TJ Elements in Juvenile Justice System of Pakistan: Problems for a Juvenile Court to Act Therapeutically”. http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/upr-intj/intj- article.html.  Many articles/papers are available for download / reading at http://ssrn.com/author=670902 10

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